Superior Energy Services Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Superior Energy Services Inc (SPN) 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: Superior Energy Services Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 851M vs 124,760M combined for tracked competitors (0.7% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-7.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs holding steady (+1.2%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Superior Energy Services Inc generated -6.2% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2024, vs 5.5% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 11.1% net margin compares with 4.2% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Superior Energy Services Inc accounted for 0.6% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.7% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.24M compares with $0.40M for the peer group (0.6x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SPN Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2024
Superior Energy Services Inc reported revenue contraction of 6.22 % year on year in Q3 2024, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 5.52 %.
With a net margin of 11.11 %, Superior Energy Services Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (4.17 %).
Superior Energy Services Inc generated 0.62 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.70 % a year earlier.
Superior Energy Services Inc vs. its Competitors, Q3 2024
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 an SEC filing; 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 Superior Energy Services Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Superior Energy Services Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (7) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Superior Energy Services Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Oil And Gas Production industry grew revenue 3.3% year over year, combined, vs -6.2% for Superior Energy Services Inc. Superior Energy Services Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.01% to 0.01%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Superior Energy Services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Energy Services Inc | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (21) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) |
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.
SPN Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SPN Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
SPN 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 | Nine Energy Service Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | National Energy Services Reunited Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Nabors Industries Ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Patterson uti Energy Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Propetro Holding Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Superior Energy Services Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Superior Energy Services Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Superior Energy Services Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Superior Energy Services Inc | - | 851.45 |
| Slb Limited | 77,543.94 | 36,365.00 |
| Baker Hughes Company | 57,120.00 | 27,893.00 |
| Halliburton Company | 27,176.34 | 22,373.00 |
| Nov Inc | 7,098.00 | 8,693.00 |
| Transocean ltd | 6,346.56 | 4,118.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 201,071.37 | 129,258.93 |
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Sources: Superior Energy Services Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Superior Energy Services Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nextier Oilfield Solutions Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Nov Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Superior Energy Services Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Superior Energy Services 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 |
|---|---|
| Superior Energy Services Inc | Well Services 50.40 % |
| Slb Limited | Production Systems 42.03 % |
| Baker Hughes Company | Oilfield Services and Equipment 52.34 % |
| Halliburton Company | Completion and Production 55.83 % |
| Nov Inc | Services and Rental 22.90 % |
| Weatherford International Plc | Well Construction And Completion 38.45 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (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).
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Superior Energy Services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Energy Services Inc | - | 243,271 | 38,810 |
| Slb Limited | 77,544 | 333,624 | 28,899 |
| Baker Hughes Company | 57,120 | 498,089 | 56,304 |
| Halliburton Company | 27,176 | 466,104 | 33,479 |
| Nov Inc | 7,098 | 275,051 | 3,069 |
| Transocean ltd | 6,347 | 735,357 | -273,393 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 201,071 | 396,609 | 24,072 |
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Superior Energy Services Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Superior Energy Services Inc | Non Us 56.58 % |
| Slb Limited | Middle East 28.67 % |
| Halliburton Company | North America 39.54 % |
| Transocean ltd | US 35.61 % |
| Weatherford International Plc | Middle East and North Africa 41.32 % |
| Nextier Oilfield Solutions Inc | WEST Texas 56.78 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Superior Energy Services Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Oil And Gas Production industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (165 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 47.14 % | 57.30 % (avg) | -10.2 pp |
| Operating Margin | 21.10 % | industry median | +7.0 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 23.32 % | 11.81 % (avg) | +11.5 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.00 % | 24.95 % (avg) | -24.9 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.
Superior Energy Services Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -39.11 % | -59.10 % | 34.46 % | 15.25 % | -34.00 % | -40.27 % | -21.62 % | 4.01 % |
| Operating Margin | -70.39 % | -33.38 % | -14.57 % | -34.65 % | 1.29 % | -20.21 % | -19.97 % | 26.30 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -23.22 % | -8.33 % | -6.79 % | -22.63 % | 0.95 % | -17.84 % | -6.94 % | 12.20 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
Superior Energy Services Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Superior Energy Services Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Superior Energy Services Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
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.
Superior Energy Services 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.00 % vs industry average 24.95 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Superior Energy Services Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Superior Energy Services Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
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.
Superior Energy Services 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.
Superior Energy Services 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.
Superior Energy Services 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 7.0 points above the industry median.
Weaknesses
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-7.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- 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.
Superior Energy Services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Energy Services Inc | 1.66 | 3.52 | - |
| Slb Limited | 0.20 | 1.37 | 0.38 |
| Baker Hughes Company | - | 1.58 | 0.46 |
| Halliburton Company | 0.36 | 2.02 | 0.68 |
| Nov Inc | 0.56 | 2.50 | 0.27 |
| Transocean ltd | 0.62 | 1.38 | 0.84 |
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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.
Superior Energy Services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Energy Services Inc | Q3 2024 | -6.2 % | -33.1 % |
| Slb Limited | Q2 2026 | +5.0 % | -22.2 % |
| Baker Hughes Company | Q1 2026 | +2.5 % | +129.3 % |
| Halliburton Company | Q2 2026 | +3.7 % | +11.3 % |
| Nov Inc | Q1 2026 | -2.4 % | -73.0 % |
| Transocean ltd | Q2 2026 | -2.2 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +3.1 % | +95.2 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Superior Energy Services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Energy Services Inc | Q3 2024 | -0.4 % | -44.4 % |
| Slb Limited | Q2 2026 | +79.3 % | +29.0 % |
| Baker Hughes Company | Q1 2026 | +3.1 % | +12.0 % |
| Halliburton Company | Q2 2026 | - | -33.6 % |
| Nov Inc | Q1 2026 | +1.0 % | -22.6 % |
| Transocean ltd | Q2 2026 | +1.5 % | +0.0 % |
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Superior Energy Services Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Energy Services Inc | 11.34% | 13.42% | 16.52% |
| Slb Limited | 5.73% | 7.18% | 11.58% |
| Baker Hughes Company | 7.43% | 11.19% | 16.88% |
| Halliburton Company | 6.36% | 7.98% | 15.08% |
| Nov Inc | 0.86% | 1.06% | 1.51% |
| Transocean ltd | - | - | - |
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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).
Superior Energy Services Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Superior Energy Services Inc | - | - |
| Slb Limited | 24.64 | 2.13 |
| Baker Hughes Company | 18.28 | 2.05 |
| Halliburton Company | 17.07 | 1.21 |
| Nov Inc | 81.25 | 0.82 |
| Transocean ltd | - | 1.54 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 25.36 | 1.56 |
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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.