Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ:WFRD) Strengthens Completions Position, Poised For Near-Term Operational Momentum

Weatherford’s corporate actions and balance-sheet flexibility support a constructive operational setup even as technical indicators show a cautious near-term tone. Recent strategic deals and steady cash generation frame a fair-valued outlook.

Recent News

On September 1, 2026 the company completed the previously announced acquisition of NCS Multistage, expanding its completions and multistage fracturing capabilities. Management called special shareholder meetings scheduled for early September to vote on a planned redomestication to Delaware, and proxy materials and filings show board-led steps to effect the scheme of arrangement. The company hosted a second-quarter 2026 conference call and furnished an SEC Form 8‑K announcing results for the quarter in late July 2026.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show an emerging trend: ADX at 22.55 indicates trend strength emerging rather than well-established. DI- sits at 27.92 and is increasing, which signals bearish directional pressure; DI+ at 17.58 and decreasing reinforces that the sellers hold a short-term edge.

MACD displays a dip & reversal, which signals developing bullish momentum; however MACD remains negative at -1.78 and sits below the signal line (-0.82), implying momentum has begun to turn but lacks confirmation from a crossover above the signal line.

MRO reads 14.78 and is decreasing, indicating the price sits above the model target with moderate mean-reversion pressure and that upside potential faces resistance while the oscillator moderates downward.

RSI at 45.71 and decreasing shows momentum slightly tilted toward sellers but not oversold, leaving room for mean reversion or consolidation rather than an immediate extremes-driven move.

Price trades below the short-, medium- and long-term averages: last close $84.13 versus the 20-day average $87.50, 50-day $88.46 and 200-day $92.90; the price below these averages aligns with the DI-/DI+ configuration and keeps near-term bias cautious relative to the WMDST fair-valued appraisal.

Ichimoku components (Tenkan $88.83; Kijun $89.50; Senkou A $87.22; Senkou B $94.86) place the price beneath Tenkan and Kijun, reinforcing short-term pressure while the cloud offers multi-week resistance near $87–$95. Bollinger bands place the 1x lower band at $81.49 so current price sits above the lower band, supporting a consolidation environment rather than an immediate breakdown.

Volume registers below the 10-, 50- and 200-day averages, which reduces conviction for directional breakouts and suggests that moves lack wide participation despite corporate activity.

Fundamental Analysis

Revenue and margin profile: total revenue for the period stands at $1,105,000,000 with YoY revenue contraction near -4.08% and an acute QoQ decline of -61.61% in reported growth metrics; gross profit totaled $333,000,000 and gross margin sits at 30.136% (down modestly YoY). Operating margin equals 10.498% and EBIT margin equals 9.231%; EBIT margin declined roughly -19.44% QoQ and -50.82% YoY, leaving margins materially below the industry peer mean (EBIT margin industry peer mean 27.525% and industry peer median 19.752%).

Earnings and cash flow: reported EPS came in at $0.61 versus an estimate of $0.90, an EPS surprise of -32.22%. Net income registered $39,000,000 while operating cash flow reached $175,000,000 and free cash flow came in at $133,000,000; free cash flow yield equals 2.005%, which sits above the industry peer mean free cash flow yield of 1.243%.

Leverage and liquidity: total debt $1,622,000,000 and net debt $316,000,000 produce a debt-to-EBITDA of 9.38 and an interest-coverage ratio near 3.78. Current ratio stands at 2.34 and quick ratio at 1.77, supported by cash and short-term investments of $1,100,000,000 and net working capital of $1,891,000,000; these working-capital dynamics support operational flexibility during integration of acquisitions.

Capital allocation and returns: return on equity equals 2.181% and return on invested capital 1.91%, both depressed year-over-year; retained earnings remain negative at -$1,022,000,000. Dividend yield registers 0.302% with a dividend payout ratio near 51.282% and dividend-coverage ratio 1.95, reflecting a modest cash return to shareholders while preserving liquidity.

Valuation context: price multiples show a trailing PE of 151.45 and forward PE of 53.66, price-to-book about 3.71 and enterprise multiple near 41.36. WMDST values the stock as fair-valued; that determination reflects a combination of above-mean free cash flow yield, capital structure improvement since prior periods, and remaining margin recovery needs following QoQ and YoY margin contractions.

