Helmerich & Payne (HP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Helmerich & Payne (HP) reported Operating Expenses of $969.3 million for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from $973.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 10.0% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Helmerich & Payne (HP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Helmerich & Payne (HP) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $969.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $969.3 million, changed 0.47% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.2 billion (up 54.85% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.7 billion, up 62.79% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to $969.3 million in Q1 2026 per HP's latest filing, from $1.1 billion 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 $703.2 million and a median of $584.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses retreated 3.78% in 2023, then surged 100.11% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $575.4 million in 2022, then declined by 3.78% to $553.7 million in 2023, then grew by 5.91% to $586.4 million in 2024, then surged by 83.65% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then retreated by 10.0% to $969.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HP's Operating Expenses at $969.3 million in Q1 2026, $1.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Precision Drilling 156.90 Bn 156.84 Bn 120.82 Mn 30.44 Mn
2 Noble 7.48 Bn 6.81 Bn 755.58 Mn 560.38 Mn
3 Transocean 6.71 Bn 6.09 Bn 475.00 Mn 798.00 Mn
4 Patterson Uti Energy 4.36 Bn 4.03 Bn 535.85 Mn 1.13 Bn
5 Helmerich & Payne 3.92 Bn 3.82 Bn 907.56 Mn 969.28 Mn
6 Seadrill 2.75 Bn 2.42 Bn 177.00 Mn 334.00 Mn
7 Sable Offshore 1.56 Bn 1.51 Bn -66.76 Mn 120.03 Mn
8 Nabors Industries 1.45 Bn 1.33 Bn 290.08 Mn 765.29 Mn
9 Borr Drilling 1.40 Bn 1.16 Bn - -144.70 Mn
10 Valaris 492.40 Mn -85.40 Mn 92.00 Mn 452.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 409.58 Mn