---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000866829-24-000037"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLX"
cik: "0000866829"
company_name: "HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T10:48:10.429703+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Helix Q3 net income $29.5M ($0.19/diluted); backlog up >$800M on three contracts

## Summary
- Revenue $342.4M, down 13% YoY; net income $29.5M vs $15.6M in Q3 2023.
- Adjusted EBITDA $87.6M, down from $96.4M YoY; free cash flow $52.6M.
- Well Intervention revenues fell 19% due to transit days; Robotics revenues up 12% YoY.
- Hurricanes Francine/Helene caused ~$10M revenue loss in Shallow Water Abandonment.
- Three new well intervention contracts added >$800M to backlog, multi-year coverage.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000866829-24-000037
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLX
- cik: 0000866829
- company_name: HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866829/000086682924000037/0000866829-24-000037-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866829/000086682924000037/hlx-20241023x8k.htm

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