As of today (2024-04-19), Schlumberger's share price is $49.85.
Schlumberger's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.15. Hence, Schlumberger's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.84.
The historical rank and industry rank for Schlumberger's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
SLB'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.02 Med: 19.85 Max: 44.61
Current: 15.86
During the past 13 years, Schlumberger's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 44.61. The lowest was 5.02. And the median was 19.85.
SLB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 71.07% of 591
companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 10.09
vs SLB: 15.86
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Schlumberger was 125.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 36.40% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.30% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -9.30% per year.
During the past 13 years, Schlumberger's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 65.40% per year. The lowest was -42.40% per year. And the median was 12.55% per year.
Schlumberger Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Schlumberger's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Schlumberger's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Schlumberger Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Schlumberger's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Schlumberger's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Schlumberger Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Schlumberger's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Schlumberger's Share Price of today is $49.85.
Schlumberger's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.15.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
Schlumberger Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Schlumberger's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.
SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger, is the largest oilfield service firm in the world, with expertise in myriad disciplines, including reservoir performance, well construction, production enhancement, and more recently, digital solutions. It maintains a reputation as one of the industry's leading innovators, which has earned it dominant share in numerous end markets.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
Portfolio Contest
SLB has been successfully added to your 