Weatherford International plcWFRD
NasdaqGS•Energy•Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Weatherford International plc, an energy services company, provides equipment and services for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil, geothermal, and natural gas wells worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Drilling and Evaluation; Well Construction and Completions; and Production and Intervention. It offers managed pressure drilling; directional drilling services, and logging and measurement services while drilling; services related to rotary-steerable systems, high temperature and high pressure sensors, drilling reamers, and circulation subs; open-hole and cased-hole logging services; wireline and drilling fluids; and intervention and remediation services. The company also provides tubular handling, management, and connection services; cementing products, including plugs, float and stage equipment, and torque-and-drag reduction technology for zonal isolation; completion tools, such as safety valves, production packers, downhole reservoir monitoring, flow control, isolation packers, multistage fracturing systems and sand-control technologies; liner hangers to suspend a casing string in high-temperature and high-pressure wells; and well Services. In addition, it offers re-entry, fishing, and well abandonment services, as well as patented downhole tools, tubular-handling equipment, pressure-control equipment, and drill pipe and tubulars; artificial lift systems, including reciprocating rod, progressing cavity pumping, and related automation and control systems, as well as gas, hydraulic, plunger, and hybrid lift systems, as well as related automation and control systems; and software, automation and flow measurement solutions. Further, it provides electrical and hydraulic power transmission to subsea equipment; and pressure pumping and reservoir stimulation services, such as acidizing, fracturing, cementing, and coiled-tubing intervention. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Weatherford International plc (WFRD) reported trailing twelve months revenue of $4.88B as of March 2026, a 8.8% decline year-over-year. Quarterly revenue reached $1.15B, reflecting a contraction in sales.
Weatherford International plc generated $463.00M in TTM net income, with quarterly EBITDA of $193.00M. The operating margin contracted from 11.9% to 10.7%, suggesting rising cost pressures or pricing headwinds.
The spread between operating margin (10.7%) and net margin (9.4%) indicates tight cost control with minimal non-operating drag. Net margin has improved from 6.4% a year ago, signaling stronger bottom-line efficiency.
WFRD trades at a P/E of 14.6x (below the broader market average) and a P/S of 1.4x. The price-to-book ratio of 3.9x reflects a moderate premium to book value.
The company generated $82.00M in free cash flow over the trailing twelve months, a 26.2% increase year-over-year, indicating cash generation ability. The balance sheet shows $5.08B in total assets with $1.45B in long-term debt against $1.76B in stockholders equity for a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.8. Data based on the most recent quarterly reports.
Competitive analysis based on 21 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are positive at ~15.4% on average, but show some variability — pricing power may be sensitive to market conditions.
Consistently high ROE averaging 33.0% suggests a durable competitive advantage and efficient capital allocation.
8 of the last 8 quarters generated positive FCF. The company generally funds itself but has occasional cash consumption quarters.
Revenue has been flat or declining over recent quarters, which may indicate eroding demand or competitive pressure.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 21 quarters
Margins are stable or improving at ~15.1% — no sign of cost or pricing stress.
FCF covers net income by 1.0x on average — earnings are well-supported by cash generation.
D/E ratio is 0.8 — conservative capital structure with low financial risk.
Revenue declined in 6 of the last 7 quarters — persistent contraction signals a fundamental problem.
Free cash flow is consistently positive — the business self-funds without external capital reliance.
Share count is stable — no significant dilution or buyback activity.
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