HALLIBURTON CO
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed Apr 25, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed Apr 25, 2025
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Results of Operations in 2025 Compared to 2024
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
| Three Months Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, · Favorable · Percentage | ||||
| Millions of dollars | 2025 | 2024 | (Unfavorable) | Change |
| Revenue: | ||||
| By operating segment: | ||||
| Completion and Production | $3,120 | $3,373 | $(253) | (8)% |
| Drilling and Evaluation | 2,297 | 2,431 | (134) | (6) |
| Total revenue | $5,417 | $5,804 | $(387) | (7)% |
| By geographic region: | ||||
| North America | $2,236 | $2,546 | $(310) | (12)% |
| Latin America | 896 | 1,108 | (212) | (19) |
| Europe/Africa/CIS | 775 | 729 | 46 | 6 |
| Middle East/Asia | 1,510 | 1,421 | 89 | 6 |
| Total revenue | $5,417 | $5,804 | $(387) | (7)% |
| Operating income: | ||||
| By operating segment: | ||||
| Completion and Production | $531 | $688 | $(157) | (23)% |
| Drilling and Evaluation | 352 | 398 | (46) | (12) |
| Total operations | 883 | 1,086 | (203) | (19) |
| Corporate and other | (66) | (65) | (1) | (2) |
| SAP S4 upgrade expense | (30) | (34) | 4 | 12 |
| Impairments and other charges | (356) | — | (356) | n/m |
| Total operating income | $431 | $987 | $(556) | (56)% |
| n/m = not meaningful | ||||
Operating Segments
Completion and Production
Completion and Production revenue in thefirst quarter of 2025 was$3.1 billion, a decrease of$253 million, or 8%,
when compared to thefirst quarter of 2024. Operating income in thefirst quarter of 2025 was$531 million, a decrease of$157
million, or 23%, when compared to thefirst quarter of 2024. These results were primarily driven by decreased pressure
pumping services and lower completion tool sales in the Western Hemisphere. Partially offsetting these decreases were
increased completion tool sales and improved stimulation activity in the Middle East.
Drilling and Evaluation
Drilling and Evaluation revenue in thefirst quarter of 2025 was$2.3 billion, a decrease of$134 million, or 6%, when
compared to thefirst quarter of 2024. Operating income in thefirst quarter of 2025 was$352 million, a decrease of$46 million,
or 12%, when compared to thefirst quarter of 2024. These results were primarily driven by decreased drilling services in
Mexico and the Middle East, reduced project management activity in Mexico, and lower wireline activity in the Middle East/
Asia. Partially offsetting these decreases was increased fluid services in the Middle East.
Geographic Regions
North America
North America revenue in thefirst quarter of 2025 was$2.2 billion, a 12% decrease compared to thefirst quarter of
- This decrease was primarily driven by lower stimulation activity in US Land and reduced completion tool sales in the
Gulf of America. Partially offsetting these decreases were higher artificial lift activity and improved drilling services in US
Land and increased stimulation activity in the Gulf of America.
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Latin America
Latin America revenue in thefirst quarter of 2025 was$896 million, a 19% decrease compared to thefirst quarter of
- This decrease was primarily due to lower activity across multiple product service lines in Mexico and decreased
completion tool sales across the region. Partially offsetting these decreases were increased drilling-related services in Argentina,
Brazil, and the Caribbean.
Europe/Africa/CIS
Europe/Africa/CIS revenue in thefirst quarter of 2025 was$775 million, a 6% increase compared to thefirst quarter of
- This increase was primarily driven by improved activity across multiple product service lines in Norway, higher well
construction activity in Namibia, as well as improved completion tools sales in the Caspian Area. Partially offsetting these
increases was decreased activity across multiple product service lines in Senegal and Italy.
Middle East/Asia
Middle East/Asia revenue in thefirst quarter of 2025 was$1.5 billion, a 6% increase compared to thefirst quarter of
- This increase resulted from improved activity across multiple product service lines in Kuwait, improved stimulation
activity and increased completion tool sales in Saudi Arabia, and higher fluid services in the United Arab Emirates. Partially
offsetting these improvements were lower well construction activity in Saudi Arabia and Australia, decreased completion tool
sales in Malaysia, and declined drilling-related activity in Oman.
Other Operating Items
SAP S4 Upgrade Expense. As previously mentioned, during 2023, we began our migration to SAP S4, which we
expect to complete in thefirst half of 2026. During thefirst quarter of 2025, we recognized$30 million of expense on our SAP
S4 migration. During thefirst quarter of 2024, we recognized$34 million of expense on our SAP S4 migration.
