Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) Secures Contracts And Automation Wins Raising Near-Term Momentum

Contract awards and field automation deployments sit alongside improving margin metrics to create a constructive near-term operational picture for Halliburton. Technical momentum and mixed mean-reversion signals imply a range-bound push with upside potential if execution continues.

Recent News

On July 20, 2026, Halliburton announced a contract award from Basra Oil Company to provide Integrated Field Management Services and EPCM for the Bin Umar and Sindbad fields in southern Iraq. On July 9, 2026, Halliburton reported deployment of LOGIX automation and remote operations on a deepwater exploration well with Eni offshore Indonesia.

Technical Analysis

ADX sits at 21.55, indicating an emerging trend strength rather than an established directional move; this frames near-term price action as trend-capable but not yet strong.

Directional indicators show DI+ at 26.44 with a peak-and-reversal, which registers as a bearish signal, while DI‑ at 21.10 trends downward, a bullish signal. The combination signals short-term conflict between directional pressure and requires confirmation from momentum measures.

MACD currently reads 0.15 with the MACD line above the signal line (signal = -0.29) and MACD_trend increasing; that crossover constitutes a bullish momentum signal and supports upward bias in the coming weeks.

MRO stands at 27.47 and is increasing; the positive MRO indicates price sits above the modeled target and therefore carries mean-reversion risk that could cap rallies unless underlying fundamentals absorb the premium.

RSI at 45.78 and rising indicates improving buying pressure without overbought conditions, allowing room for further upside before typical overbought thresholds appear.

Price dynamics favor the short-term bulls: the close at $35.34 sits above the 12-day EMA ($34.26), 20-day average ($33.72), 50-day average ($34.18) and 200-day average ($34.18), with the 12-day EMA rising—this alignment supports continued short-term appreciation so long as the price holds above the short-term averages. The Ichimoku Tenkan and Kijun (33.76 and 33.53) remain below price, while the Senkou cloud leading span A at 35.71 lies just above the close, placing the stock near the cloud boundary and implying the market requires confirmation to clear higher resistance. SuperTrend lower support registers near $33.49, providing an observable technical floor for short-term consolidation.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue reached $5,714,000,000 for the period ending 2026-06-30, with operating income of $683,000,000 and EBIT of $768,000,000; WMDST values the stock as under-valued based on these and other metrics. The company reported adjusted EPS of $0.55 versus an estimate of $0.54, a $0.01 beat representing a 1.85% surprise.

Margins present a mixed but improving picture: EBIT margin stands at 13.44% (EBIT $768M), rising 7.89 percentage points quarter-over-quarter and 2.72 percentage points year-over-year; that places the company below the industry peer mean of 27.66% and the industry peer median of 19.75%, but it shows internal improvement on both quarterly and annual comparatives. Operating margin measures 11.95% but declined by 4.90 percentage points QoQ and by 9.41 percentage points YoY, indicating variability between EBIT and operating income drivers this quarter.

Cash generation remains healthy: operating cash flow totaled $824,000,000 and free cash flow reached $589,000,000, producing a free cash flow yield of 1.92%, which exceeds the industry peer mean free cash flow yield of 1.02%. Free cash flow growth shows positive YoY movement, though quarterly comparisons show some volatility. Net debt of $5,113,000,000 yields a debt-to-EBITDA of 7.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.7447; interest coverage remains comfortable at 7.38x.

Balance-sheet liquidity reads well: total current assets of $11,882,000,000 against total current liabilities of $5,887,000,000 deliver a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The cash conversion cycle sits at 78.17 days, modestly better than the industry peer mean of 63.32 days but within the reported industry peer range, showing working-capital dynamics that remain serviceable given scale of operations.

