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Halliburton Co.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 21 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 1 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income and adjusted EPS: Net income attributable to the company was $18 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, against $472 million, or $0.55, in the second quarter. Adjusted net income was $496 million, or $0.58 per diluted share. Source
  • Adjusted operating margin reached 13%: Adjusted operating income, excluding impairments and other charges, was $748 million, giving an adjusted operating margin of 13%. Source
  • Completion and Production revenue rose 2%: Completion and Production revenue was $3.2 billion, up $52 million. Operating income was $514 million, flat, and further adversely impacted by rig reductions in Saudi Arabia. Source
  • North America revenue up 5%: North America revenue was $2.4 billion, up 5%, driven by stimulation in US Land and Canada, and by higher completion tool sales and wireline activity in the Gulf of America. Source
  • Charges of $392 million recorded: Impairments and other charges of $392 million included $169 million of severance costs, $115 million of fixed and other asset write-offs, and $96 million of assets held for sale. Source
  • Free cash flow was $276 million: Operating cash flow was $488 million and capital expenditures were $261 million, giving free cash flow of $276 million. Nine-month free cash flow was $982 million. Source

“I am pleased with Halliburton’s third quarter performance.”

Jeff Miller, Chairman, President and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Cost savings Sourceper quarter, estimated$100 million dollars per quarterNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Management said it reset the 2026 capital budget and idled equipment that no longer meets its return expectations. Source
  • New: Halliburton announced a contract award for completions and downhole monitoring on the Northern Endurance Partnership carbon capture and storage system in northeast England. Source
  • New: Halliburton was awarded a stimulation services contract by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net income and adjusted EPS: Net income attributable to the company was $18 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, against $472 million, or $0.55, in the second quarter. Adjusted net income was $496 million, or $0.58 per diluted share. Source
  • Revenue rose to $5.6 billion: Total revenue was $5.6 billion, compared with $5.5 billion in the second quarter. Source
  • Adjusted operating margin reached 13%: Adjusted operating income, excluding impairments and other charges, was $748 million, giving an adjusted operating margin of 13%. Source
  • Reported operating income was lower: Operating income was $356 million, against $727 million in the second quarter, giving an operating margin of 6%. Source

Segments and regions

  • Completion and Production revenue rose 2%: Completion and Production revenue was $3.2 billion, up $52 million. Operating income was $514 million, flat, and further adversely impacted by rig reductions in Saudi Arabia. Source
  • Completion tools and lift drove results: Higher completion tool sales and artificial lift activity in North America, and better cementing in Africa and Latin America, were partly offset by lower international completion tool sales. Source
  • Drilling and Evaluation profit rose 12%: Drilling and Evaluation revenue was $2.4 billion, up 2%, and operating income was $348 million, up 12%, driven by higher project management and wireline activity in Latin America. Source
  • North America revenue up 5%: North America revenue was $2.4 billion, up 5%, driven by stimulation in US Land and Canada, and by higher completion tool sales and wireline activity in the Gulf of America. Source
  • International revenue flat at $3.2 billion: International revenue was $3.2 billion, flat. Latin America rose 2% to $996 million, and Europe/Africa/CIS was flat at $828 million. Source
  • Middle East/Asia revenue down 3%: Middle East/Asia revenue was $1.4 billion, down 3%, on lower activity across multiple product service lines in Saudi Arabia. Source

“We are committed to returning cash to shareholders, maintaining cost and capital discipline, and investing in differentiated technologies that drive long-term performance,”

Jeff Miller, Chairman, President and CEO

Products and technology

  • LOGIX automated geosteering launched: LOGIX automated geosteering combines automation, machine learning and geological insights to position the wellbore and maximize reservoir contact. Source
  • Turing control system launched: The Turing electro-hydraulic control system, the next generation of SmartWell completions, provides zonal optimization through integrated position sensors and is described as reducing rig time. Source
  • SK Well Pages digital workspace: The next-generation Summit Knowledge ecosystem includes SK Well Pages, an all-in-one ESP workspace with dashboards for real-time pump performance and production data. Source

Customers and contracts

  • ConocoPhillips five-year stimulation contract: The ConocoPhillips Skandinavia stimulation services contract runs five years and includes three optional extension periods. Source
  • Tidewater vessel to be converted: Tidewater’s North Pomor vessel will be transformed into an advanced stimulation vessel for North Sea offshore stimulation work, using Octiv digital fracturing services. Source
  • Northern Endurance carbon storage equipment: Most of the equipment for the Northern Endurance Partnership carbon capture and storage project will be manufactured at the Arbroath facility in the U.K. Source

Costs and charges

  • Charges of $392 million recorded: Impairments and other charges of $392 million included $169 million of severance costs, $115 million of fixed and other asset write-offs, and $96 million of assets held for sale. Source
  • Nine-month charges tied to environmental costs: Nine-month charges of $748 million included items primarily related to increases in legacy environmental remediation cost estimates. Source
  • SAP S4 upgrade expense: SAP S4 upgrade expense was $50 million in the quarter, against $28 million in the third quarter of 2024 and $32 million in the second quarter of 2025. Source

Demand and strategy

  • North America Maximize Value strategy: Management said North America is executing a Maximize Value strategy that prioritizes returns, technology leadership and work with leading operators. Source
  • International value proposition: Management said its value proposition is winning with customers in the international market, with differentiated performance both on and offshore. Source
  • Further North America outperformance expected: Management said it is confident that its strategy execution will drive further outperformance. Source

Capital, cash and shareholder returns

  • Free cash flow was $276 million: Operating cash flow was $488 million and capital expenditures were $261 million, giving free cash flow of $276 million. Nine-month free cash flow was $982 million. Source
  • Buybacks and dividends in quarter: The company repurchased approximately $250 million of its common stock and paid dividends of $0.17 per share during the quarter. Source
  • Cash balance and debt: Cash and equivalents were $2.0 billion at September 30, 2025, against $2.6 billion at December 31, 2024. Long-term debt was $7.2 billion. Source
  • Equity investment outflows in nine months: Nine-month investing cash flows included $343 million for a purchase of an equity investment and $175 million for payments to acquire businesses. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Capital expenditure Source$261 million in the third quarter of 2025; $917 million for nine months
Share repurchases Sourceapproximately $250 million in the third quarter of 2025
Dividends per share Source$0.17

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Rig reductions in Saudi Arabia further reduced Completion and Production operating income in the quarter. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said its international growth engines are on track. Source
  • Not stated: Management said it is committed to returning cash to shareholders. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.