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Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.FETCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Energy›Oilfield Services/Equipment
Momentum neutral 53
Mkt cap
$800M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
91%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$15.5M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
12.9×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+2.7 pp
WACC 7.8%
Hurdle
-6 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
111 days
25 Feb 2027
Close · USD$69.69
1D+3.1%
1W-17.9%
1M-17.4%
3M-11.1%
6M+29.8%
YTD+88.6%
1Y+140.0%
ATR %7.0%
Beta1.05
52w lowhigh24.2% off high

What Forum Energy Technologies does

Employees: 1,700

Forum Energy Technologies at a glance

Size Forum Energy Technologies (FET) is a United States Energy company (Oilfield Services/Equipment) with a market value of $800M, the 2394th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $69.69 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 29.8%, against -25.2% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 10.6% over the last twelve months (peer median -4.9%); the operating margin is 7.5% (peer median 2.0%).

Valuation It trades at 12.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.2× (4th cheapest of 16).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is -6 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.7 points above its cost of capital (7.8% WACC).

Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $43.3M at 30 Sep 2026 — 0.1 years of trailing revenue. Backlog detail →

Credit Forum Energy Technologies has 1 bond outstanding ($100M) and trading like B at a weighted spread of 334 bp.

Short interest Short interest is 4.3% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 25 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10015011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026FET 124Peer median 73
Six months, rebased to 100: Forum Energy Technologies against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Forum Energy Technologies financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$874M$791M$816M$739M$700M
Revenue growth—-3%+10%+6%—
Gross profit$268M$219M$255M$204M$189M
EBITDA$95.8M$52.9M$89.4M$58.5M$46.0M
Net income$30.2M-$9.66M-$135M-$18.9M$3.71M
Free cash flow$62.1M$64.4M$84.0M-$72,000-$24.5M
Capital expenditure$6.47M$6.01M$8.14M$7.94M$7.49M
Total debt$210M$232M$273M$201M$313M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Forum Energy Technologies competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%+50%-60%-40%-20%0%PUMP603727VIRITOTFTKHTG6330002490AESI300084AT1921603800688377ACDCCFW002554OISFET6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Forum Energy Technologies is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-25%0%+25%+50%0×100×200×PUMP603727VIRITOTFTKHTG6330AT1921603800688377RESCFWFETRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Forum Energy Technologies is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+20%+40%0%20%40%603727VIRITOTHTG6330AT603800688377RESHOSCFWOISFETGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Forum Energy Technologies is the large dot.

Forum Energy Technologies competitors and peer comparison

How Forum Energy Technologies compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Forum Energy Technologies against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureFETPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-17.4%-9.5%8th lowest of 21
6-month return+29.8%-25.2%4th highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-24.2%-49.8%5th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+10.6%-4.9%5th highest of 21
Operating margin7.5%2.0%7th highest of 21
Forward P/E12.9×16.2×4th cheapest of 16
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)3.5%1.3%7th least demanding of 13
Growth delivered (Del g)+9.1%+10.5%6th lowest of 13
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-5.6 pp-5.4 pp7th least demanding of 13
ROIC minus cost of capital+2.7 pp-5.7 pp4th highest of 21
EV / EBITDA10.2×6.9×5th most expensive of 14
Net debt / EBITDA1.8×0.9×4th most indebted of 14
Bond spread334 bpn/a—

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Forum Energy Technologies FETUnited States$800M+30%+11%7%12.9×3.5%+9.1%
ProPetro PUMPUnited States$785M-59%-6%0%35.1×n/an/a
Bomesc Offshore Engineering 603727.SSChina$823M+6%-12%-7%249.4×-9.1%-6.1%
Viridien VIRI.PAFrance$763M-16%-14%11%22.9×-2.9%+4.1%
Total Energy Services TOT.TOCanada$851M+41%+22%9%9.7×3.7%+23.8%
Flotek Industries FTKUnited States$886M+45%+59%13%21.9×n/an/a
Hunting HTG.LUnited Kingdom$714M-25%-12%7%14.3×17.8%+9.6%
Toyo Engineering 6330.TJapan$711M-16%-31%-10%14.2×-2.1%-0.1%
Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery 002490.SZChina$704M-33%+51%0%n/an/an/a
Atlas Energy Solutions AESIUnited States$678M-71%-4%-11%n/an/an/a
Haimo Technologies 300084.SZChina$667M-31%-7%-12%n/an/an/a
Ashtead Technology AT..LUnited Kingdom$660M+26%+9%26%16.2×-5.5%+36.8%
Dalipal 1921.HKHong Kong$603M-29%+3%3%14.5×n/an/a
Jiangsu Hongtian Technology 603800.SSChina$1.11B-32%-27%-15%62.3×32.4%+5.1%
Nanjing Develop Advanced Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Class 1 688377.SSChina$554M-52%0%9%30.2×7.5%+11.4%
ProFrac ACDCUnited States$547M-55%-16%-11%n/an/an/a
RPC RESUnited States$1.18B-22%+18%3%17.9×12.2%+22.1%
Hornbeck Offshore Services HOSUnited States$1.18Bn/a+2%8%8.6×-1.1%+12.0%
Calfrac Well Services CFW.TOCanada$506M+36%-15%6%7.2×-10.9%+14.5%
China Oil HBP Science & Technology 002554.SZChina$502M-28%-29%-17%n/an/an/a
Oil States International OISUnited States$499M-4%-1%1%13.5×27.7%+1.0%

Forum Energy Technologies bonds and credit

Forum Energy Technologies has 1 bond outstanding with $100M face value. Weighted yield 7.97%, a spread of 334 bp over government bonds.

Every bond, yield and spread in the cockpit →

Forum Energy Technologies backlog

Forum Energy Technologies reported $43.3M of remaining performance obligations at 30 Sep 2026 and up 10% from the previous quarter. That is 0.1 years of trailing revenue already under contract. Book-to-bill last quarter: 1.02.

Questions

Which companies are Forum Energy Technologies's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: ProPetro (PUMP), Bomesc Offshore Engineering (603727.SS), Viridien (VIRI.PA), Total Energy Services (TOT.TO), Flotek Industries (FTK), Hunting (HTG.L), Toyo Engineering (6330.T), Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery (002490.SZ).
Is Forum Energy Technologies expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 12.9× against a peer median of 16.2×, 4th cheapest of 16 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is -6 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Forum Energy Technologies stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +29.8% against -25.2% for the median peer; over one year +140.0%.
What is Forum Energy Technologies's backlog?
Forum Energy Technologies's remaining performance obligations (contracted revenue not yet recognised) were $43.3M at 30 Sep 2026.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.