Cactus Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Cactus Inc (WHD) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Cactus Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,530M vs 48,366M combined for its competitors (3.1% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+12.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+8.7%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Cactus Inc generated 63.2% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2026, vs 11.1% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 14.4% net margin compares with 7.0% for the peer group.
- Scale: Cactus Inc ranks #19 of 58 companies by market capitalization in the Miscellaneous Fabricated Products industry, holding 0.9% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Cactus Inc accounted for 3.2% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 2.2% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $1.02M compares with $0.43M for the peer group (2.4x).
- Structure: Cactus Inc operates in the following segments: Pressure Control, Spoolable Technologies.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
WHD Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Cactus Inc reported revenue growth of 63.24 % year on year in Q3 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 11.10 %.
With a net margin of 14.43 %, Cactus Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (6.99 %).
Cactus Inc generated 3.17 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 2.18 % a year earlier.
Cactus Inc vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Cactus Inc reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Cactus Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Cactus inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Cactus Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Miscellaneous Fabricated Products industry grew revenue 18.2% year over year, combined, vs 63.2% for Cactus Inc. Cactus Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.42% to 0.58%, a gain of 0.16 percentage points.
Cactus Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus inc | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Competitors combined (5) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (3) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 28.60 % (2 of 7) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
WHD Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
WHD Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
WHD Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
WHD Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patterson uti Energy Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Technipfmc Plc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Tenaris Sa | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Nov Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Baker Hughes Company | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Cactus Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Cactus Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Cactus inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Cactus inc |
- | 1,529.97 |
 Tenaris Sa |
31,841.54 | 11,981.16 |
 Technipfmc Plc |
27,384.21 | 10,668.60 |
 Nov Inc |
6,944.40 | 8,689.00 |
 Patterson uti Energy Inc |
5,064.16 | 4,672.07 |
 Baker Hughes Company |
- | 29,008.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 71,234.31 | 66,548.79 |
Sources: Cactus inc's official press releases and company reports; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the company reports and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Cactus Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Cactus Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Technipfmc Plc | Company report | 85% |
| Baker Hughes | Company report | 85% |
| Tenaris | Company report | 85% |
| SLB | Company report | 85% |
| NOV | Company report | 85% |
| Vault | Company report | 85% |
| Mattr | Company report | 85% |
| Vallourec | Company report | 85% |
| Schlumberger | Company report | 85% |
| Nov Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Patterson uti Energy Inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Cactus Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from Cactus Inc reports (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Cactus Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Cactus inc | Pressure Control 70.74 % |
| Technipfmc Plc | Subsea 89.79 % |
| Nov Inc | Services and Rental 23.00 % |
| Patterson uti Energy Inc | Completion Services 61.37 % |
| Baker Hughes Company | Oilfield Services and Equipment 45.61 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Cactus Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus inc | - | 1,019,979 | 141,378 |
| Tenaris Sa | 31,842 | 413,143 | 68,044 |
| Technipfmc Plc | 27,384 | 419,908 | 50,577 |
| Nov Inc | 6,944 | 274,925 | 4,588 |
| Patterson uti Energy Inc | 5,064 | 591,401 | -11,316 |
| Baker Hughes Company | - | 518,000 | 50,946 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 71,234 | 433,713 | 41,137 |
Cactus Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 55 companies in Cactus Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Cactus Inc ranks #19 of 55 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.91 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,165, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker hannifin Corporation | 115,267 | 23.20 % |
| 2 | Howmet Aerospace Inc | 80,086 | 16.12 % |
| 3 | Barrick Mining Corp | 63,176 | 12.72 % |
| 4 | Baker Hughes Company | 55,230 | 11.12 % |
| 5 | Technipfmc Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Rbc Bearings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Mueller Industries Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Generac Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Watts Water Technologies Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Crane Company | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 19 | Cactus inc | 4,535 | 0.91 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Cactus Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-10-30.