Valuation multiples show a mixed signal set: trailing P/E near 66.67 and forward P/E at about 51.71, with a price-to-book of 2.78 and an enterprise multiple of 34.57. The consensus price target mean sits at $40.17 with a high at $56.38 and low at $23.25; WMDST’s assessment labels the current valuation as under-valued, acknowledging the multiple compression relative to historical highs and the company’s cash generation profile. Recent contract awards and automation deployments reported in July provide operational catalysts that tie directly to revenue visibility and backlog.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2026-07-21
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-10-20
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 2.0 B
 Operating Cash Flow 824.0 M
 Capital Expenditures -235.00 M
 Change In Working Capital 65.0 M
 Dividends Paid -143.00 M
 Cash Flow Delta 45.0 M
 End Period Cash Flow 2.0 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 5.7 B
 Forward Revenue 1.6 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 4.9 B
 Depreciation
 Depreciation and Amortization
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 5.0 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 804.0 M
 EBITDA 1.1 B
 EBIT 768.0 M
 Operating Income 683.0 M
 Interest Income 21.0 M
 Interest Expense 104.0 M
 Net Interest Income -83.00 M
 Income Before Tax 664.0 M
 Tax Provision 126.0 M
 Tax Rate 19.0 %
 Net Income 534.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 538.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.54
 EPS Actual 0.55
 EPS Difference 0.01
 EPS Surprise 1.852 %
 Forward EPS 0.73
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 25.8 B
 Intangible Assets 3.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets 8.0 B
 Total Current Assets 11.9 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 2.0 B
 Cash 2.0 B
 Net Receivables 5.3 B
 Inventory 3.1 B
 Long-Term Investments 2.4 B
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 3.5 B
 Short-Term Debt 90.0 M
 Total Current Liabilities 5.9 B
 Net Debt 5.1 B
 Total Debt 8.2 B
 Total Liabilities 14.8 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 11.0 B
 Retained Earnings 15.7 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 13.18
 Shares Outstanding 834.000 M
 Revenue Per-Share 6.84
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 30.6 B
 Enterprise Value 36.8 B
 Enterprise Multiple 34.57
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -6.241 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 38.657 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 107.267
median: 44.843
mean: 43.845
HAL: 34.57
low: -39.564
 EV/R 6.437
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.346
 Asset To Liability 1.748
 Debt To Capital 0.427
 Debt To Assets 0.317
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.232 %
Debt To Assets YoY -5.899 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.865
mean: 0.345
HAL: 0.317
median: 0.309
low: 0.0
 Debt To Equity 0.745
Debt To Equity QoQ -0.659 %
Debt To Equity YoY -8.621 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.75
mean: 1.207
HAL: 0.745
median: 0.706
low: 0.0
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.782
Price To Book QoQ 1.277 %
Price To Book YoY 57.694 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 11.468
mean: 4.883
median: 3.71
HAL: 2.782
low: -0.296
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 66.667
Price To Earnings QoQ 3.389 %
Price To Earnings YoY 69.662 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 302.331
median: 81.141
mean: 72.851
HAL: 66.667
low: -202.033
 PE/G Ratio
 Price To Sales (P/S) 5.361
Price To Sales QoQ -2.21 %
Price To Sales YoY 59.374 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 25.655
mean: 11.483
median: 9.965
HAL: 5.361
low: 0.524
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 51.711
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S 18.854
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 2.444
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.224
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 4.076 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 2.858 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.57
HAL: 0.224
mean: 0.144
median: 0.13
low: 0.03
 Receivables Turnover 1.086
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.926 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 0.273 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.739
mean: 1.873
median: 1.561
HAL: 1.086
low: 0.585
 Inventory Turnover 1.616
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 4.9 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 5.358 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 14.393
mean: 2.767
HAL: 1.616
median: 1.487
low: 0.4
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 84.016
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 78.168
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -4.98 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -3.958 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 289.787
HAL: 78.168
median: 68.329
mean: 63.317
low: -88.914
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.953
 CapEx To Revenue -0.041
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 18.1 B
 Net Invested Capital 18.2 B
 Invested Capital 18.2 B
 Net Tangible Assets 8.0 B
 Net Working Capital 6.0 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.348
 Current Ratio 2.018
Current Ratio QoQ -3.116 %
Current Ratio YoY 1.065 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 6.932
HAL: 2.018
mean: 2.018
median: 1.986
low: 0.162
 Quick Ratio 1.499
Quick Ratio QoQ -2.521 %
Quick Ratio YoY 1.879 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 5.317
median: 1.692
HAL: 1.499
mean: 1.45
low: 0.148
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 7.706
 Cost Of Debt 1.046 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 7.385
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 14.116 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 12.664 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 25.702
mean: 8.764
HAL: 7.385
median: 5.247
low: -1.804
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.104
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 65.854
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 3.734
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.268
 Dividend Rate 0.17
 Dividend Yield 0.005
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 2.729 %
 Revenue Growth 5.776 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -228.128 %
Revenue Growth YoY 236.401 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 41.85 %
HAL: 5.776 %
mean: 3.279 %
median: 2.315 %
low: -24.034 %
 Earnings Growth 0.0 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -100.0 %
Earnings Growth YoY -100.0 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 238.462 %
median: 10.345 %
HAL: 0.0 %
mean: -1.764 %
low: -255.556 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 14.071 %
Gross Margin QoQ -2.925 %
Gross Margin YoY -5.335 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 86.321 %
mean: 38.642 %
median: 33.191 %
HAL: 14.071 %
low: -5.561 %
 EBIT Margin 13.441 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 7.891 %
EBIT Margin YoY 2.721 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 78.229 %
mean: 27.66 %
median: 19.752 %
HAL: 13.441 %
low: -54.293 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 11.953 %
Return On Sales QoQ -4.901 %
Return On Sales YoY -9.406 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 74.843 %
mean: 27.173 %
median: 17.723 %
HAL: 11.953 %
low: -28.155 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 589.0 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.923 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 601.825 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -34.234 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 8.358 %
HAL: 1.923 %
mean: 1.022 %
median: 0.763 %
low: -12.123 %
 Free Cash Growth 627.16 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -795.168 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 0.722 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA HAL: 627.16 %
high: 597.044 %
mean: 14.199 %
median: -13.198 %
low: -604.506 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.103
 Cash Flow Margin 10.746 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.15
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.095 %
Return On Assets QoQ 13.983 %
Return On Assets YoY 12.212 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 7.329 %
median: 2.337 %
mean: 2.304 %
HAL: 2.095 %
low: -3.517 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.851 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.049
Return On Equity QoQ 13.424 %
Return On Equity YoY 7.946 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.209
mean: 0.068
HAL: 0.049
median: 0.034
low: -0.147
 DuPont ROE 4.901 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 3.423 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 11.899 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 9.082 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 11.567 %
HAL: 3.423 %
mean: 3.094 %
median: 2.91 %
low: -3.654 %

