Halliburton (HAL) reported $5.66 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.8%. EPS of $0.69 for the same period compares to $0.70 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.41 billion, representing a surprise of +4.64%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +27.78%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.54.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Halliburton performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- North America: $2.21 billion compared to the $2.13 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.3% year over year.
- Revenue- Middle East/Asia: $1.46 billion compared to the $1.47 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -11.7% year over year.
- Revenue- Europe/Africa/CIS: $928 million versus $841.88 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.7% change.
- Revenue- Latin America: $1.07 billion compared to the $1.02 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.9% year over year.
- Revenue- Drilling and Evaluation: $2.39 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $2.37 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.8%.
- Revenue- Completion and Production: $3.27 billion versus $3.08 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.8% change.
- Operating income- Completion and Production: $570 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $477.74 million.
- Operating income- Drilling and Evaluation: $367 million compared to the $365.42 million average estimate based on six analysts.
- Operating income- Corporate and other: $-66 million compared to the $-68.85 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Halliburton have returned +5.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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