Cactus Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nov Inc | 6,983 | 37.54 % |
| 15 | Weatherford International Plc | 6,543 | 22.39 % |
| 16 | Enpro Inc | 5,811 | 21.25 % |
| 17 | Solaris Energy Infrastructure Inc | 5,070 | 39.54 % |
| 18 | Griffon Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 19 | Cactus inc | 4,535 | 52.96 % |
| 20 | Franklin Electric Co Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 21 | Mueller Water Products Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 22 | Crane Nxt Co | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 23 | Constellium Se | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 24 | Dnow Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Cactus Inc's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-10-30. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Cactus Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Miscellaneous Fabricated Products industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (74 companies). See the full Miscellaneous Fabricated Products industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 41.01 % | 15.34 % (avg) | +25.7 pp |
| Operating Margin | 18.76 % | industry median | +6.4 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 26.90 % | 6.80 % (avg) | +20.1 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.00 % | 9.68 % (avg) | -9.7 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Cactus Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | 4.25 % | 56.95 % | 59.36 % | 3.00 % | -4.49 % |
| Operating Margin | 29.14 % | 17.20 % | 25.39 % | 24.10 % | 25.63 % | 23.21 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 13.13 % | 4.10 % | 8.62 % | 9.84 % | 9.46 % | 7.62 % |
| P/E | 17.4x | 52.7x | 31.0x | - | 25.0x | 17.4x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Cactus Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Cactus Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Cactus Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Cactus Inc's trailing-12-month revenue growth of 40.4% and operating margin of 18.8% compares with an average of 32.2% growth and 10.7% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Cactus Inc sits above that peer average on growth and above it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Cactus Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Cactus Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Cactus Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.04x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 5.3% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Cactus Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 1,165 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.00 % vs industry average 9.68 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments. Supplier power and buyer power are not assessed here -- see Cactus Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages for concentration data; threat of substitutes has no systematic data source in this system and is not estimated.
Cactus Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Cactus Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Cactus Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 6.4 points above the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+12.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 5.0 points below the industry aggregate.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.04x).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Cactus Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus inc | 0.74 | 3.07 | - |
| Tenaris Sa | 0.24 | 3.87 | 0.02 |
| Technipfmc Plc | 0.20 | 1.10 | 0.14 |
| Nov Inc | 0.54 | 2.45 | 0.28 |
| Patterson uti Energy Inc | 0.06 | 1.71 | 0.38 |
| Baker Hughes Company | - | 1.51 | 0.60 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Cactus Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus inc | Q3 2026 | +63.2 % | +23.9 % |
| Tenaris Sa | Q4 2025 | -4.3 % | -5.0 % |
| Technipfmc Plc | Q3 2026 | +9.4 % | +34.6 % |
| Nov Inc | Q3 2026 | +2.3 % | +104.5 % |
| Patterson uti Energy Inc | Q2 2026 | +0.7 % | - |
| Baker Hughes Company | Q3 2026 | +16.1 % | -42.2 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +4.1 % | -6.6 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Cactus Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus inc | Q3 2026 | +121.7 % | - |
| Tenaris Sa | Q4 2025 | -3.6 % | - |
| Technipfmc Plc | Q3 2026 | +71.7 % | -21.1 % |
| Nov Inc | Q3 2026 | +1.3 % | -17.8 % |
| Patterson uti Energy Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +8.1 % |
| Baker Hughes Company | Q3 2026 | +406.2 % | +89.7 % |
Cactus Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus inc | 8.93% | 9.46% | 14.55% |
| Tenaris Sa | 9.83% | 10.06% | 11.73% |
| Technipfmc Plc | 12.53% | 24.79% | 38.38% |
| Nov Inc | 1.29% | 1.61% | 2.31% |
| Patterson uti Energy Inc | - | - | - |
| Baker Hughes Company | 6.00% | 8.80% | 14.75% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Cactus Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Cactus inc | 61.49 | - |
| Tenaris Sa | 16.47 | 2.66 |
| Technipfmc Plc | 21.76 | 2.57 |
| Nov Inc | 49.46 | 0.80 |
| Patterson uti Energy Inc | - | 1.08 |
| Baker Hughes Company | 17.67 | - |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 11.17 | 1.07 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.