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Halliburton Company earnings call
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Cost reduction actions expected to save $100 million per quarter.
Halliburton reported solid Q3 but guided for a weaker Q4 in North America due to white space and seasonality, while international markets remain broadly steady. The company announced a $100M quarterly cost reduction, a 30% cut in 2026 capex to ~$1B, and idling of uneconomic frack fleets. A key development was the VoltaGrid partnership for international data center power, with an initial 2.3 GW deal for Oracle, opening a new growth avenue beyond oilfield services. Q3 total revenue $5.6B, adj. operating margin 13%, adj. EPS $0.58, FCF $276M.
Buzzberg read Cost reduction actions expected to save $100 million per quarter. Halliburton reported solid Q3 but guided for a weaker Q4 in North America due to white space and seasonality, while international markets remain broadly steady. The company announced a $100M quarterly cost reduction, a 30% cut in 2026 capex to ~$1B, and idling of uneconomic frack fleets. A key development was the VoltaGrid partnership for international data center power, with an initial 2.3 GW deal for Oracle, opening a new growth avenue beyond oilfield services. Q3 total revenue $5.6B, adj. operating margin 13%, adj. EPS $0.58, FCF $276M. Read full analysisCollapse analysis
Halliburton reported solid Q3 but guided for a weaker Q4 in North America due to white space and seasonality, while international markets remain broadly steady. The company announced a $100M quarterly cost reduction, a 30% cut in 2026 capex to ~$1B, and idling of uneconomic frack fleets. A key development was the VoltaGrid partnership for international data center power, with an initial 2.3 GW deal for Oracle, opening a new growth avenue beyond oilfield services. Q3 total revenue $5.6B, adj. operating margin 13%, adj. EPS $0.58, FCF $276M.
- Q4 guidance: C&P revenue down 4-6%, margins down 25-75 bps; D&E revenue flat to down 2%, margins up 50-100 bps.
- 2026 capex guided to ~$1B, down ~30% from 2025 levels.
- Idled uneconomic frack fleets; taking $100M/quarter cost out from labor and overhead.
INTERNATIONAL Revenue$3.2BReported
NORTH_AMERICA Revenue$2.4BReported
Revenue$5.6BReported
EPS$0.58Reported
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What matters now
The highest-signal changes from the call.
Capex
2026 capital expenditures cut by nearly 30% to ~$1 billion.
AI
VoltaGrid partnership to expand internationally for data center power.
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Technology
Over half of active North America fleet now Zeus electric.
Guidance
North America Q4 revenue expected down 12-13% sequentially.
Guidance
International revenue expected to increase 3-4% in Q4.
Reported period
Actuals
| Metric | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL Revenue | $3.2B | Reported |
| NORTH_AMERICA Revenue | $2.4B | Reported |
| Revenue | $5.6B | Reported |
| EPS | $0.58 | Reported |
| Gross margin | 15.29% | Reported |
| Operating margin | 6.36% | Reported |
Forward-looking
Forward guidance
| Metric | Period | Range | Midpoint | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capex | FY2026 | $1B | $1B | Initiated |
AI, capex & demand read
Management read
Confident
Management expresses strong confidence in Halliburton's competitive position and long-term strategy, while acknowledging near-term market challenges in North America and volatile oil prices.
Management AI read
Management is excited about the demand for power for AI, describing it as 'like nothing I've ever seen,' and is expanding into international distributed power for data centers through a partnership with VoltaGrid, which recently announced a deal to deploy 2.3 gigawatts for Oracle's AI data centers. Halliburton will co-invest and help deliver these projects internationally, expecting this to be a s
Investment and capacity
Management is reducing capital expenditures significantly, with 2026 capex expected to decline by almost 30% to around $1 billion, driven by disciplined capital allocation and completion of major strategic investments in electric fracking and directional drilling technology. The capex budget excludes incremental investments in the VoltaGrid power partnership, which will be funded on a project-by-p
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Customers
Jeff Miller
ConocoPhillips awarded Halliburton a long-term North Sea contract, confirming ongoing investment in the region and Halliburton's strong service positioning.
Evidence
“we won a major five-year contract from ConocoPhillips in the North Sea. To deliver this contract, we will transform a conventional offshore service vessel into an advanced stimulation platform”
Supply chain
Supply chain
Jeff Miller
Halliburton's 20%-owned VoltaGrid signed a 2.3 GW distributed power deal with Oracle, and Halliburton will be the international partner for similar projects outside North America. — This expands Halliburton's revenue stream beyond oilfield services into the high-growth AI data center power market, leveraging its global execution capability.
Evidence
“VoltaGrid announced an agreement to deploy 2.3 gigawatts of generation capacity to support Oracle's next generation artificial intelligence data centers.”
External signals
Supply-chain alpha · 2returns since call
Halliburton's 20%-owned VoltaGrid signed a 2.3 GW distributed power deal with Oracle, and Halliburton will be the international partner for similar projects outside North America.
Halliburton idled uneconomic frack fleets in Q3 and expects to continue, reducing effective supply and potentially tightening the North American completion market.
Evidence
“We stacked on economic frack fleets, expanded our leading automation offerings, and executed cost-out initiatives”
Methodology & coverage
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