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WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC

$WBI·$1.5B·Oil & Gas Equipment & Services·Energy
$31.73+1.5%1Y+39.0%
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$WBIWaterBridge Infrastructure LLC
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $WBI, 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 numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-14

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

WaterBridge is issuing bond notes into recent equity strength — Permian water-infrastructure play on the debt-funding side of the growth story.

WaterBridge Infrastructure is a Permian water midstream operator. $1.47B mcap, price data missing in the bundle, sitting at 69% of the 52-week range with next earnings 11/11.

What's on the tape:

  • 8/13 news: 'WaterBridge Announces Pricing of Upsized $150,000,000 Offering of Additional 6.500% Senior Notes due 2033' — upsized from the same-day $100M launch. Debt markets accepting the deal at a manageable coupon says the credit is fine, but the fact that the deal was upsized tells you the balance-sheet capital-need is real.
  • Q2 2026 revenue $218M (+11% YoY), EPS $0.12 vs $0.094 est (+5.9%). Four-quarter EPS pattern: +5.9%, +60%, +92%, -125% — very lumpy pattern reflecting the growth-mode operating leverage.
  • Analyst estimates walk revenue $892M (FY26) to $2.79B (FY30) and EPS $0.56 → $2.26 — very steep growth curve driven by Permian gathering expansion.
  • 69.8x TTM P/E reflects trough earnings; on FY27 estimates the multiple is 25x — still stretched, but appropriate if the Permian water-volume ramp materializes.
  • D/E 2.13 and FCF yield -13% — the balance sheet is genuinely leveraged and the free cash isn't there yet. Combined with the fresh $150M note issuance, this is a capex-heavy growth vehicle running on debt.
  • Q2 8-K noted 'active drilling / production commentary' — Permian producer activity is the fundamental swing factor.
  • No insider signal, no X sentiment sample.

What you're watching: Q3 print 11/11 (Permian volume trajectory, capex guidance), continued debt-issuance cadence (any additional taps signal deeper capital need), and Permian producer activity levels (the customer base for this business).

What to watch: Q3 print 11/11 (Permian volume, capex guidance), further debt-issuance cadence, and Permian producer activity.

On the calendar: 2026-11-11 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

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

WaterBridge Infrastructure is a specialist in managing water resources, primarily serving companies involved in upstream oil and gas exploration and production. The firm operates a robust network of water infrastructure, with its primary footprint in the Delaware Basin, alongside further facilities in the Eagle Ford and Arkoma shale plays. Its core business involves the complete lifecycle management of produced water, including its gathering, transport, reclamation, and disposal, all engineered to support the efficient functioning of the energy sector.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

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..

Top industry ETF

$OIHVanEck Oil Services ETF
+37.1%YTD
+75.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
69.8How 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
2.7%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
15.6%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
-13.1%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
2.0Same 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
2.4%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
25.1%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
2.1Total 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 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.10$0.09+5.9%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.08$0.05+60.0%
Q4 2025Mar 16, 2026$-0.00$-0.03+91.7%
Q3 2025Nov 12, 2025$-0.02$0.08-125.0%
Next earningsWed, Nov 11·consensus EPS $0.13

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$217.8M+10.7%26.7%18.5%$0.12$-58.4M
Q1 FY26$201.0M+12.8%24.0%15.1%$0.22$-15.8M
Q4 FY25$208.9M+139.5%22.4%10.7%$-0.00$-118.9M
Q3 FY25$123.3M+37.2%28.4%19.2%$0.11$0

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$891.8M$868.7M – $914.9M$0.56$0.52 – $0.603
FY27$1.1B$1.0B – $1.1B$0.74$0.18 – $1.463
FY28$1.3B$1.1B – $1.4B$1.27$1.19 – $1.363
FY29$2.0B$1.9B – $2.1B$1.95$1.84 – $2.091
FY30$2.8B$2.7B – $2.9B$2.26$2.13 – $2.422

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.0.6×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.72%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.-2.6%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.+18.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 35.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.2% 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.β0.205-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 22Devon Energy Corp/de10% owner1.8M sh$52.7MSellJun 22Waterbridge Resources Llc10% owner5.9M sh$177.1MSellJun 22Wbr Holdings Llc10% owner5.9M sh$177.1MSellJun 22David N CapobiancoDirector5.9M sh$177.1M
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Recent news

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

WaterBridge Announces Pricing of Upsized $150,000,000 Offering of Additional 6.500% Senior Notes due 2033businesswire.com·2d agoWaterBridge Announces Launch of $100,000,000 Offering of Additional 6.500% Senior Notes due 2033businesswire.com·3d agoWaterBridge Infrastructure LLC (WBI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·6d agoWBI Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·7d agoWaterBridge Announces Second Quarter 2026 Resultsbusinesswire.com·10d ago

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