Helmerich & Payne posts Q4 net loss of $57 million, or $0.58 a share, on $1.01 billion revenue
Helmerich & Payne reported a fiscal fourth-quarter net loss of $57 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, including $56 million of non-recurring charges. Excluding those and other one-time items, the adjusted net loss was $1 million, or $0.01 per share. The company also gave initial fiscal 2026 guidance, including capital expenditures of $280 million to $320 million, and said it has repaid $210 million of its $400 million term loan.
Key points
- Q4 fiscal 2025 revenue of $1.01 billion, down from $1.04 billion in the prior quarter and up from $694 million a year earlier; the year-earlier quarter had net income of $75 million, or $0.76 per diluted share
- Q3 fiscal 2025 net loss was $1.64 per diluted share, so the Q4 loss narrowed sequentially
- Fiscal 2026 gross capital expenditures are expected at $280 million to $320 million, with NAS investments of $40 million to $60 million
- Term loan repayment of $210 million as of the end of October; the company now expects to repay the full $400 million by the end of the third fiscal quarter of 2026
The filing
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