Helmerich & Payne (HP) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Helmerich & Payne (HP) reported Research & Development of $7.0 million for Q1 2026, down 25.53% year-over-year from $9.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.57% quarter-over-quarter from $6.6 million in Q4 2025.

Helmerich & Payne (HP) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Helmerich & Payne (HP) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $7.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $7.0 million, down 25.53% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $29.0 million (down 24.04% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $34.1 million, down 16.68% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development rose to $7.0 million in Q1 2026 per HP's latest filing, from $6.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $12.9 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at $6.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $8.2 million and a median of $7.6 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Research & Development jumped 48.98% in 2024, then declined 28.99% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $6.9 million in 2022, then advanced by 24.16% to $8.6 million in 2023, then rose by 8.72% to $9.4 million in 2024, then slipped by 28.99% to $6.6 million in 2025, then grew by 5.57% to $7.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HP's Research & Development at $7.0 million in Q1 2026, $6.6 million in Q4 2025, and $7.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Precision Drilling 156.90 Bn 156.84 Bn 120.82 Mn -
2 Noble 7.48 Bn 6.81 Bn 755.58 Mn -
3 Transocean 6.71 Bn 6.09 Bn 475.00 Mn -
4 Patterson Uti Energy 4.36 Bn 4.03 Bn 535.85 Mn -
5 Helmerich & Payne 3.92 Bn 3.82 Bn 907.56 Mn 7.02 Mn
6 Seadrill 2.75 Bn 2.42 Bn 177.00 Mn -
7 Sable Offshore 1.56 Bn 1.51 Bn -66.76 Mn -
8 Nabors Industries 1.45 Bn 1.33 Bn 290.08 Mn 13.51 Mn
9 Borr Drilling 1.40 Bn 1.16 Bn - -
10 Valaris 492.40 Mn -85.40 Mn 92.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 9.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 12.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 7.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 7.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 8.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 6.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 7.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 6.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 6.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 6.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.61 Mn