Weatherford.

Weatherford expects $5B in sales while Wall Street pays 15.8 times profit.

If you own WFRD, you are paying for oil-field work, not oil itself.

wfrd

energy mid cap updated jan 23, 2026
$85.98
market cap ~$6B · 52-week range $37–$92
xvary composite: 47 / 100 · below average
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what it is
Weatherford sells equipment and services that help oil, gas, and geothermal wells get drilled and kept running.
how it gets paid
Last year Weatherford made $4.9B in revenue. Well Construction & Completions was the main engine at $1.8B, or 36% of sales.
what just happened
In the latest reported quarter (Q3 2025), Weatherford posted about $1.23B in revenue and diluted EPS of $1.12.
At a glance
B balance sheet — gets the job done, barely
15/100 earnings predictability — expect surprises
15.8x trailing p/e — the market's not buying it — or you found a deal
1.3% dividend yield — cash in your pocket every quarter
12.5% return on capital — nothing to write home about
xvary composite: 47/100 — below average
What they do
Weatherford sells equipment and services that help oil, gas, and geothermal wells get drilled and kept running.
It works in more than 75 countries. That gives you a ready field network when a well needs parts or people fast. Well Construction & Completions was 36% of 2024 sales. That is a lot of business for one slice.
energy midcap oil-services global-operations well-services
How they make money
$4.9B annual revenue
Well Construction & Completions
$1.8B
Drilling & Evaluation
$1.6B
Production & Intervention
$1.3B
Other
$0.4B
The products that matter
drilling and well evaluation services
Drilling & Evaluation
$1.6B · 31% of revenue
it's the largest named segment at about $1.6B, or 31% of sales. if customer drilling activity cools, this is the first line you watch.
major segment
well production and intervention work
Production & Intervention
$1.3B · 26% of revenue
this segment contributes $1.3B of revenue. together with drilling, the top two businesses get you to 57% of the company.
26% of revenue
remaining operating segments
Other
$0.4B · 7% of revenue
other revenue is the smallest slice at roughly $0.4B, or about 7% of sales — not a hidden giant segment.
smallest slice
Key numbers
$104
18-mo target
That is 21% above $85.98. The market is paying for more than today’s drilling mood.
$5.0B
2026 sales
That is the size of the machine. If sales miss, the whole story shrinks with it.
23.5%
operating margin
That means about 24 cents of operating profit per dollar of sales. Energy services do not usually get that clean.
$1.5B
long-term debt
That is 19% of capital. Debt this size is fine until the cycle turns ugly.
Financial health
B
strength
  • balance sheet grade B — adequate — nothing special
  • risk rank 4 — safer than 20% of stocks
  • price stability 15 / 100
  • long-term debt $1.5B (19% of capital)
  • net profit margin 7.7% — keeps 8 cents of every dollar in revenue
  • return on equity 23% — $0.23 profit for every $1 investors have put in
B — functional but not a standout on the balance sheet.
Total return vs. market

You invested $10,000 in WFRD 3 years ago → it's now worth $16,100.

The index would have given you $14,770.

same period. same starting point. WFRD beat the market by $1,330.

source: institutional data · total return
What just happened
mixed vs. estimates
Q3 2025 brought $1.23B in revenue and $1.12 diluted EPS (not annual totals).
Company filings show third-quarter 2025 revenue of $1,232M and diluted EPS of $1.12. Management said results exceeded internal guidance; several third-party consensus trackers had EPS near $1.18, so the print was slightly light versus that sell-side bar.
$1.23B
revenue
$1.12
diluted eps
~$1.18
consensus eps (ref.)
the number that mattered
Quarterly revenue near $1.23B matters because it is the right order of magnitude — multi-billion “quarterly” figures were mixing in full-year totals from other tables.
source: company earnings report, 2026

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What could go wrong

the #1 risk is a pullback in customer spending on drilling and intervention work. this business is tied to upstream budgets, and service names usually feel spending cuts before producers do.

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customer budgets tighten
this is a $4.9B oilfield services business. if producers spend less on drilling, completion, or well maintenance, Weatherford does not have a high-margin recurring model to cushion the hit.
with a 7.7% net margin, even a modest revenue wobble bites harder than it would in a fatter business.
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the earnings line stays noisy
15/100 earnings predictability is the warning label. you are buying a stock that looks inexpensive at 15.8x trailing earnings, but only if the earnings number is durable.
if EPS slips below the current $5.00 estimate, the "cheap" multiple stops doing much work for you.
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med
balance sheet flexibility gets tested
a B balance sheet and $1.5B of long-term debt are manageable, not trivial. average balance sheets feel a lot less average when the cycle turns.
debt is 19% of capital. that is not crisis territory, but it does limit how relaxed you can be in a downturn.
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med
the stock keeps behaving like a trading vehicle
price stability is 15/100 and risk rank is 4. in plain English: when this moves, it tends to move with intent.
that volatility helps on the way up. if the setup weakens, it can compress the valuation before fundamentals have time to explain themselves.
$1.5B of debt and a cyclical customer base make this a stock you own for demand, not calm.
source: institutional data · regulatory filings · risk analysis
Pay attention to
valuation check
the $5.00 EPS estimate
that's the fulcrum. if earnings drift lower while the stock stays near $86, the cheap-story math gets thinner in a hurry.
ownership
institutional buying streak
three straight quarters of net buying is supportive. you want to see that continue, not reverse, if the recovery case is still intact.
business quality
12.5% return on capital
return on capital measures how efficiently management turns investment into profit. at 12.5%, this is fine, not premium. a real quality rerating needs that number to climb.
next checkpoint
whether revenue clears the $5B line
the current estimate is $5B versus a $4.9B base. that's a low hurdle. low-growth stories do not get infinite patience if they trip over low hurdles.
Analyst rankings
earnings predictability
15 / 100
earnings can swing around more than most. in human-speak, analysts do not see this as a steady compounding machine.
balance sheet quality
B
good enough to operate, not strong enough to ignore. you do not need to panic about the balance sheet, but you also do not get to brag about it.
risk profile
4
this sits on the riskier side of the dataset. translation: expect more turbulence than you would from a sleepy large-cap industrial.
source: institutional data
Institutional activity

institutions have been net buying for 3 consecutive quarters — 182 buyers vs. 157 sellers in 3q2025. total institutional holdings: 72.5M shares. net buying for 3 quarters.

source: institutional data · 1q2025-3q2025
source: institutional data
Price targets
3-5 year target range
$56 $151
$86 current price
$104 target midpoint · +21% from current · 3-5yr high: $120 (+40% · 10% ann'l return)
source: institutional data · analyst targets

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