HAL Halliburton
$33.49
▲ 1.8%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
HAL at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Neutral · 45/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▲ Up 56.8% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$27.53B
P/E
18.16x
Forward P/E (est.)
23.79x
ROE
14.7%
Revenue Growth
-1.7%
EPS Growth
-23.7%
Profit Margin
7.0%
FCF Yield
10.8%
Debt / Equity
0.7x
ROIC
10.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
2.02x
Dividend Yield
1.8%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
2.8%
Rating Score
45/100
Business Overview
Halliburton (HAL) is a large-cap company in the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry, part of the Energy sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $27.53B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $22.18B in revenue and $1.28B in net profit.
Our model rates HAL Neutral (45/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedThe numbers don't show a durable competitive advantage — margins, growth, or returns on capital have been unstable or thin. Great returns are still possible; they just aren't protected.
14.9% average over the last 3 years
±17.9 pts around 2.5% across 10 years
grew in 5 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 10 years
10.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what HAL's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. HAL trades near $33.49, around its 50-day average ($39.18) and 200-day average ($32.75). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 11 it is oversold — selling has been heavy and a bounce is possible.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. HAL's is $1.08 (~3.2% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, HAL found buyers near $32.59 (support) and sellers near $41.46 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $20.17–$43.59. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.7× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
9.7%
Revenue moved from $15.89B in 2016 to $22.18B in 2025, a 3.8% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year declined 1.7% year over year. Shrinking revenue is worth a closer look — is it cyclical or structural?
Profitability
Gross Margin
15.7%
Operating Margin
10.2%
Net Margin
5.8%
ROE
14.7%
Halliburton keeps about 7.0% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 15.7% gross margin and 10.2% operating margin. Return on equity is 14.7% and return on invested capital about 10.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$7.07B
Net Debt
$5.02B
Net Debt / EBITDA
2.22x
Debt / Equity
0.7x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.7x, with a current ratio of 2.0x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $7.07B of total debt against $2.05B of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$2.93B
Free Cash Flow
$1.67B
FCF Margin
7.5%
In the latest year Halliburton produced about $2.93B of operating cash flow and $1.67B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 10.8% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.
Dividend yield
1.8%
Per share (latest FY)
$0.68
Total paid (latest FY)
$579.00M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 35% of free cash flow
45% of net income paid out
no current raise streak
payout was cut at least once in the last 10 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
18.16x
P/S
1.4x
P/B
2.05x
EV / EBITDA
—
HAL trades at 18.2x trailing earnings (about 23.8x on estimated forward earnings), 1.4x sales, and 2.0x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 2.8% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$24.87
Current price
$33.49
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.67B
Growth, years 1–5
-1.7%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where HAL sits versus the Energy companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 47 Energy companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How HAL stacks up against its Energy peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 47 rated Energy companies we cover, HAL ranks #39 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (18.2x P/E vs. 21.4x median) with a higher return on equity (14.7% vs. 13.3%) and slower revenue growth (-1.7% vs. 0.7%).
P/E vs sector
18.2x
median 21.4x
ROE vs sector
14.7%
median 13.3%
Growth vs sector
-1.7%
median 0.7%
Sector rank
#39
of 47 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Energy companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 47 rated companies among the 57 Energy stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$20.64 – $33.78
vs. $33.49 today · implied CAGR -9% – 0%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $22.85B | $23.54B | $24.24B | $24.97B | $25.72B |
| Net income | $1.37B | $1.41B | $1.45B | $1.50B | $1.54B |
| EPS | $1.67 | $1.72 | $1.77 | $1.82 | $1.88 |
| Share price (low) | $18.34 | $18.89 | $19.46 | $20.04 | $20.64 |
| Share price (high) | $30.01 | $30.92 | $31.84 | $32.80 | $33.78 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -45% / -10% | -25% / -4% | -17% / -2% | -12% / -1% | -9% / 0% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for HAL:
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~10.8%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- As an established S&P 500 member in Energy, it brings scale and a long operating history.
Bear Case
The case against HAL:
- Revenue growth is slow/negative (-1.7%), limiting the upside engine.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Key Risks
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (-1.7%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the picture is mixed: Halliburton is a large-cap energy business with shrinking revenue, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 18.2x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (45/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 34 Wall Street analysts covering HAL recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
HAL's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
HAL — frequently asked questions
Is HAL a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Halliburton Neutral (45/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is HAL's rating on The Stocks School?
Halliburton currently scores 45/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does HAL's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Halliburton's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for HAL calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this HAL analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell HAL. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.