Six-Week Outlook

Short-term momentum leans constructive: bullish MACD crossover, price above short-term moving averages, and a rising RSI support a near-term upward bias. Offsetting those signals, a positive and rising MRO indicates price sits above the modeled target and creates mean-reversion risk that can limit upside rallies. Directional indicators currently conflict—DI+ peak-and-reverse vs. DI‑ decreasing—so expect consolidation with directional probes rather than a sustained, high-confidence trend until one set of signals confirms.

Operational catalysts—contract awards for Iraq work and deepwater automation deployments—should underpin revenue visibility and provide supportive newsflow; if execution validates backlog conversion, technical momentum can extend toward the consensus price target mean. Conversely, hold of short-term technical support near the low-$33 area remains pivotal for sustaining the current constructive posture.

About Halliburton Company

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) delivers a wide array of products and services to the global oil and gas industry. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Halliburton divides its operations into two main segments: Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. The Completion and Production segment enhances oil and gas production with services like stimulation, sand control, and cementing. It also provides completion tools and artificial lift services to improve well performance. In the Drilling and Evaluation segment, Halliburton advances drilling processes by offering innovative drilling fluid systems, performance additives, and waste management solutions. This segment also supplies wireline and perforating services, drill bits, and digital solutions utilizing cloud technology and artificial intelligence for subsurface insights and reservoir management optimization. Since its founding in 1919, Halliburton has maintained a strong commitment to technological advancement and sustainable energy practices. By continually refining its offerings, Halliburton ensures clients achieve optimal efficiency and productivity in their operations across the globe.



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