AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Halliburton (HAL)

Halliburton Q1 2026 net income rises to $461 million, or $0.55 per diluted share

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Halliburton reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $461 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, up from $0.24 a year earlier, though that prior-year figure included $356 million in impairments and other charges. Against the adjusted prior-year result of $0.60 per share, earnings declined, and revenue was flat at $5.4 billion, so shareholders see mixed results for the quarter.

Key points

  • Net income attributable to the company was $461 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, versus $204 million, or $0.24, in Q1 2025; adjusted Q1 2025 EPS was $0.60.
  • Total revenue was $5.4 billion ($5,402 million), essentially flat versus $5,417 million in Q1 2025.
  • Operating income was $679 million, compared with $431 million in Q1 2025 and adjusted operating income of $787 million.
  • Free cash flow was $123 million, the company repurchased about $100 million of stock, and paid dividends of $0.17 per share.

The filing

CompanyHalliburton (HAL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 21, 2026, 6:50 AM ET
Accession number0000045012-26-000036

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 21, 2026.

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