# SLB Limited (SLB) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Energy Equipment & Services. Price $57.51, market value $85.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 28.1×** (5-yr avg 17.1×, 3-yr avg 14.9×). SLB Limited trades at 28.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 17.1×: 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 17.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.3×.
- **Price / book: 3.3×**. The shares trade at 3.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.6%** (5-yr avg 7.3%). Free cash flow equals 5.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 7.3%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 3.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 9.4%**. 9.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.9%**. 12.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 5.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.6%** (3-yr 8.3%/yr, 5-yr 8.6%/yr). Revenue fell 1.6% over the last year, against 8.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -24.4%** (3-yr -0.6%/yr). Earnings per share fell 24.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 31.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 31.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.37**. Debt is 0.37 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 1.33** (quick 1.33). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.33 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.05%** ($1.16 per share, trailing). SLB Limited yields 2.05%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 47%** (35% of free cash flow). 47% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.4%/yr** (1-yr 3.6%). The dividend has grown 5.4% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (29 analysts). 29 analysts cover SLB Limited; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $62.03 (+8% 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): 62.8%** (YTD 51.5%, 3-mo 4.8%). The shares are up 62.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.9%** (81.8% above the low). Trading within 5% of 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): 62**. An RSI of 62 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.75** (volatility 36%). Beta of 0.75 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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