Helmerich & Payne HP
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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