Helmerich & Payne (HP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Helmerich & Payne (HP) reported Free Cash Flow of -$26.3 million for Q1 2026, up 74.41% year-over-year from -$15.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 122.88% quarter-over-quarter from $114.9 million in Q4 2025.

Helmerich & Payne (HP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Helmerich & Payne (HP) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$26.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$26.3 million, up 74.41% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $256.0 million (up 241.52% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $116.6 million, down 38.51% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to -$26.3 million in Q1 2026 per HP's latest filing, from $114.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $192.4 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$102.7 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $50.8 million and a median of $51.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow soared 604.14% in 2023, then slumped 504.04% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $89.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 57.04% to $38.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 35.13% to $51.9 million in 2024, then soared by 121.43% to $114.9 million in 2025, then slumped by 122.88% to -$26.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HP's Free Cash Flow at -$26.3 million in Q1 2026, $114.9 million in Q4 2025, and $142.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Precision Drilling 156.90 Bn 156.84 Bn 120.82 Mn 93.45 Mn
2 Noble 7.48 Bn 6.81 Bn 755.58 Mn 169.44 Mn
3 Transocean 6.71 Bn 6.09 Bn 475.00 Mn 136.00 Mn
4 Patterson Uti Energy 4.36 Bn 4.03 Bn 535.85 Mn -52.77 Mn
5 Helmerich & Payne 3.92 Bn 3.82 Bn 907.56 Mn -26.28 Mn
6 Seadrill 2.75 Bn 2.42 Bn 177.00 Mn -35.00 Mn
7 Sable Offshore 1.56 Bn 1.51 Bn -66.76 Mn -103.27 Mn
8 Nabors Industries 1.45 Bn 1.33 Bn 290.08 Mn -51.62 Mn
9 Borr Drilling 1.40 Bn 1.16 Bn - 48.40 Mn
10 Valaris 492.40 Mn -85.40 Mn 92.00 Mn -25.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -26.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -26.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 114.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 114.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 142.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 142.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 24.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 24.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -102.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -102.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 51.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 51.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 62.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 62.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 63.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 63.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 25.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 25.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 38.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 38.39 Mn