Liberty Energy vs Oceaneering International
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I put Liberty Energy and Oceaneering International side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Liberty Energy is the larger business, with $4.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.8B for Oceaneering International.
- Oceaneering International grew revenue faster (4.6%, against −7.2%).
- Oceaneering International kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (10.9% operating margin, against 1.8%).
- Oceaneering International turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.5% FCF margin, against 0.4%).
- Oceaneering International earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (38.9%, against 2.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Liberty Energy’s earnings: a P/E of 67.0x against 12.3x for Oceaneering International.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Liberty Energy
LBRT
3/11
5-year growthGross marginShare count change
Oceaneering International
OII
8/11
Revenue growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | LBRT FY25 | OII FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.6B | $4.1B |
| Revenue | $4.0B | $2.8B |
| Free cash flow | $14.1M | $208M |
| Net income | $148M | $354M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −7.2% | 4.6% |
| 5-year growth | 32.9% | 8.8% |
| Share count change | −2.4% | −1.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.9% | 20.4% |
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 10.9% |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 12.7% |
| FCF margin | 0.4% | 7.5% |
| Return on capital | 2.2% | 38.9% |
| Return on equity | 7.3% | 39.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $527M | −$209M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | −0.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $79.4M | $40.3M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 67.0x | 12.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 8 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.