Mr. Market is currently offering Halliburton Company at $41.98.
The business passes 4 of 7 of Graham's defensive criteria — adequate but not exceptional.
At $41.98, the stock trades at a 104% premium to its Graham Number of $20.56. Graham would consider this price speculative.
There is no margin of safety at the current price. Graham would advise patience and waiting for a better entry point.
Negative NCAV — liabilities exceed current assets. Common in capital-return businesses (buybacks, debt-funded dividends) and capital-intensive industries. Not automatically a warning sign..
Conclusion: This stock is better suited for Graham's Enterprising investor — one willing to devote time and skill to security selection.
Halliburton Company provides products and services to the energy industry worldwide. It operates in two segments, Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. The Completion and Production segment offers production enhancement services that include stimulation and sand control services; cementing services, such as well bonding and casing, and casing equipment; and completion tools that offer downhole solutions and services, including well completion products and services, intelligent well completions, liner hanger systems, sand control systems, multilateral systems, and service tools. This segment also provides electrical submersible pumps, as well as artificial lift services; production solutions comprising coiled tubing, hydraulic workover units, downhole tools, and pumping and nitrogen services; pipeline and process services, such as pre-commissioning, commissioning, maintenance, and decommissioning; and specialty chemicals and services. The Drilling and Evaluation segment offers drilling fluid systems, performance additives, completion fluids, solids control, specialized testing equipment, and waste management services; drilling systems and services; wireline and perforating services consisting of open-hole logging, and cased-hole and slickline; and drill bits and services comprising roller cone bits, fixed cutter bits, hole enlargement, and related downhole tools and services, as well as coring equipment and services. This segment also provides cloud based digital services and artificial intelligence solutions on an open architecture for subsurface insights, integrated well construction, and reservoir and production management; testing and subsea services, such as acquisition and analysis of reservoir information and optimization solutions; and project management and integrated asset management services. Halliburton Company was founded in 1919 and is based in Houston, Texas.
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit % | 15.7% ▼ | 18.7% | 18.9% | 16.3% | N/A |
| Operating Margin % | 13.9% ▼ | 17.2% | 17.7% | 15.1% | N/A |
| Net Income % | 5.8% ▼ | 10.9% | 11.5% | 7.7% | N/A |
| Diluted EPS | 1.50 ▼ | 2.83 | 2.92 | 1.74 | N/A |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $25.0B | $25.6B | $24.7B | $23.3B | N/A |
| Total Debt | $8.1B ↓ | $8.6B | $8.8B | $8.9B | N/A |
| Working Capital | $5.8B ▼ | $6.3B | $5.9B | $5.6B | N/A |
| Years to Pay Debt | 6.34 | 3.44 | 3.34 | 5.69 | N/A |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $1.7B ▼ | $2.4B | $2.1B | $1.2B | N/A |
| Owner Earnings | $3.7B | $5.0B | $5.0B | $3.5B | N/A |
| CapEx % of Net Income | 97.7% | 57.7% | 52.3% | 64.3% | N/A |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expenditure % of Net Income | 97.7% | 57.7% | 52.3% | 64.3% | N/A |
| Repurchase of Capital Stock | -$1.0B | -$1.0B | -$800M | -$250M | N/A |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.7B ▼ | $2.4B ▲ | $2.1B ▲ | $1.2B • | N/A • |
| Warren's Owner Earnings | $3.7B | $5.0B | $5.0B | $3.5B | N/A |
| Institution | % Owned | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Research Global Investors | 13.19% | 110,220,971 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 12.09% | 101,025,255 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 9.42% | 78,715,172 |
| State Street Corporation | 6.08% | 50,825,761 |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 3.72% | 31,097,164 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.67% | 22,288,010 |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.89% | 15,806,168 |
| Capital World Investors | 1.55% | 12,987,123 |
Halliburton Company (HAL) fundamental analysis — Overall grade D based on profitability, financial health, valuation and cash flow. Graham's Fair Value: $20.56. Margin of safety: 0%. Gross profit margin: 15.7%. Operating margin: 13.9%. Net margin: 5.8%. Market cap: $35.1B. Sector: Energy. Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services. Analysis powered by 360investing — free fundamental stock analysis based on Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett principles.
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