---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001603923-22-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WFRD"
cik: "0001603923"
company_name: "Weatherford International plc"
filed_at: "2022-02-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T07:31:19.711010+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Weatherford Q4 rev $965M (+15% YoY), adj EBITDA $154M (16% margin); cash flow improves; >$1B contract wins

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $965M (+15% YoY, +2% seq); full year $3.65B (-1% YoY).
- Q4 adj EBITDA $154M (16% margin), +57% YoY; operating income $33M vs loss of $107M in Q4 2020.
- Q4 free cash flow $49M vs -$23M in Q4 2020; full year FCF $278M vs $78M in 2020.
- Cash & liquidity ~$1.1B; refinancing completed; S&P rating upgrade to B- in Dec 2021.
- Awarded >$1B in contracts from ADNOC, Saudi Aramco, KOC, Shell; CEO cites multi-year upcycle.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001603923-22-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WFRD
- cik: 0001603923
- company_name: Weatherford International plc
- filed_at: 2022-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1603923/000160392322000047/0001603923-22-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1603923/000160392322000047/wfrd-20220216.htm

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