# Baker Hughes Company (BKR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Energy / Energy Equipment & Services. Price $63.50, market value $63.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.4×** (5-yr avg 15.2×, 3-yr avg 15.2×). Baker Hughes Company trades at 20.4× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 15.2×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 20.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.3×.
- **Price / book: 3.2×**. The shares trade at 3.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.0%**. Free cash flow equals 5.0% of the market value.
- **Earnings yield: 4.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 9.3%**. 9.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.7%**. 13.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 7.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -0.3%** (3-yr 9.4%/yr, 5-yr 6.0%/yr). Revenue fell 0.3% over the last year, against 6.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 41.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 41.3% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.04**. Debt is 0.04 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 1.36** (quick 1.36). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.36 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.45%** ($0.92 per share, trailing). Baker Hughes Company yields 1.45%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 35%** (29% of free cash flow). 35% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.0%/yr** (1-yr 9.5%). The dividend has grown 5.0% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (23 analysts). 23 analysts cover Baker Hughes Company; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $72.13 (+14% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 38.7%** (YTD 40.4%, 3-mo 1.5%). The shares are up 38.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.8%** (44.6% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 56**. An RSI of 56 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.68** (volatility 33%). Beta of 0.68 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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