As the Q4 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the oilfield services industry, including Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP) and its peers.

Oilfield services companies provide equipment, technology, and services enabling exploration and production activities, including drilling, completion, well intervention, and reservoir evaluation. Their fortunes closely track upstream capital spending cycles. Tailwinds include increased drilling activity during favorable commodity environments, demand for efficiency-enhancing technologies, and growing offshore and unconventional resource development. Headwinds include significant revenue volatility tied to oil and gas price swings and producer spending discipline. Intense competition pressures pricing and margins, while the energy transition may structurally reduce long-term demand. Workforce availability and technological disruption require continuous adaptation.

The 26 oilfield services stocks we track reported a strong Q4. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 3.7%.

Thankfully, share prices of the companies have been resilient as they are up 6.4% on average since the latest earnings results.

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP)

Operating the largest fleet of super-spec rigs in North America with technology that can drill horizontal wells over two miles long, Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP) provides drilling rigs and crews to oil and gas companies that need wells drilled to extract hydrocarbons from underground.

Helmerich & Payne reported revenues of $1.02 billion, up 50.2% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 3.1%. Despite the top-line beat, it was still a mixed quarter for the company with a decent beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates.

Helmerich & Payne scored the fastest revenue growth of the whole group. Still, the market seems discontent with the results. The stock is down 5.4% since reporting and currently trades at $34.98.

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Best Q4: Borr Drilling (NYSE: BORR)

Operating one of the world's youngest jack-up fleets with an average age under eight years, Borr Drilling (NYSE: BORR) operates jack-up rigs that drill oil and gas wells in shallow waters up to 400 feet deep for exploration and production companies.

Borr Drilling reported revenues of $259.4 million, down 1.4% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 8.1%. The business had an incredible quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

Although it had a fine quarter compared to its peers, the market seems unhappy with the results as the stock is down 5.4% since reporting. It currently trades at $5.47.

Is now the time to buy Borr Drilling? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Weakest Q4: World Kinect (NYSE: WKC)

Serving over 150,000 customers from commercial jets to cargo ships to heating oil consumers, World Kinect (NYSE: WKC) procures and delivers fuel and energy products to airlines, shipping companies, trucking fleets, and industrial businesses worldwide.

World Kinect reported revenues of $9.03 billion, down 7.5% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 2.3%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA and EPS estimates.

As expected, the stock is down 12% since the results and currently trades at $23.40.

Read our full analysis of World Kinect’s results here.

SLB (NYSE: SLB)

What began in 1926 with two brothers logging the first electrical measurements in a well, SLB (NYSE: SLB) provides technology and services to help oil and gas companies locate reservoirs, drill wells, and produce hydrocarbons.

SLB reported revenues of $9.75 billion, down 3.9% year on year. This print topped analysts’ expectations by 1.9%. Overall, it was a strong quarter as it also put up a beat of analysts’ EPS and EBITDA estimates.

The stock is up 4.7% since reporting and currently trades at $51.65.

Read our full, actionable report on SLB here, it’s free.

TETRA Technologies (NYSE: TTI)

Operating across six continents with approximately 40,000 acres of mineral-rich brine leases in Arkansas, TETRA Technologies (NYSE: TTI) provides well completion fluids and water management services to oil and gas operators.

TETRA Technologies reported revenues of $146.7 million, up 9.1% year on year. This result beat analysts’ expectations by 3.9%. It was a very strong quarter as it also logged a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

The stock is down 23.9% since reporting and currently trades at $8.48.

Read our full, actionable report on TETRA Technologies here, it’s free.

Market Update

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