Helmerich & Payne (HP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Helmerich & Payne's (HP) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $846.6 million in Q2 2026, down 27.59% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q2 2025, and down 12.65% quarter-over-quarter from $969.3 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Helmerich & Payne (HP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Helmerich & Payne (HP) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $846.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 27.59% year-over-year to $846.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $3.9 billion, a 17.81% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.7 billion, up 62.79% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $846.6 million for Q2 2026 at Helmerich & Payne, down from $969.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.2 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at $490.2 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $711.2 million and a median of $585.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 100.11% in 2025 and dropped 27.59% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $575.4 million in 2022, then dropped by 3.78% to $553.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 5.91% to $586.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 83.65% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then slipped by 21.38% to $846.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $846.6 million (Q2 2026), $969.3 million (Q1 2026), and $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patterson Uti Energy | 4.74 Bn | 4.54 Bn | 597.25 Mn | 1.23 Bn |
| 2 | Helmerich & Payne | 4.43 Bn | 4.29 Bn | 349.94 Mn | 846.65 Mn |
| 3 | Nabors Industries | 1.45 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 309.38 Mn | 802.04 Mn |
| 4 | Precision Drilling | 1.16 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 89.29 Mn | 19.12 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 846.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 969.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 973.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 586.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 586.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 584.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 576.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 553.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 559.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 575.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 594.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 575.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 554.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 516.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 490.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 452.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 440.84 Mn |