Why is SLB up?
Up 7% on Oct 23, and still 8% over its Oct 22 close.
“Year on year, revenue increased 15%, primarily reflecting the contribution of ChampionX production chemicals and artificial lift businesses.”
SLB's Quality Score fell 1 point on Mon, Nov 2, to 9.
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Up 7% on Oct 23, and still 8% over its Oct 22 close.
“Year on year, revenue increased 15%, primarily reflecting the contribution of ChampionX production chemicals and artificial lift businesses.”
| Holding it back | 10.2% more shares than a year ago |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 23 |
TodayOil and tanker stocks fell together: “Oil Prices Slide And Energy Stocks Follow Lower”
Wed Dec 2: Ex-dividend, $0.295 a shareAt the open. Pays Jan 7.
After its last 4 reports it closed +5.1% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. SLB scores 9 today, against a median of 4.5 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
SLB is #20 of 88 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: SLB +10%, HAL -2.5%.
Expected to report Fri Jan 22, before the open (in 81 days). Expected.
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.
Sales of $9.4B, 6% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.49 a share.
“Year on year, revenue increased 15%, primarily reflecting the contribution of ChampionX production chemicals and artificial lift businesses.”
SLB's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
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| Capital investment | about $2.5B |
Sales grew 8.6% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.18 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
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| Oct 23, 2026 | +0.8% | +7.1% | +8.6% |
| Jul 24, 2026 | +6.0% | +11.0% | +3.6% |
| Apr 24, 2026 | -0.8% | +2.6% | +3.9% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $36B in 2025. It made a profit in six of the eight years.
3 insiders sold $1.8M across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
6 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: SLB is 1.9% of SCHD, 0.3% of VYM, and 0.1% of VOO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
SLB is the world's premier oilfield-services company as measured by market share. While the industry is largely fragmented, SLB holds the first or second competitive position in many of the differentiated oligopolies in which it operates. The company was founded in 1926 by Conrad and Marcel Schlumberger. Today, it's most known as a global industry leader in innovation, while it focuses its strategy on its three growth engines: core, digital, and new energy businesses. Over three-fourths of its revenue base is tied to international markets, while the company boasts nearly $3 billion in digital-related revenue.
“The principal methods of competition within the energy services industry are technological innovation, quality of service, and price differentiation.”
SLB scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #20 of 88 in Oil & Gas by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 7% on Oct 23, and still 8% over its Oct 22 close. Shares: 10.2% more than a year ago (to Jun 30). 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.
SLB scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #20 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 SLB's 9.
3 insiders sold $1.8M across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Dianne B. Ralston, Chief Legal Officer & Sec, who sold $1.1M on Oct 30. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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