Helmerich and Payne (HP)
What the price implies
A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.
At a market value of $4.3B, Helmerich and Payne's free cash flow of $117M (fiscal 2025) would need to grow about 13% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is faster than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 9 years.
Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from Helmerich and Payne's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.
Fundamental grade
Five factors scored 1 to 9 from HP's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.
Key numbers
Results from SEC filings
Fiscal years, from Helmerich and Payne's 10-K filings. Ten years of the full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.2B | $2.0B | $2.9B | $2.7B | $3.7B |
| Net income | -$326M | $7M | $434M | $344M | -$164M |
| Free cash flow | $54M | -$17M | $438M | $190M | $117M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$3.04 | $0.05 | $4.16 | $3.43 | -$1.66 |
| Operating margin | -35.4% | 2.2% | 19.9% | 16.7% | 0.09% |
Where the revenue comes from
Revenue by segments, fiscal 2025. Every breakdown, year by year.
Superinvestors who own HP
From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 4 of the investors we track hold it.
| Investor | Last quarter | Value | % of portfolio | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prem Watsa Fairfax Financial Holdings |
Held | $38M | 1.5% | Q2 2026 |
| Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management |
Added | $5M | 0.00% | Q2 2026 |
| Tweedy, Browne Tweedy, Browne Company |
Added | $2M | 0.13% | Q2 2026 |
| Joel Greenblatt Gotham Asset Management |
Added | $262,084 | 0.00% | Q2 2026 |
Insider buying
Open-market purchases by Helmerich and Payne's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.
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Questions
What growth does Helmerich and Payne's stock price imply?
At a market value of $4.3B, Helmerich and Payne would need its free cash flow to grow about 13% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 9 years its free cash flow grew -15% a year.
Are Helmerich and Payne insiders buying the stock?
No open-market insider purchases of HP in the last 12 months, according to SEC Form 4 filings.
Which superinvestors own Helmerich and Payne?
4 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold HP in their latest 13F, including Prem Watsa, Cliff Asness, Tweedy, Browne.
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Prices and ratios as of Oct 11, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.