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Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

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Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

HP·NYSE·Energy & Transportation·CIK 0000046765

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. provides performance-driven drilling solutions and technologies to make hydrocarbon recovery safer and more economical for oil and gas exploration and production companies. The company focuses primarily on the drilling segment of the oil and gas production value chain. Its technology services develop, promote, and commercialize technologies designed to improve the efficiency and accuracy of drilling operations, as well as wellbore quality and placement. On January 16, 2025, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. completed its acquisition of KCA Deutag International Limited for approximately $2.0 billion. This included a share purchase price of $0.9 billion and $1.1 billion used to repay or redeem KCA Deutag's existing debt. KCA Deutag is a global drilling company with significant revenues and cash flow from its land operations. It has a substantial land drilling presence in the Middle East, with additional operations in South America, Europe, and Northern Africa. KCA Deutag also has asset-light offshore management contract operations in the North Sea, Angola, Azerbaijan, and Canada, where it provides services to customer-owned drilling rigs on customer platforms. KCA Deutag's BENTEC™ business unit, formerly Kenera, comprises manufacturing and engineering operations with four facilities serving the energy industry. Subsequent to September 30, 2025, the Kenera business unit was rebranded to BENTEC™.

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 12 items for HP at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-07, rated 7/10. Across its 12 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 5 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for HP spans 8-K, 144, 10-Q, DEF 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • H&P Guides Q4 Margins to High End, Expands Exxon FlexRobotics to Nine Systems
  • H&P Pre-Announces Strong Q4: Direct Margins at High End, International Solutions Hits ~$45M
  • Board Member Hans Helmerich Files to Sell $4.1M in Stock
  • Helmerich & Payne Q3 Revenue Tops Estimates, Guides Strong Margins
  • H&P Beats Q3 Revenue Estimates, Guides for Margin Growth Across All Segments

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
$3.75B
Net Income
-$163.69M
Diluted EPS
-$1.66
Op. Cash Flow
$542.95M
Free Cash Flow
$116.58M
Operating Income
$3.32M
Cash & Equivalents
$196.85M
Total Debt
$2.06B
Debt / Equity
0.73×
Net Margin
-4.4%
Shares Outstanding
99.45M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2025-11-21 · accession 0000046765-25-000071

Short Interest & Short Volume

7.26 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 6,957,918 shares in HP as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.3% increase from the prior period — about 7.3 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On November 5, 2026, 65.7% of HP volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)6,957,918 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 1.3%
Days to cover7.26 at avg daily volume of 958,839
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)65.7% of 246,251 shares on November 5, 2026
5-day average short volume63.1%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$34.34 -0.98% today
52-week range · as of 2026-10-07 $21.73 – $48.17
Market cap
$3.47B
Volume
868.5K (0.7× avg)
3-mo avg 1.2M
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Oct 07, 2026, 8:43 AM EDT
Source: Seeking Alpha
Importance Score:
7
Updated Oct 12, 7:40 AM ET — H&P targets ~1x net debt/Adjusted EBITDA by 2027 and keeps base dividend.
Price at Filing: $39.63
Real-time Price: $34.34 info
Change: -$5.29 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
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Oct 07, 2026, 12:20 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $39.66
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Change: -$5.32 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
HP
Aug 20, 2026, 5:01 PM EDT
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $43.53
Real-time Price: $34.34 info
Change: -$9.18 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
HP
Aug 05, 2026, 5:08 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $33.60
Real-time Price: $34.34 info
Change: +$0.740 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
HP
Aug 05, 2026, 4:21 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $33.60
Real-time Price: $34.34 info
Change: +$0.740 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
HP
May 07, 2026, 4:22 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $37.15
Real-time Price: $34.34 info
Change: -$2.81 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
HP
May 06, 2026, 4:29 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $39.30
Real-time Price: $34.34 info
Change: -$4.96 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
HP
May 06, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $38.00
Real-time Price: $34.34 info
Change: -$3.66 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
HP
Mar 16, 2026, 4:50 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $34.80
Real-time Price: $34.34 info
Change: -$0.460 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
HP
Feb 05, 2026, 4:09 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $34.53
Real-time Price: $34.34 info
Change: -$0.190 (-0.55%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
HP
Feb 04, 2026, 4:12 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $36.70
Real-time Price: $34.34 info
Change: -$2.36 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
HP
Jan 22, 2026, 4:15 PM EST
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $32.93
Real-time Price: $34.34 info
Change: +$1.41 (+4%) info
Market Cap: $3.466B info
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