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 $ 1.1 B
 Operating Cash Flow $ 175.0 M
 Capital Expenditures $ -42.00 M
 Change In Working Capital $ 48.0 M
 Dividends Paid $ -20.00 M
 Cash Flow Delta $ 87.0 M
 End Period Cash Flow $ 1.1 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue $ 1.1 B
 Forward Revenue $ 897.5 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue $ 772.0 M
 Depreciation $ 71.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization $ 71.0 M
 Research and Development $ 20.0 M
 Total Operating Expenses $ 989.0 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit $ 333.0 M
 EBITDA $ 173.0 M
 EBIT $ 102.0 M
 Operating Income $ 116.0 M
 Interest Income $ 11.0 M
 Interest Expense $ 27.0 M
 Net Interest Income $ -16.00 M
 Income Before Tax $ 75.0 M
 Tax Provision $ 33.0 M
 Tax Rate 40.0 %
 Net Income $ 39.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations $ 42.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate $ 0.90
 EPS Actual $ 0.61
 EPS Difference $ -0.29
 EPS Surprise -32.222 %
 Forward EPS $ 1.76
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets $ 5.1 B
 Intangible Assets $ 265.0 M
 Net Tangible Assets $ 1.5 B
 Total Current Assets $ 3.3 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments $ 1.1 B
 Cash $ 1.1 B
 Net Receivables $ 1.1 B
 Inventory $ 811.0 M
 Long-Term Investments $ 290.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable $ 625.0 M
 Short-Term Debt —
 Total Current Liabilities $ 1.4 B
 Net Debt $ 316.0 M
 Total Debt $ 1.6 B
 Total Liabilities $ 3.3 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity $ 1.8 B
 Retained Earnings $ -1.02 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share $ 24.90
 Shares Outstanding 71.800 M
 Revenue Per-Share $ 15.39
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization $ 6.6 B
 Enterprise Value $ 7.2 B
 Enterprise Multiple 41.361
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 13.081 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 149.508 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 107.267
median: 44.843
mean: 42.929
WFRD: 41.361
low: -46.434
 EV/R 6.475
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.853
 Asset To Liability 1.54
 Debt To Capital 0.476
 Debt To Assets 0.318
Debt To Assets QoQ -0.824 %
Debt To Assets YoY -6.448 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.922
mean: 0.343
WFRD: 0.318
median: 0.309
low: 0.0
 Debt To Equity 0.907
Debt To Equity QoQ -2.16 %
Debt To Equity YoY -21.59 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.75
mean: 1.169
WFRD: 0.907
median: 0.745
low: 0.0
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 3.71
Price To Book QoQ -3.667 %
Price To Book YoY 39.936 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 13.257
mean: 4.739
WFRD: 3.71
median: 3.413
low: -0.514
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 151.454
Price To Earnings QoQ 139.654 %
Price To Earnings YoY 238.156 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 169.653
WFRD: 151.454
median: 80.738
mean: 68.402
low: -202.033
 PE/G Ratio -2.564
 Price To Sales (P/S) 6.003
Price To Sales QoQ 2.144 %
Price To Sales YoY 80.544 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 30.807
mean: 11.362
median: 9.409
WFRD: 6.003
low: 0.258
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 53.657
Forward PE/G -0.909
Forward P/S 7.12
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 5.571
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.217
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -3.186 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -8.15 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.57
WFRD: 0.217
mean: 0.151
median: 0.145
low: 0.014
 Receivables Turnover 0.974
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.414 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -4.907 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 6.31
mean: 2.221
median: 1.884
WFRD: 0.974
low: 0.585
 Inventory Turnover 0.944
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -3.472 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 0.813 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 35.616
mean: 4.12
median: 1.616
WFRD: 0.944
low: 0.022
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 93.727
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 115.079
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ —
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 4.812 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 289.787
WFRD: 115.079
median: 68.717
mean: 60.855
low: -115.305
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.584
 CapEx To Revenue -0.038
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.592
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital $ 3.2 B
 Net Invested Capital $ 3.2 B
 Invested Capital $ 3.2 B
 Net Tangible Assets $ 1.5 B
 Net Working Capital $ 1.9 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.782
 Current Ratio 2.344
Current Ratio QoQ 1.489 %
Current Ratio YoY 5.86 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 6.932
WFRD: 2.344
median: 2.018
mean: 2.004
low: 0.162
 Quick Ratio 1.768
Quick Ratio QoQ 2.262 %
Quick Ratio YoY 8.569 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 6.224
WFRD: 1.768
median: 1.499
mean: 1.456
low: 0.148
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 9.376
 Cost Of Debt 0.996 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 3.778
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -22.727 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -41.495 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 25.702
mean: 8.528
median: 5.247
WFRD: 3.778
low: -20.962
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.128
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 70.516
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 1.95
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.513
 Dividend Rate $ 0.28
 Dividend Yield 0.003
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 0.334 %
 Revenue Growth -4.08 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -61.611 %
Revenue Growth YoY -542.516 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 44.489 %
mean: 4.015 %
median: 2.353 %
WFRD: -4.08 %
low: -24.423 %
 Earnings Growth -59.06 %
Earnings Growth QoQ 168.577 %
Earnings Growth YoY -606.953 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 238.462 %
median: 10.345 %
mean: -0.668 %
WFRD: -59.06 %
low: -255.556 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 30.136 %
Gross Margin QoQ 2.107 %
Gross Margin YoY -3.243 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 88.918 %
mean: 36.765 %
median: 33.191 %
WFRD: 30.136 %
low: -5.561 %
 EBIT Margin 9.231 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -19.436 %
EBIT Margin YoY -50.823 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 103.646 %
mean: 27.525 %
median: 19.752 %
WFRD: 9.231 %
low: -61.181 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 10.498 %
Return On Sales QoQ -11.079 %
Return On Sales YoY -28.991 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 94.961 %
mean: 26.236 %
median: 16.652 %
WFRD: 10.498 %
low: -63.756 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) $ 133.0 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 2.005 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 65.566 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 8.496 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 18.566 %
WFRD: 2.005 %
mean: 1.243 %
median: 0.763 %
low: -12.123 %
 Free Cash Growth 62.195 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -199.973 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 349.191 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 627.16 %
WFRD: 62.195 %
mean: 55.568 %
median: 0.393 %
low: -604.506 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 3.41
 Cash Flow Margin 16.29 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 4.615
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added $ 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.766 %
Return On Assets QoQ -63.541 %
Return On Assets YoY -71.289 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 11.102 %
mean: 2.318 %
median: 2.249 %
WFRD: 0.766 %
low: -8.387 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 2.76 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.022
Return On Equity QoQ -64.496 %
Return On Equity YoY -75.786 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.246
mean: 0.068
median: 0.034
WFRD: 0.022
low: -0.254
 DuPont ROE 2.199 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.91 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -23.478 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -66.201 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 12.909 %
mean: 4.207 %
median: 2.91 %
WFRD: 1.91 %
low: -10.101 %

