Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP)Energy | Oil & Gas Drilling | Tulsa, United States | NYSE
42.55 USD
+0.13
(0.306%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 42.55 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:38 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Helmerich & Payne is currently broken by a severe multi-year structural decline. Despite the company paying a dividend, the underlying business has suffered three consecutive years of negative annual returns, dropping nearly 70% over the last nine-year window. This is not a temporary dip; the market has correctly priced in a deteriorating competitive position or operational execution issues. The recent price action shows a fragile recovery attempt, trading above its 200-day average, but the statistical forecast offers no directional bias, and the options market is hedging against a significant drop. The dividend yield of 2.27% is insufficient compensation for the capital destruction occurring in the share price. Investors should avoid this name until the multi-year downtrend is decisively reversed by sustained revenue growth and margin expansion. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.090418 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.091162 |
| AutoETS | 0.091903 |
| AutoTheta | 0.092985 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 3.21 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.027 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.48 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-08-17 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-08-17 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 69.731 |
| Revenue per Share | 40.081 |
| Market Cap | 4,252,401,920 |
| Forward P/E | 27.75 |
| Beta | 0.62 |
| Profit Margins | -3.43% |
| Website | https://www.hpinc.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume at strikes significantly below current prices (e.g., $12.50, $17.50), suggesting a fear of a deep correction. Conversely, call activity is concentrated near the money and slightly out-of-the-money ($40-$45 range), indicating a belief that the stock will consolidate or drift upward rather than crash, though the massive implied volatility gap on deep ITM calls suggests uncertainty about a potential floor.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.57% | 2.86% | 3.96% | 3.91% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | 0.25000 | 0.565739 |
| 2026-05-18 | 0.25000 | 0.601974 |
| 2026-02-13 | 0.25000 | 0.753012 |
| 2025-11-18 | 0.25000 | 0.941265 |
| 2025-08-15 | 0.25000 | 1.413228 |
| 2025-05-15 | 0.25000 | 1.375894 |
| 2025-02-14 | 0.25000 | 0.941974 |
| 2024-11-18 | 0.25000 | 0.743163 |
| 2024-08-16 | 0.42000 | 1.232033 |
| 2024-05-16 | 0.42000 | 1.099189 |
| 2024-02-12 | 0.42000 | 1.114354 |
| 2023-11-17 | 0.42000 | 1.103811 |
| 2023-08-16 | 0.48500 | 1.188143 |
| 2023-05-17 | 0.48500 | 1.527559 |
| 2023-02-13 | 0.48500 | 1.055036 |
| 2022-11-14 | 0.48500 | 0.941748 |
| 2022-08-16 | 0.25000 | 0.612895 |
| 2022-05-12 | 0.25000 | 0.566636 |
| 2022-02-10 | 0.25000 | 0.765931 |
| 2021-11-22 | 0.25000 | 1.007252 |
| 2021-08-16 | 0.25000 | 0.952381 |
| 2021-05-14 | 0.25000 | 0.851789 |
| 2021-02-11 | 0.25000 | 0.925583 |
| 2020-11-12 | 0.25000 | 1.511487 |
| 2020-08-14 | 0.25000 | 1.329080 |
| 2020-05-08 | 0.71000 | 4.004512 |
| 2020-02-07 | 0.71000 | 1.664713 |
| 2019-11-07 | 0.71000 | 1.740623 |
| 2019-08-09 | 0.71000 | 1.662374 |
| 2019-05-10 | 0.71000 | 1.235427 |
| 2019-02-07 | 0.71000 | 1.273543 |
| 2018-11-08 | 0.71000 | 1.138368 |
| 2018-08-16 | 0.71000 | 1.159373 |
| 2018-05-17 | 0.70000 | 0.954849 |
| 2018-02-09 | 0.70000 | 1.100283 |
| 2017-11-10 | 0.70000 | 1.203783 |
| 2017-08-16 | 0.70000 | 1.599269 |
| 2017-05-17 | 0.70000 | 1.234350 |
| 2017-02-09 | 0.70000 | 1.021898 |
| 2016-11-08 | 0.70000 | 1.120359 |
| 2016-08-11 | 0.70000 | 1.120717 |
| 2016-05-11 | 0.68800 | 1.156497 |
| 2016-02-10 | 0.68800 | 1.487246 |
| 2015-11-10 | 0.68800 | 1.175466 |
| 2015-08-12 | 0.68800 | 1.104511 |
| 2015-05-13 | 0.68800 | 0.907532 |
| 2015-02-11 | 0.68800 | 1.053437 |
| 2014-11-12 | 0.68800 | 0.804114 |
| 2014-08-13 | 0.68800 | 0.672795 |
| 2014-05-13 | 0.62500 | 0.579079 |
| 2014-02-12 | 0.62500 | 0.713389 |
| 2013-11-13 | 0.50000 | 0.649688 |
| 2013-08-13 | 0.50000 | 0.743384 |
| 2013-05-13 | 0.15000 | 0.242209 |
| 2013-02-13 | 0.15000 | 0.228380 |
| 2012-11-13 | 0.07000 | 0.149541 |
| 2012-08-13 | 0.07000 | 0.144928 |
| 2012-05-11 | 0.07000 | 0.152373 |
| 2012-02-13 | 0.07000 | 0.118024 |
| 2011-11-10 | 0.07000 | 0.130646 |
| 2011-08-11 | 0.07000 | 0.119986 |
| 2011-05-11 | 0.06000 | 0.102180 |
| 2011-02-11 | 0.06000 | 0.101283 |
| 2010-11-10 | 0.06000 | 0.133333 |
| 2010-08-11 | 0.06000 | 0.157233 |
| 2010-05-12 | 0.05000 | 0.132345 |
| 2010-02-10 | 0.05000 | 0.121951 |
| 2009-11-10 | 0.05000 | 0.128337 |
| 2009-08-12 | 0.05000 | 0.148721 |
| 2009-05-13 | 0.05000 | 0.160102 |
| 2009-02-11 | 0.05000 | 0.223914 |
| 2008-11-12 | 0.05000 | 0.204082 |
| 2008-08-13 | 0.05000 | 0.090465 |
