| Nov 25 | Feb 26 | May 26 | Aug 26 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sell | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| total | individual payouts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2028 | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
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| 2027 | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
|
| 2026 | 1.02 |
—
—
—
|
| 2025 | 1.00 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2024 | 1.51 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2023 | 1.88 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2022 | 1.24 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2021 | 1.00 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2020 | 1.92 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2019 | 2.84 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2018 | 2.82 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2017 | 2.80 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2016 | 2.78 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 409.84 | 579.16 | 245.76 | 264.94 |
| Receivables | 404.19 | 418.60 | 782.64 | 869.46 |
| Inventory | 94.23 | 117.88 | 324.33 | 325.80 |
| Other | 0.65 | — | 15.23 | 12.66 |
| 1,006.63 | 1,192.07 | 1,465.48 | 1,570.46 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 130.85 | 135.08 | 217.92 | 207.37 |
| ST’ Debt | 14.00 | — | 6.86 | 6.86 |
| Other | 250.00 | — | — | — |
| 418.93 | 446.95 | 814.84 | 800.49 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 1,017.03 | 932.36 | 1,034.86 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | 677.30 | 1,016.04 | 1,040.92 | 1,011.75 |
3,746.01
|
| ’24 | 677.15 | 687.94 | 697.72 | 693.79 |
2,756.61
|
| ’23 | 719.64 | 769.22 | 723.96 | 659.61 |
2,872.42
|
| ’22 | 409.78 | 467.60 | 550.23 | 631.33 |
2,058.94
|
| ’21 | 246.38 | 296.17 | 332.21 | 343.81 |
1,218.57
|
| ’20 | 614.66 | 633.64 | 317.36 | 208.27 |
1,773.93
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 182.43 | 36.58 | 153.67 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | 158.36 | 56.05 | 121.60 | 206.95 |
542.95
|
| ’24 | 174.80 | 143.72 | 197.39 | 168.76 |
684.66
|
| ’23 | 185.38 | 140.88 | 292.75 | 214.68 |
833.68
|
| ’22 | (3.72) | 22.61 | 97.75 | 117.27 |
233.91
|
| ’21 | (19.60) | 78.41 | 31.02 | 46.62 |
136.44
|
| ’20 | 111.78 | 120.86 | 213.61 | 92.63 |
538.88
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 125.88 | (15.50) | 225.56 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | 63.99 | (88.73) | 33.43 | 153.66 |
162.35
|
| ’24 | 50.32 | 34.39 | 77.26 | 74.04 |
236.00
|
| ’23 | 120.33 | 72.17 | 207.77 | 108.05 |
508.31
|
| ’22 | (30.13) | (31.07) | 34.91 | 49.96 |
23.68
|
| ’21 | (26.75) | 68.23 | 25.95 | 116.91 |
184.33
|
| ’20 | 77.64 | 85.49 | 193.36 | 119.99 |
476.49
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (0.98) | (0.59) | 0.74 | — |
—
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| ’25 | 0.54 | 0.01 | (1.64) | (0.58) |
(1.66)
|
| ’24 | 0.94 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.76 |
3.43
|
| ’23 | 0.91 | 1.55 | 0.93 | 0.77 |
4.16
|
| ’22 | (0.48) | (0.05) | 0.16 | 0.42 |
0.05
|
| ’21 | (0.66) | (1.13) | (0.52) | (0.74) |
(3.04)
|
| ’20 | 0.27 | (3.88) | (0.43) | (0.55) |
(4.60)
|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 23.83 | 30.41 | 29.46 | 14.65 | — | — | — |
Low Price
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 54.59 | 51.25 | 44.11 | 37.30 | — | — | — |
High Price
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 7,000 | 6,200 | 6,200 | 6,200 | — | — | — |
Employees
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.60 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2,058.94 | 2,872.42 | 2,756.61 | 3,746.01 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 30.49% | 40.36% | 40.90% | 31.46% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 31.32 | 593.38 | 481.02 | (74.11) | — | — | — |
EBT
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.52% | 20.66% | 17.45% | (1.98%) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
EBT Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 6.95 | 434.10 | 344.17 | (159.95) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Net Income
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 404.37 | 383.39 | 407.90 | 631.15 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 19.44 | 28.04 | 27.88 | 37.73 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.05 | 4.18 | 3.43 | (1.66) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Earnings/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2.21 | 8.14 | 6.93 | 5.47 | — | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (1.99) | (3.18) | (4.54) | (3.83) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Capex/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.22 | 4.96 | 2.39 | 1.64 | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 26.12 | 27.06 | 29.51 | 28.50 | — | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 105.89 | 102.45 | 98.86 | 99.27 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Shares
|
| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 739.40 | 9.65 | 8.82 | 0.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
PE Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.90 | 1.44 | 1.09 | 0.59 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PS Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.42 | 1.49 | 1.03 | 0.78 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PB Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.98 | 1.49 | 1.53 | 1.07 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
EV/Sales
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 172.48 | 8.43 | 17.90 | 24.71 | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 233.91 | 833.68 | 684.66 | 542.95 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Op' Cash Flow
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (210.23) | (325.37) | (448.66) | (380.60) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — |
Capex
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 23.68 | 508.31 | 236.00 | 162.35 | — | — | — |
FCF
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 608.13 | 587.69 | 745.12 | 650.64 | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 554.61 | 559.14 | 1,782.18 | 2,063.94 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 169.13 | 149.31 | 1,203.02 | 1,818.19 | — | — | — |
Net Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2,765.47 | 2,771.94 | 2,917.15 | 2,829.34 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.12% | 9.94% | 6.77% | (2.62%) | — | — | — |
ROA
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.96% | 12.16% | 6.94% | 0.04% | — | — | — |
ROIC
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.19% | 15.68% | 12.10% | (5.70%) | — | — | — |
ROE
|
Helmerich & Payne (HP), a top contract driller for oil and gas, has weathered epic industry cycles—from the 2016 oil glut and 2020 pandemic crash (when WTI went negative) to the 2022 energy rally. Revenue roared back to $2.87 billion in 2023 with skyrocketing efficiency (revenue per employee at $463,000), but profitability swings wildly, hitting 41% gross margins last year before analysts forecast a 2025 dip into losses amid softer oil prices. The balance sheet shows strength in cash flows and working capital, though debt tripled to $1.78 billion in 2024, amplifying both upsides and risks.
Valuations look tasty for everyday investors: trading at ~9x trailing earnings, 1.1x sales, and 1x book value, with forecasts eyeing $4.2 billion revenue by 2028 if U.S. shale and global demand hold up. Insider sells signal caution, but Wall Street targets suggest 8-32% upside, powered by HP’s efficient Super Spec rigs grabbing market share.
Is HP a undervalued gem for patient energy bulls or a volatility trap? Dive into the full analysis for the numbers on cash flows, ROE peaks, and what oil at $60-70/barrel means for your portfolio.
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