Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP) stock
HPNYSEDrilling Oil & Gas WellsFiscal year ends September 30
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 6/302% above fair value
$37.13+0.51 (+1.39%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $3.71BP/E –Yield 0.67%
Helmerich & Payne statistics
96 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 3, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 18, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.40
- 4.94
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.36
- 1.95
- EV / EBIT
- 60.47
- 10.81
- EV / FCF
- 17.25
- 11.77
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.51%
- 1.81%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.02%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 96M
- 78M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 3.82%
- 10.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 102.4%
- 68.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 6M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -6.69%
- 0.16%
- Short % of Float
- 6.75%
- 6.75%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 6.50%
- 5.40%
- Days to Cover
- 5.06
- 4.31
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $48.17
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $24.45
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $38.08
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $39.54
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $37.50
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.71
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 7.06%
- 4.36%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -3.78%
- -7.37%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -16.0%
- -6.42%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -5.74%
- -12.7%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 29.5%
- 16.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 33.5%
- 9.22%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -2.42%
- -5.72%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 11.8%
- 22.5%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -40.3%
- 5.09%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.82
- 0.86
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 45.9
- 43.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 44.5%
- 47.6%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.10
- 0.67
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -1.05%
- 3.70%
- EBITDA Margin
- 20.6%
- 22.3%
- FCF Margin
- 7.89%
- 3.38%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -2.08%
- 0.12%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 1.64%
- 5.57%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.96
- 1.07
- Quick Ratio
- 1.38
- 0.61
- Debt / EBITDA
- 2.26
- 1.73
- Debt / FCF
- 5.91
- 2.45
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 1.98
- 1.15
- Interest Coverage
- 0.87
- 2.11
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 16.6%
- 7.22%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -642.3%
- -13.6%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 762.7%
- -3.87%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 22.1%
- -0.28%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 16.1%
- 15.8%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.61
- 0.39
- Inventory Turnover
- 8.31
- 11.27
- Revenue Per Employee
- $644.52K
- $1.65M
- Profits Per Employee
- -$22.10K
- $1.81K
- Employee Count
- 6,200
- 326
- WACC
- 8.44%
- 7.89%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$41.85M
- $16.37M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.63B
- -$47.77M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$16.32
- -$0.39
- Working Capital
- $769.97M
- $1.72M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$264.34M
- -$148.70M
- FCF Per Share
- $3.15
- $0.23
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -3.69%
- 1.88%
- FCF Yield
- 8.50%
- 2.71%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.67%
- 2.46%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.67%
- 2.09%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.25
- $0.60
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 32.1%
- 32.1%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $103.83M
- $46.86M
- Income Tax
- $86.60M
- $7.64M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.99
- 1.53
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.40
- -2.68
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | HP | S&P 500 | Difference | HP per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -4.1% | -2.7% | −1.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -13.1% | -1.7% | −11.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +32.0% | +11.9% | +20.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +43.5% | +12.0% | +31.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +10.3% | +78.2% | −67.9 pts | +3.3% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +35.9% | +73.2% | −37.3 pts | +6.3% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -5.2% | +309.6% | −314.8 pts | -0.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
6M HP shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 6.7% from the previous report, or 6.75% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 62.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6,492,222 | -6.7% | 1,283,562 | 5.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 6,957,918 | +1.3% | 958,839 | 7.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6,871,455 | -5.6% | 1,200,331 | 5.7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 7,276,172 | -0.1% | 1,283,864 | 5.7 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 7,283,017 | -11.7% | 1,179,029 | 6.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 8,252,091 | -1.5% | 1,679,940 | 4.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 8,375,555 | -4.9% | 928,510 | 9.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 8,810,766 | -3.2% | 1,224,833 | 7.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9,098,079 | +19.8% | 1,487,674 | 6.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7,596,408 | -7.3% | 1,100,528 | 6.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 8,197,772 | +0.5% | 1,185,235 | 6.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 8,152,968 | -2.5% | 1,231,836 | 6.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
See a number that looks wrong?