Halliburton
Halliburton's revenue fell 3.3% to $22.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 10.2%, down from 16.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.7 billion, down 31.0%. It paid out $1.6 billion in dividends and buybacks, 95% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.4%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
What Halliburton does
Halliburton provides products and services to the energy industry. Its customers are oil and natural gas producers, from the major companies to national and independent ones. It helps them locate hydrocarbons, drill and evaluate wells, build and complete wells, and get more production from them over the life of a field. It has more than 46,000 employees in more than 70 countries.
It has two operating segments. Completion and Production covers cementing, stimulation (including hydraulic fracturing), specialty chemicals, well intervention, pressure control, artificial lift and completion products. Drilling and Evaluation covers drilling fluids, drill bits, directional drilling, wellbore placement and field and reservoir modeling and evaluation. Its revenue comes from selling these services and products to the energy industry. No single customer represented more than 10% of its consolidated revenue in any period presented.
Halliburton's total revenue decreased 3% in 2025 compared with 2024. In 2026 it plans to focus on international growth, its electric fracturing technology in North America, and digital and automation tools. It has described demand for its services as tied to the capital spending of oil and gas companies.
Its biggest risks, as it describes them
- Swings in oil and natural gas prices, which change how much its customers spend on exploration and production.
- Reductions in its customers' capital spending, including because of consolidation or a shift toward other energy sources.
- Environmental, legal and regulatory requirements that affect its operations, including hydraulic fracturing.
- Supply constraints on raw materials such as sand, chemicals, metals and electronic parts.
- Political, military and economic events in the many countries where it works.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2018 to 2025, earnings per share fell 3.2% a year and net income 3.6% a year, while buybacks cut the share count by 3%.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value Halliburton yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
What Halliburton says to expect
- Full year 2027: revenue growth and operating margin
Based on our early outlook for 2027, I expect mid-single digit revenue growth and operating margins of about 15%, an approximately 200 basis point improvement.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Halliburton's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Halliburton's fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $1.7B, net cash of −$5.1B at December 31, 2025 and 853 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Halliburton: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 3.0% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 12%: 11% for a cyclical or higher-risk business (Oil & Gas Equipment & Services), plus 1 point for unsteady results (revenue fell in two of the last five years); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $35.44
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Halliburton's earnings per share of $1.50 (in fiscal 2025). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 23.6×, the middle of Halliburton's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (Halliburton's own P/E today) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 13%, 12% and 11%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $35.44
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- Halliburton's P/E at the last close
- 23.6×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOVNOV | $20.19 | $0.25 | 80.8× |
| SchlumbergerSLB | $53.08 | $2.07 | 25.6× |
| TechnipFMCFTI | $70.41 | $2.88 | 24.4× |
| HalliburtonHAL | $35.44 | $1.50 | 23.6× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.3x | 1.6x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.5x |
| Debt to equity | 1.4x | 1.0x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.7x |
| Interest coverage | 3.5x | 5.6x | 8.9x | 8.7x | 5.2x |
| Current ratio | 2.3x | 2.0x | 2.1x | 2.0x | 2.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.8x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.5x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought Halliburton shares on the open market, and 10 insiders sold $42.8 million, $42.5 million of it under trading plans set up in advance.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Eric CarreEVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | 24,777 | $37.50 | $929,138 | Form 4 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Jeffrey Shannon SlocumDirector, EVP and COO, Director | Sold plan | 52,572 | $35.09 | $1.8 million | Form 4 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Jeffrey Allen MillerDirector, President & CEO, Director | Sold plan | 124,483 | $35.00 | $4.4 million | Form 4 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Jeffrey Shannon SlocumDirector, EVP and COO, Director | Sold plan | 16,121 | $35.08 | $565,525 | Form 4 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Eric CarreEVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | 24,778 | $35.89 | $889,282 | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2026 | Van H. BeckwithEVP, Secretary and CLO | Sold plan | 198,349 | $41.29 | $8.2 million | Form 4 |
| May 5, 2026 | Michael Casey MaxwellPresident - Western Hemisphere | Sold plan | 20,348 | $41.89 | $852,445 | Form 4 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Timothy McKeonSenior VP and Treasurer | Sold plan | 8,655 | $42.00 | $363,510 | Form 4 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Tobi M. YoungDirector | Sold | 6,125 | $41.72 | $255,540 | Form 4 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Jeffrey Allen MillerDirector, President & CEO, Director | Sold plan | 158,455 | $40.00 | $6.3 million | Form 4 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Van H. BeckwithEVP, Secretary and CLO | Sold plan | 19,618 | $33.82 | $663,481 | Form 4 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Jeffrey Shannon SlocumDirector, EVP and COO, Director | Sold plan | 5,441 | $33.82 | $184,015 | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| F-score | 8 of 8 | 5 of 8 | 5 of 8 |
| Accruals ratio | −3.4% | −5.4% | −6.5% |
Compare
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| Company | Year | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Free cash flow margin | Return on capital | Net debt to EBITDA | F-score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halliburton | FY25 | −3.3% | 10.2% | 7.5% | 10.5% | 1.5x | 5 | |
| Baker Hughes | FY25 | −0.3% | — | 9.2% | 14.1% | 0.5x | — | Compare |
| Schlumberger | FY25 | −1.6% | — | 13.4% | 12.7% | 0.7x | 4 | Compare |
| TechnipFMC | FY25 | 9.3% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 37.2% | −0.3x | 8 | Compare |
| NOV | FY25 | −1.4% | 5.7% | 10.0% | 3.5% | 0.5x | 5 | Compare |
10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 15.9 | 20.6 | 24.0 | 22.4 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 20.3 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.2 |
| Revenue growth | −32.8% | 29.8% | 16.4% | −6.6% | −35.5% | 5.9% | 32.7% | 13.4% | −0.3% | −3.3% |
| Gross profit | 12.1 | 16.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Operating income | −6.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | −0.4 | −2.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Net income | −5.8 | −0.5 | 1.7 | −1.1 | −2.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | −6.69 | −0.53 | 1.89 | −1.29 | −3.34 | 1.63 | 1.73 | 2.92 | 2.83 | 1.50 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 861 | 870 | 877 | 875 | 881 | 892 | 908 | 902 | 883 | 853 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | −1.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| Capital expenditure | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Free cash flow | −2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Dividends paid | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Share buybacks | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Acquisitions | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 12.4 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Total assets | 27.0 | 25.1 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 20.7 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 24.7 | 25.6 | 25.0 |
| Total liabilities | 17.6 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.5 |
| Shareholders' equity | 9.4 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 76.3% | 79.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | −42.6% | 6.7% | 10.3% | −2.0% | −16.9% | 11.8% | 13.3% | 17.7% | 16.7% | 10.2% |
| Net margin | −36.3% | −2.2% | 6.9% | −5.0% | −20.4% | 9.5% | 7.7% | 11.5% | 10.9% | 5.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | −15.7% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 8.0% | 7.3% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 7.5% |
| Return on capital | −27.7% | 4.0% | 12.9% | −2.1% | −13.4% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 22.6% | 19.4% | 10.5% |
| Return on equity | −46.3% | −5.2% | 18.6% | −12.9% | −45.4% | 24.9% | 21.4% | 30.4% | 25.1% | 12.2% |
| Return on assets | −18.0% | −1.8% | 6.5% | −4.4% | −12.8% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 11.0% | 9.9% | 5.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 2.9x | 2.0x | 7.0x | — | 2.3x | 1.6x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.5x |