Six-Week Outlook

Corporate catalysts supply a constructive backdrop: completion of the NCS Multistage acquisition plus redomestication activity concentrate operational and structural shifts that could lift forward revenue mix and investor attention. Technically, the emerging ADX and DI- pressure combined with price trading below all major averages argue for a cautious consolidation phase in the next six weeks unless the MACD completes a decisive crossover above its signal line and volume picks up on advancing days.

Given WMDST’s fair-valued assessment, expect price action to oscillate within the $81–$95 technical band while integration updates and near-term operational results set the directional bias. Traders should watch for a confirmed MACD crossover, a re-acceleration in MRO toward zero from the positive side, and improving volume to validate any breakout above short-term resistance around the 20–50 day averages.

About Weatherford International plc

Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ:WFRD) delivers comprehensive energy services and equipment crucial for the lifecycle of oil, geothermal, and natural gas wells across the globe. The company structures its operations into three primary segments: Drilling and Evaluation, Well Construction and Completions, and Production and Intervention. Weatherford designs artificial lift systems, encompassing a variety of technologies such as reciprocating rod, progressing cavity, and hybrid lift systems, along with automation and control systems. The company also provides pressure pumping and reservoir stimulation services, including acidizing, fracturing, and cementing. Their software solutions enhance automation and flow measurement capabilities. In the realm of well construction, Weatherford offers safety systems, downhole monitoring, flow control, and multistage fracturing systems. They also supply sand-control technologies and production packers, alongside cementing products like plugs and float equipment. Additionally, the company provides directional drilling services, logging and measurement while drilling, and rotary-steerable systems. Weatherford further supports the industry with tubular handling, management, and connection services, as well as well abandonment solutions. The company, incorporated in 1972, operates from its headquarters in Houston, Texas.



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