Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP) Stock Analysis
Last updated Sep 8, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Sep 7, 2026
- Financial Health 50
- Profitability 50
- Business Quality 50
- Balance Sheet 55
- Cash Flow 45
Why this rating?
Health 50/100 — Speculative
Entry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
Company overview
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP) is a Oil & Gas Drilling company in the Energy sector. Compound Radar rates Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 50/100 (Speculative) due to solid business quality, manageable leverage, and fair valuation.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Soft
- Balance Sheet Adequate
- Valuation Fair
Financial highlights
Valuation
- Forward P/E 28.51
- EV/Revenue 1.54
Profitability
- Revenue Growth -0.6%
- Gross Margin 31.8%
- Operating Margin 5.1%
- Net Margin -3.4%
- ROE -4.6%
Financial strength
- Cash $231.39M
- Debt $1.86B
- Net Cash $-1.63B
- Free Cash Flow $116.58M
- Current Ratio 1.96
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- Seadrill Limited Oil & Gas Drilling SDRL$48.21 45 Health 45 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
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- Borr Drilling Limited Oil & Gas Drilling BORR$4.44 45 Health 45 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
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- Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. Oil & Gas Drilling PTEN$12.66 44 Health 44 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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