Helmerich & Payne (HP) stock

Drilling services , market cap $3.5B

Drilling services and rigs for oil and gas

Worth $3.5B

$35.80

+1.10%

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Why HP is down 17% since Oct 30

Down 17% so far from Oct 30 to Nov 10.

Helmerich & Payne fell 17% so far from Oct 30 to Nov 10. 10 points of it came on Nov 2.

Sources: Price history, Nov 10, 2026

−1Profit A loss of $137M over the last four quarters, more than the $31M lost a year earlier, from the SEC filings

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Why HP still beats the market over a year

Up 36% over the year to Nov 9 while the S&P 500 rose 12%; down 17% since Oct 30.

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Quality Score

Below Average

In its industry

#36of 88

Oil & Gas

Checks firing

4of 14

Transition

From 52-week high

-25.7%

under its best in a year

HP's Quality Score rose 3 points on Mon, Nov 9, to 5. It closed near its high of the day (3 chart checks started).

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Key facts on HP

Key facts on HP
Holding it back	A $137M loss wider than $31M a year earlier
Latest filing	8-K, Oct 7 Reported its quarterly results

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HP in the news

Oil and tanker stocks fell together

Group

“Oil Prices Fell Fast. Where They Could Go Next.”

HP closed +0.5% that day.

Reported by Barron's · covered by 46 outlets

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The move is what HP did that session, not a claim about why.

What moves oil and gas

Oil, WTI$99.64-0.4%a barrel, Tue Nov 3from Nov 2

The US benchmark price of a barrel of crude oil, at Cushing, Oklahoma.

EIA spot price, Tue Nov 3. Change from Mon Nov 2. EIA posts spot prices a few days late.

Oil, Brent; US crude in storage; natural gas; and 2 more, for Pro members.

What's next

Wed Nov 18: Ex-dividend, $0.25 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 2.

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Tested. Our top-scored stocks returned 2.2x the average stock over the next month. Reconstructed after the fact; recorded live since Sep 9, 2026. How we tested it

HP catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +0.1% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.

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How HP ranks in Oil & Gas

HP is #36 of 88 by Quality Score.

How HP ranks in Oil & Gas
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	EOGEOG Resources	4/14	15
2	ARAntero Resources	3/14	13
3	PRPermian Resources	2/14	12
	HALHalliburton		Open for its score
	HOSHornbeck Offshore Services		Open for its score
	HPKHighPeak Energy		Open for its score
	KLXEKLX Energy Services		Open for its score
36	HPHelmerich & Payne	4/14	5

Net income over four quarters: HP -$137M, VAL $798M, NE $53.7M, PTEN -$25.0M.

When does HP report earnings, and what happens after?

Reports Wed Nov 18, after the close (in 8 days). Confirmed.

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What HP reported on Oct 7, 2026

The quarter

The figures are not read from the release yet.

The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

HP's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
Measure	Figure
Fiscal 2027
Direct margins	stronger overall direct margins compared to 2026

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 7)

The numbers

Market value: $3.5B; today
Sales: $4B; up 16.6% on the year
Free cash flow: $315M; last 12 months

Sales grew 16% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $1.00 a share a year.

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The whole report on HP: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

-7.4%+11.4%+1.4%

May 6Aug 5Oct 7

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Oct 7, 2026No time given	No time given	+2.3%	+1.4%	-2.6%
Aug 5, 2026After close	After close	+6.7%	+11.4%	+29.1%
May 6, 2026After close	After close	-6.2%	-7.4%	-4.0%

HP closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and HP's Quality Score going into each

Everyone reporting earnings next week

HP sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $3.7B in 2025. It lost money in 2025 after a profit in 2024.

HP has 4 of 14 chart checks firing

Trend1 of 5 shown

MA FAN 21 EMA W.EMA HH/HL 52W HI

Volume1 of 3 shown

VOL VDU U/D VOL

Tight range1 of 3 shown

ATR SQZ SQUEEZE NR7

Buying1 of 3 shown

OBV+CLOSE HI SPRING

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HP RSI today: 40.0, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 40.0, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on HP

What it does and how it makes money4 findingsIt kept 0 cents of each dollar of sales in fiscal 2025: $3.32M of operating profit on $3.75B of sales.Annual report, filed Nov 21, 2025
Where it stands4 findingsFor Pro members4 findings on where HP stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings2 findingsLargest Drilling Customer made up 12% of its revenue in fiscal 2025, up from 11% in fiscal 2024.SEC filing · Nov 21, 2025Backlog rose 13% in a year, to $6.10B on Jun 30, 2026 from $5.40B: sales under contract, not yet delivered.Filed figures, Jun 30, 2026
Who holds and trades it3 findingsFor Pro members3 findings on who holds and trades HP, for Pro members
Against its closest peers4 peersNet income over four quarters: HP -$137M, VAL $798M, NE $53.7M, PTEN -$25.0M.

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Is HP's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its dividends come to 32% of its free cash flow.

HP's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend	$1.00 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid out	About $99.9M a year $1.00 a share on 99.9M shares, the count on its cover page as of Jul 30, 2026
Free cash flow	$315M The last four quarters, to Jun 30, 2026

HP insider trades

3 insiders sold $6M across 6 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellHans Helmerich$2.9MDirectorat $43.90 on Aug 20, filed Aug 24

SellHans HelmerichDirector$2.9Mat $43.90 on Aug 20, filed Aug 24

All 6 insider filings on HP from the last six months, for Pro members.

All HP insider trades

HP's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

John W. LindsayChief Executive Officer · no trades on file
Raymond John Adams IIIPresident · no trades on file
J. Kevin VannSenior VP and CFO · no trades on file
Todd N. ScruggsSVP, CFO · no trades on file
Cara M. HairSVP, Corp. Services & CLO · 3 trades
Michael LennoxEVP, Western Hemisphere Land · 3 trades
Sara Marie MomperVP, CAO · 2 trades
John R. BellEVP, Eastern Hemisphere Land · no trades on file

7 more officers and directors file at HP.

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Which ETFs hold HP?

In ETFs: HP is under 0.1% of VYM and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.

About Helmerich & Payne

Helmerich & Payne Inc provides performance-driven drilling solutions and technologies to make hydrocarbon recovery safer and more economical for oil and gas exploration and production companies. Focusing on the drilling segment, its technology services develop and commercialize solutions that improve drilling efficiency, accuracy, and wellbore quality and placement. The company operates through North America Solutions, International Solutions, and Offshore Solutions segments. The North America segment runs a technologically advanced AC drive drilling rig fleet in the U.S., with a presence in shale and unconventional basins, while the Offshore Solutions segment, operating rigs on fixed-leg and floating platforms, generates the majority of revenue.

15,700 employeesTulsa, OKhelmerichpayne.com

What Helmerich & Payne says it competes with

“Our industry is highly competitive, and we strive to differentiate our services based upon the quality of our FlexRig ® drilling rigs and our engineering design expertise, operational efficiency, software technologies, and safety and environmental awareness.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Nov 21, 2025

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BreakawayAug 24Hans Helmerich sold HP$2.9M at $43.90, filed Aug 24

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As of Nov 10, 2026: HP's Quality Score is 5 (Below Average), #36 of 88 in Oil & Gas. Insiders sold $6M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does HP's Quality Score say?

HP scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #36 of 88 in Oil & Gas by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 17% so far from Oct 30 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is HP's Quality Score?

HP scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #36 of 88 in Oil & Gas by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind HP's 5.

Are insiders buying HP?

3 insiders sold $6M across 6 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Hans Helmerich, Director, who sold $2.9M on Aug 20. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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