---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000046765-26-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HP"
cik: "0000046765"
company_name: "Helmerich & Payne, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-05T20:21:22+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T20:22:06.642722+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Helmerich & Payne Q3 net income $76M, adjusted loss $(0.11)/share; revenue $1.035B

## Summary
- Net income $76M ($0.74/diluted) includes $115M gain on Utica Square sale; adjusted loss $(10)M ($(0.11)/share).
- Revenue $1.035B; adjusted EBITDA $236M; NAS direct margin $241M ($18,669/day) with 142 rigs active.
- International Solutions operating loss $(54)M, direct margin $31M; Offshore operating income $17M, direct margin $29M.
- Q4 guidance: NAS direct margin $245-255M, 145-151 avg rigs; FY26 capex $270-310M.
- Returned $25M to shareholders via dividends; management announces cost initiatives to enhance margins.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000046765-26-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HP
- cik: 0000046765
- company_name: Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T20:21:22+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46765/000004676526000039/0000046765-26-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46765/000004676526000039/hp-20260805.htm

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