Impairments and Other Charges. During thethree months ended March 31, 2025, we took a pre-tax charge of$356
million to adjust our cost structure to market conditions. These charges consisted primarily of severance costs, an impairment of
assets held for sale, an impairment of facility closures and lease terminations, and other items. See Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2. Impairments and Other Chargesfor further discussion of these charges.
Nonoperating Items
Argentina Impairment on Investment. In 2022 and 2023, we executed a series of loans to a third party and received
notes that are to be repaid in U.S. dollars upon maturity or earlier if certain conditions are met. During thethree months ended
March 31, 2024, we recorded a loss of $38 million due to the fair value decrease in one of the notes in March 2024, resulting
from the deterioration in the outlook of the debtor’s liquidity and financial projections. This is included in “Other, net” on the
consolidated statements of operations.
Egypt Currency Impact. In the first quarter of 2024, the Egyptian pound devalued by approximately 35% relative to
the U.S. dollar. Consequently, we incurred a loss of $38 million during thethree months ended March 31, 2024 due to the
devaluation of the currency in Egypt. This is included in “Other, net” on the consolidated statements of operations.
Income Tax Provision. During thethree months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded a total income tax provision of
$103 million on a pre-tax income of$306 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 33.7% for the quarter. The effective tax
rate for this period was primarily impacted by the additional valuation allowance recognized on our deferred tax assets, which
resulted from the pre-tax $356 million of impairments and other charges. During thethree months ended March 31, 2024, we
recorded a total income tax provision of$178 million on a pre-tax income of$787 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of
22.6% for the quarter.
Pillar Two. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development enacted model rules for a new global
minimum tax framework, also known as Pillar Two, and certain governments globally have enacted, or are in the process of
enacting, legislation considering these model rules. These rules did not have a material impact on our taxes for thethree months
ended March 31, 2025.
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Internal Revenue Service Notice of Proposed Adjustment. We are subject to taxes in the United States and in numerous
jurisdictions where we operate or where our subsidiaries are organized. Our tax returns are routinely subject to examination by
the taxing authorities in the jurisdictions where we file tax returns. In most cases we are no longer subject to examination by tax
authorities for years before 2013. The only significant operating jurisdiction that has tax filings under review or subject to
examination by the tax authorities is the United States. Our United States federal income tax filings for tax years 2016 through
2023, including carry back of 2016 net operating losses to 2014, are currently under review or remain open for review by the
IRS.
On September 28, 2023, we received a NOPA from the IRS covering our 2016 U.S. tax return. The NOPA proposed
an adjustment to reclassify approximately 95% of the $3.5 billion termination fee paid to Baker Hughes in 2016 from an
ordinary expense deduction to a capital loss. The termination fee was paid to Baker Hughes under the merger agreement after
antitrust regulators in multiple jurisdictions failed to approve our proposed merger. It is common commercial practice to include
a termination fee in a merger agreement to compensate the target for damages incurred when the acquisition does not go
forward. The IRS’s long-understood position at the time of the payment had been to treat such payments as an ordinary and
necessary business expense. We strongly disagree with the proposed adjustment on both a factual and legal basis, and we plan
to vigorously contest it.
We expect that resolving this dispute will take substantial time. In 2023, we initiated the IRS administrative appeals
process, which is ongoing. Failing a resolution through that process, the matter would ultimately be resolved by the United
States federal courts.
We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from tax examinations to determine the adequacy of
our tax reserves, and we believe our income tax reserves are appropriately provided for all open tax years. We cannot assure
you that the matter will be determined in our favor or against us, and if the matter is ultimately determined unfavorably to us, it
could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and cash flows. Based on tax attributes currently available, we
estimate that, should the IRS's position prevail through its appellate process and subsequent litigation, the proposed adjustment
could result in cash taxes due of approximately$640 million (plus interest thereon in the case of amounts due for previous tax
years). Our estimates are calculated under current tax law and on the bases of our assumptions regarding taxable income and
loss and other tax attributes over the relevant period, which law could change and which assumptions could and likely will
differ materially from actual results. In any event, no payment of any additional tax is currently required, nor do we anticipate
that the proposed adjustment would materially and adversely impact our ability to meet our expected uses of cash, including
future capital expenditures, working capital investments, and scheduled debt repayments, or our ability to return cash to
shareholders, even if a final determination of the matter is reached that is adverse to us.
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