| 2008-05-13 | 0.04500 | 0.076923 |
| 2008-02-13 | 0.04500 | 0.104603 |
| 2007-11-13 | 0.04500 | 0.146056 |
| 2007-08-13 | 0.04500 | 0.141732 |
| 2007-05-11 | 0.04500 | 0.139752 |
| 2007-02-13 | 0.04500 | 0.164835 |
| 2006-11-13 | 0.04500 | 0.184124 |
| 2006-08-11 | 0.04500 | 0.178218 |
| 2006-05-11 | 0.04150 | 0.106274 |
| 2006-02-13 | 0.04150 | 0.120290 |
| 2005-11-10 | 0.04150 | 0.155898 |
| 2005-08-11 | 0.04150 | 0.139472 |
| 2005-05-11 | 0.04150 | 0.201946 |
| 2005-02-11 | 0.04150 | 0.207968 |
| 2004-11-10 | 0.04150 | 0.292563 |
| 2004-08-11 | 0.04150 | 0.338086 |
| 2004-05-12 | 0.04000 | 0.317839 |
| 2004-02-11 | 0.04000 | 0.268276 |
| 2003-11-12 | 0.04000 | 0.314961 |
| 2003-08-13 | 0.04000 | 0.276148 |
| 2003-05-13 | 0.04000 | 0.272201 |
| 2003-02-12 | 0.04000 | 0.317460 |
| 2002-11-13 | 0.04000 | 0.319872 |
| 2002-10-01 | 4.59000 | 35.226401 |
| 2002-08-13 | 0.04000 | 0.228898 |
| 2002-05-13 | 0.03750 | 0.176678 |
| 2002-02-13 | 0.03750 | 0.256498 |
| 2001-11-13 | 0.03750 | 0.253807 |
| 2001-08-13 | 0.03750 | 0.257202 |
| 2001-05-11 | 0.01900 | 0.087256 |
| 2001-02-13 | 0.03750 | 0.138709 |
| 2000-11-13 | 0.03750 | 0.259179 |
| 2000-08-11 | 0.03750 | 0.213144 |
| 2000-05-11 | 0.03500 | 0.208955 |
| 2000-02-11 | 0.03500 | 0.293963 |
| 1999-11-10 | 0.03500 | 0.273839 |
| 1999-08-11 | 0.03500 | 0.239316 |
| 1999-05-12 | 0.03500 | 0.290155 |
| 1999-02-10 | 0.03500 | 0.411765 |
| 1998-11-10 | 0.03500 | 0.321839 |
| 1998-08-12 | 0.03500 | 0.366013 |
| 1998-05-13 | 0.03500 | 0.241901 |
| 1998-02-11 | 0.03500 | 0.247788 |
| 1997-11-12 | 0.03250 | 0.161742 |
| 1997-08-13 | 0.03250 | 0.199808 |
| 1997-05-13 | 0.03250 | 0.255528 |
| 1997-02-12 | 0.03250 | 0.290503 |
| 1996-11-13 | 0.03250 | 0.240185 |
| 1996-08-13 | 0.03250 | 0.329114 |
| 1996-05-13 | 0.03125 | 0.332226 |
| 1996-02-13 | 0.03125 | 0.371747 |
| 1995-11-13 | 0.03125 | 0.500000 |
| 1995-08-11 | 0.03125 | 0.436681 |
| 1995-05-09 | 0.03125 | 0.413223 |
| 1995-02-09 | 0.03125 | 0.500000 |
| 1994-11-08 | 0.03125 | 0.408163 |
| 1994-08-09 | 0.03125 | 0.473934 |
| 1994-05-10 | 0.03000 | 0.452830 |
| 1994-02-09 | 0.03000 | 0.417391 |
| 1993-11-08 | 0.03000 | 0.422907 |
| 1993-08-10 | 0.03000 | 0.370656 |
| 1993-05-10 | 0.03000 | 0.366412 |
| 1993-02-08 | 0.03000 | 0.472906 |
| 1992-11-09 | 0.03000 | 0.502618 |
| 1992-08-10 | 0.03000 | 0.500000 |
| 1992-05-11 | 0.02875 | 0.471795 |
| 1992-02-10 | 0.02875 | 0.541176 |
| 1991-11-08 | 0.02875 | 0.508287 |
| 1991-08-09 | 0.02875 | 0.486772 |
| 1991-05-09 | 0.02875 | 0.469388 |
| 1991-02-11 | 0.02875 | 0.416290 |
| 1990-11-08 | 0.02875 | 0.444444 |
| 1990-08-09 | 0.02750 | 0.325926 |
| 1990-05-09 | 0.02750 | 0.339768 |
| 1990-02-09 | 0.02750 | 0.297297 |
| 1989-11-09 | 0.02750 | 0.392857 |
| 1989-08-09 | 0.02625 | 0.352941 |
| 1989-05-09 | 0.02625 | 0.392523 |
| 1989-02-09 | 0.02625 | 0.466667 |
| 1988-11-01 | 0.02625 | 0.512195 |
| 1988-08-09 | 0.02500 | 0.470588 |
| 1988-05-10 | 0.02500 | 0.446927 |
| 1987-11-09 | 0.02500 | 0.540541 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.9981159 |
| Address1 | 222 North Detroit Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 1400 |
| All Time High | 118.95 |
| All Time Low | 3.375 |
| Ask | 45.0 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,146,450 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,252,640 |
| Average Volume | 1,252,640 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,146,450 |
| Beta | 0.619 |
| Bid | 40.8 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 25.757 |
| City | Tulsa |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 42.55 |
| Current Ratio | 1.962 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 42.9 |
| Day Low | 41.94 |
| Debt To Equity | 69.731 |
| Display Name | Helmerich & Payne |
| Dividend Date | 1,788,220,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.0 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.36 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,024,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,024,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,859,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,859,200 |
| Ebitda | 828,084,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.20723 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.221 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.496 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,979,449,344 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.1365 |
| Eps Forward | 1.53314 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.4 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,787,011,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 36.4544 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 6.0956 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.16721165 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 99.81159 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 45.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.4500008 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.054444462 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 23.05 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.1820513 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.5 - 45.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 340,464,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 4.06 |
