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Halliburton Co.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
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2 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Mixed signals
1 signal unavailable
Profitability
3/4
Debt & liquidity
1/3
Efficiency
0/2
Capital efficiency gives HAL a foothold above the sector: ROIC runs at 10.7%, +23% above the sector median, and the current ratio of 2.04 sits +62% above the sector median — the balance sheet carries more short-term cushion than most peers. Against that, growth is thin; revenue growth year over year of -3.3% trails the sector median of -1.9% by -71%, and EPS growth tells a similar story. Valuation is where the tension sharpens: EV/EBITDA of 10.6× runs +77% above the sector median of 6.0×, and P/B of 2.8× exceeds the sector median by +53% — a premium the underlying growth rate does not obviously support. The F-Score of 4/9 reflects the mixed picture, with efficiency sub-scores dragging the total; the composite of 49/100 lands near the sector midpoint. Consensus, which historically runs about 10% optimistic, models a recovery that the recent growth figures have yet to confirm.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COP | ConocoPhillips | 5/9 | 12% |
The market prices in earnings growth; analyst sentiment is steady; has mostly beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
When Halliburton reports on October 19, 2026, track revenue year over year and ROIC against the current 8.71% figure. The F-Score profitability sub-score of 3/4 leaves one signal unresolved — check whether operating cash flow relative to assets improves or slips.
On SEC EDGAR, open Halliburton's most recent 10-K and focus on the leverage and liquidity section — the F-Score flags only 1/3 there. Cross-reference management's commentary on debt maturity schedules against the current ratio of 1.26 to gauge near-term flexibility.
In the same-sector table in section 06, pick two or three companies yourself and line up one metric — EV/EBITDA or P/B work well, given HAL sits 77% and 53% above the sector median respectively. The table is alphabetical with no ranking, so the selection and the conclusion are yours to draw.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: +11%+69%+17%-31%
Over 4 years: 2.171.501.462.11
Over 4 years: +33%+13%-0%-3%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 4 of 8 recent quarters — a mixed record.
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| +8% |
| — |
| CVX | Chevron | 6/9 | 7% | -7% | — |
| DVN | Devon Energy | 6/9 | 18% | +8% | — |
| EOG | EOG Resources | 4/9 | 17% | -4% | 28% |
| FANG | Diamondback Energy | 4/9 | 4% | +36% | 8% |
| HAL | Halliburton Co. | 4/9 | 12% | -3% | 10% |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan | 7/9 | 10% | +12% | 28% |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum | 7/9 | 23% | -4% | 6% |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum | 4/9 | 7% | -2% | — |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | 7/9 | 16% | -8% | — |
| SLB | Schlumberger | 4/9 | 14% | -2% | — |
| VLO | Valero Energy | 6/9 | 10% | -6% | 3% |
| WMB | Williams Companies | 7/9 | 21% | +14% | 35% |
A sample of 13 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.