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Halliburton Company

$HAL·$28B·Oil & Gas Equipment & Services·Energy
$32.13-3.7%YTD+13.4%1Y+40.7%
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HAHAL
$HALHalliburton Company
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $HAL, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-07-25

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Halliburton beat and the tape sold off 2% — the Middle East activity is real, the market wants to see it in the numbers, not the commentary.

Halliburton is one of the top three global oilfield-services companies — hydraulic fracturing, cementing, and production-enhancement across US shale, the Middle East, and Latin America. Shares are up 18% year-to-date but slipped 2% on the July 22 Q2 print, and the story now hinges on Middle East activity translating from CEO commentary into actual segment revenue.

  • Q2 was a small beat, not a blowout: EPS of $0.64 and revenue of $5.7B beat estimates with 14% operating margin — solid execution, but the 2% sell-off says the market wanted more forward commentary than the "pent-up demand until the Iran conflict ends" framing delivered.
  • Middle East activity is the real story: management said well activity is increasing day-to-day, with North America and other regions stable — energy security is described as a multi-year rebuild, meaning HAL has a genuine multi-quarter demand tailwind that just isn't yet showing up in the operating margin the market wants.
  • Valuation is genuinely attractive: 18x trailing PE, 8.7x EV/EBITDA, and 6.3% FCF yield — for one of the top three global oilfield-services companies with structural Middle East recovery ahead, the multiple math works even without an oil-price rally, and the buyback pace should tighten share count.
  • Analyst tape is mildly cautious: several analysts cut targets following Q2, which is why the tape is coiled rather than extending — the "Q2 sell-off creates a buying opportunity" framing is the counter-view, and it plays out if Q3 or Q4 shows the Middle East ramp landing in the P&L.

October 20 Q3 earnings is the next real hurdle — a beat with Middle East segment revenue accelerating plus a raised FY guide turns cooling into a re-rate; another quarter of "activity building" without hitting revenue extends the underperformance. What breaks the trend is a specific US shale rig-count reversal hitting North American segment revenue.

What to watch: October 20 Q3 2026 earnings — the deciding numbers are Middle East segment revenue growth (needs to accelerate), operating margin sequential change, and FY26 guidance direction; a further US shale rig-count decline is the near-term risk to North American revenue.

On the calendar: 2026-10-20 — Q3 2026 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Mixed sentiment9 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-27

Halliburton reported Q2 2026 EPS of $0.64 versus $0.55 YoY and revenue of $5.7B with Drilling & Evaluation at $2.51B beating $2.35B estimate, but shares fell 2% after hours despite the beat. Management noted Middle East well activity is increasing but pace depends on the Iran conflict, with offshore impacted more than land. Sellback is described as not making sense given ME pent-up demand.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Halliburton Company (HAL) is a global supplier of products and services tailored for the energy sector. Its operations are structured into two primary divisions: Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. The Completion and Production segment focuses on enhancing well output through techniques like stimulation and sand control. It provides cementing services for well integrity, including casing and bonding, alongside a range of specialized downhole completion tools such as intelligent well systems, liner hangers, and multilateral solutions. This segment also supports production with offerings like coiled tubing, hydraulic workover units, pumping, and nitrogen services, in addition to managing pipeline and process services from initial setup (pre-commissioning, commissioning) through ongoing maintenance and eventual retirement (decommissioning). Furthermore, it supplies electrical submersible pumps and delivers artificial lift solutions. The Drilling and Evaluation segment offers a comprehensive suite of drilling fluids, including systems, performance additives, completion fluids, solids control, specialized testing equipment, and waste management services. It also provides chemicals and associated services for oilfield completion, production, and downstream water and process treatment. This division includes advanced drilling systems, wireline and perforating services encompassing open-hole logging and cased-hole slickline operations, and a variety of drill bits (e.g., roller cone, fixed cutter), hole enlargement tools, and coring services. Moreover, it leverages cloud-based digital services and artificial intelligence on an open architecture to deliver subsurface insights, streamline well construction, and optimize reservoir and production management. Specialized testing and subsea services are also offered for reservoir information analysis and optimization strategies, alongside project management and integrated asset management services. Founded in 1919, Halliburton Company maintains its headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Equipment & Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $HAL.

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · Energy

No material change from last week — Offshore deepwater rig day-rates are firming as Brent above $80 keeps operators committing to multi-year projects, reversing the 2020–22 under-investment cycle..

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
18.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
11.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
11.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
6.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
15.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
15.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 21, 2026$0.55$0.54+2.2%
Q1 2026Apr 21, 2026$0.55$0.50+10.3%
Q4 2025Jan 21, 2026$0.69$0.55+25.2%
Q3 2025Oct 21, 2025$0.58$0.50+16.3%
Next earningsTue, Oct 20·consensus EPS $0.59

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$5.7B+3.7%17.5%13.6%$0.64$589.0M
Q1 FY26$5.4B-0.3%14.6%12.6%$0.55$81.0M
Q4 FY25$5.7B+0.8%16.4%13.2%$0.70$828.0M
Q3 FY25$5.6B-1.7%15.3%6.4%$0.02$227.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 18 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$22.4B$22.0B – $22.5B$2.35$2.29 – $2.5716
FY27$23.6B$23.0B – $24.0B$2.92$2.77 – $3.2718
FY28$24.6B$22.6B – $26.2B$3.39$3.00 – $3.9615
FY29$26.6B$25.7B – $27.4B$4.09$3.91 – $4.2411
FY30$27.7B$26.8B – $28.5B$4.13$3.95 – $4.287

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.51%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-13.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-4.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 831.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.725-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 18Eric CarreCFO24.8K sh$889KSellMay 15Van H. BeckwithEVP, Secretary and CLO198.3K sh$8.2MSellMay 5Maxwell Michael CaseyPresident20.3K sh$852KSellApr 30Tobi M. YoungDirector6.1K sh$256KSellApr 30Timothy MckeonSenior VP and Treasurer8.7K sh$364KSellMar 27Miller Jeffrey AllenCEO158.5K sh$6.3MSellMar 16Van H. BeckwithEVP, Secretary and CLO19.6K sh$663KSellMar 16Slocum Jeffrey ShannonCOO5.4K sh$184KSellMar 6Timothy MckeonSenior VP and Treasurer3.8K sh$132K
+ 18 other (10 awards · 8 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 218-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

HAL filed an 8-K disclosing financial results for quarter ended June 30, 2026 under Item 2.02. press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 and providing access information for an investor conference call to discuss those results. Results were simultaneously disclosed under Regulation FD (Item 7.01), indicating simultaneous public release. This is a routine earnings disclosure; investors should review the accompanying press release (Exhibit 99.1) for revenue, earnings, and guidance details.

8-KShareholder voteMay 208-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 218-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Feb 118-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationFeb 6S-3ASR
3New insider — initial holdingsFeb 33
+ 14 other (5 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys · 1 routine 8-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Halliburton (HAL) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimateszacks.com·4d agoBank of Nova Scotia Has $89.08 Million Holdings in Halliburton Company $HALdefenseworld.net·4d agoHalliburton's Outlook Improves as Contract Wins Fuel Global Growth Aheadzacks.com·5d agoHalliburton: Q2 Sell-Off Creates A Buying Opportunityseekingalpha.com·5d agoThese Analysts Cut Their Forecasts On Halliburton Following Q2 Resultsbenzinga.com·6d ago

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