| Float Shares | 96,032,332 |
| Forward Eps | 1.53314 |
| Forward P E | 27.7535 |
| Free Cashflow | 493,073,888 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 15,700 |
| Fullday Change | 0.130001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.306462 |
| Fullday Price | 42.55 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.31845 |
| Gross Profits | 1,272,508,032 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03825 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.05081 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 99,938,945 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Drilling |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Drilling |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-drilling |
| Ir Website | http://www.hpinc.com/investor1.htm |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,787,011,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.25 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Last Split Date | 1,152,489,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Helmerich & Payne, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides drilling solutions and technologies for oil and gas exploration and production companies. The company operates through North America Solutions, Offshore Solutions, and International Solutions segments. The North America Solutions segment conducts operations primarily in Texas. The Offshore Solutions segment has drilling operations in Louisiana and in U.S. federal waters the North Sea and Norwegian Sea off the coast of Norway, Caspian Sea and other international waters. The International Solutions segment conducts drilling operations in Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Bahrain, Oman, Germany, and Kuwait. The company focuses on developing, promoting, and commercializing technologies designed to enhance the drilling operations, as well as wellbore quality and placement. It also owns and operates commercial real estate properties. In addition, the company's real estate investments include a shopping center. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
| Long Name | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,252,401,920 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_278341 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -138,668,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,239,410,046 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 15 |
| Open | 42.34 |
| Operating Cashflow | 579,628,032 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05096 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.6091 |
| Peg Ratio | 6.81 |
| Phone | 918 742 5531 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 42.55 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 42.42 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -311.72162 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.651978 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.0641668 |
| Profit Margins | -0.03428 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.375 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.130001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.306462 |
| Regular Market Day High | 42.9 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 41.94 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 41.94 - 42.9 |
| Regular Market Open | 42.34 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 42.42 |
| Regular Market Price | 42.55 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 952,985 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00937 |
| Return On Equity | -0.04639 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.006 |
| Revenue Per Share | 40.081 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 99,938,945 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.082600005 |
| Shares Short | 8,252,091 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 8,810,766 |
| Short Name | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1179 |
| Short Ratio | 6.62 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | OK |
| Symbol | HP |
| Target High Price | 50.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 43.2 |
| Target Median Price | 44.0 |
| Total Cash | 231,387,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.315 |
| Total Debt | 1,862,115,968 |
| Total Revenue | 3,995,992,064 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.023573788 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.4 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 34.65275 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 7.897251 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.22789682 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 952,985 |
| Website | https://www.hpinc.com |
| Zip | 74,120 |