earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Helix Q1 2026 net loss of $13.4M vs year-ago profit; revenue up but costs weigh
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC
2026-Q1 EPS
reported -$0.09
vs consensus -$0.08
▼ miss
(-16.6%)
- Diluted EPS of ($0.09) vs $0.02 in Q1 2025; net loss of $13.4M vs net income of $3.1M a year ago.
- Revenue $287.9M, up 4% YoY; but gross profit fell to $8.8M (3% margin) from $27.5M (10% margin).
- Adjusted EBITDA dropped to $32.3M from $52.0M in Q1 2025; free cash flow was $59.0M.
- Well Intervention revenue rose 16% QoQ to $209.4M, but operating income fell $1.4M on Thunder Hawk workover costs.
- Cash and cash equivalents $501.3M; net debt negative $197.5M; total liquidity $611.7M.