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accession: "0000046765-26-000055"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HP"
cik: "0000046765"
company_name: "Helmerich & Payne, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-07T16:20:20+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T15:56:30.446672+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# H&P guides fiscal Q4 direct margins to high end of range; International Solutions near $45M

## Summary
- Direct margins for North America Solutions, International Solutions and Offshore Solutions all expected at or near the high end of previously issued fiscal 4Q 2026 guidance ranges.
- International Solutions direct margins expected around $45 million for the quarter; CEO Trey Adams called that segment's performance 'particularly notable.'
- North America Solutions average rig count expected near high end of guidance; International and Offshore rig counts and management contracts near the midpoint.
- CFO Todd Scruggs reaffirmed commitment to roughly 1x net debt to adjusted EBITDA by calendar year-end 2027 while maintaining the base dividend.
- Fiscal 2027 outlook constructive: stronger overall direct margins than 2026, with Latin America growth partly offset by Middle East activity reductions amid ongoing conflict.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000046765-26-000055
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HP
- cik: 0000046765
- company_name: Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-07T16:20:20+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46765/000004676526000055/0000046765-26-000055-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46765/000004676526000055/hp-20261007.htm

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