NOV Inc.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed Apr 28, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed Apr 28, 2026
Contents
Item 1. Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except share data)
| March 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| ASSETS · (Unaudited) | ||
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $1,342 | $1,552 |
| Receivables, net | 1,664 | 1,701 |
| Inventories, net | 1,874 | 1,799 |
| Contract assets | 634 | 596 |
| Prepaid and other current assets | 207 | 172 |
| Total current assets | 5,721 | 5,820 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,017 | 2,050 |
| Lease right-of-use assets, operating | 321 | 315 |
| Lease right-of-use assets, financing | 183 | 187 |
| Deferred income taxes | 347 | 358 |
| Goodwill | 1,583 | 1,582 |
| Intangibles, net | 442 | 455 |
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | 165 | 163 |
| Other assets | 364 | 361 |
| Total assets | $11,143 | $11,291 |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Accounts payable | $852 | $831 |
| Accrued liabilities | 728 | 822 |
| Contract liabilities | 575 | 565 |
| Current portion of lease liabilities | 100 | 101 |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 27 | 30 |
| Accrued income taxes | 34 | 57 |
| Total current liabilities | 2,316 | 2,406 |
| Long-term debt | 1,688 | 1,688 |
| Lease liabilities | 524 | 521 |
| Deferred income taxes | 86 | 93 |
| Other liabilities | 261 | 261 |
| Total liabilities | 4,875 | 4,969 |
| Commitments and contingencies | ||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||
| Common stock - par value $.01; 1 billion shares authorized; 360,255,938 and 360,803,354 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 8,317 | 8,361 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,422) | (1,424) |
| Retained deficit | (687) | (673) |
| Total Company stockholders’ equity | 6,212 | 6,268 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 56 | 54 |
| Total stockholders’ equity | 6,268 | 6,322 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $11,143 | $11,291 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(In millions, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Revenue | $2,052 | $2,103 |
| Cost of revenue | 1,673 | 1,656 |
| Gross profit | 379 | 447 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 332 | 295 |
| Operating profit | 47 | 152 |
| Interest and financial costs | (22) | (22) |
| Interest income | 11 | 11 |
| Equity loss in unconsolidated affiliates | (3) | — |
| Other income (expense), net | 2 | (20) |
| Net income before income taxes | 35 | 121 |
| Provision for income taxes | 15 | 47 |
| Net income | 20 | 74 |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1 | 1 |
| Net income attributable to Company | $19 | $73 |
| Net income attributable to Company per share: | ||
| Basic | $0.05 | $0.19 |
| Diluted | $0.05 | $0.19 |
| Cash dividends per share | $0.09 | $0.075 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||
| Basic | 361 | 381 |
| Diluted | 364 | 383 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Net income | $20 | $74 |
| Currency translation adjustments | 2 | 89 |
| Changes in derivative financial instruments, net of tax | (1) | 9 |
| Changes in defined benefit plans, net of tax | 1 | — |
| Comprehensive income | 22 | 172 |
| Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1 | 1 |
| Comprehensive income attributable to Company | $21 | $171 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||
| Net income | $20 | $74 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 92 | 89 |
| Deferred income taxes | 4 | 37 |
| Stock-based compensation | 26 | 16 |
| Other, net | 21 | 13 |
| Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: | ||
| Receivables | 38 | 142 |
| Inventories | (91) | (21) |
| Contract assets | (37) | (103) |
| Prepaid and other current assets | (35) | (3) |
| Accounts payable | 22 | (41) |
| Accrued liabilities | (106) | (165) |
| Contract liabilities | 10 | 28 |
| Income taxes payable | (22) | 23 |
| Other assets/liabilities, net | 32 | 46 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $(26) | $135 |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (65) | (84) |
| Other | 1 | 3 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | $(64) | $(81) |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||
| Payments against lines of credit and other debt | (4) | (4) |
| Cash dividends paid | (33) | (28) |
| Share repurchases | (67) | (81) |
| Financing leases | (8) | (7) |
| Other | (3) | (15) |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (115) | (135) |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash | (5) | 8 |
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (210) | (73) |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 1,552 | 1,230 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $1,342 | $1,157 |
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||
| Cash payments during the period for: | ||
| Interest | $4 | $4 |
| Income taxes | $29 | $15 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
| Shares Issued and Outstanding | CommonStock | AdditionalPaid-inCapital | AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveLoss | RetainedDeficit | TotalCompanyStockholders’Equity | NoncontrollingInterests | TotalStockholders’Equity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | 361 | $4 | $8,361 | $(1,424) | $(673) | $6,268 | $54 | $6,322 |
| Net income | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Cash dividends, $0.09 per common share | — | — | — | — | (33) | (33) | — | (33) |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | 26 | — | — | 26 | — | 26 |
| Common stock issued | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock options exercised | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | 15 | — | 15 |
| Withholding taxes | (1) | — | (19) | — | — | (19) | — | (19) |
| Share repurchases | (4) | — | (67) | — | — | (67) | — | (67) |
| Other | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | 360 | $4 | $8,317 | $(1,422) | $(687) | $6,212 | $56 | $6,268 |
| Shares Issued and Outstanding | CommonStock | AdditionalPaid-inCapital | AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveLoss | RetainedDeficit | TotalCompanyStockholders’Equity | NoncontrollingInterests | TotalStockholders’Equity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | 382 | $4 | $8,625 | $(1,625) | $(628) | $6,376 | $52 | $6,428 |
| Net income | — | — | — | — | 73 | 73 | 1 | 74 |
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | 98 | — | 98 | — | 98 |
| Cash dividends, $0.075 per common share | — | — | — | — | (28) | (28) | — | (28) |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | 16 | — | — | 16 | — | 16 |
| Common stock issued | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Withholding taxes | (1) | — | (13) | — | — | (13) | — | (13) |
| Share repurchases | (5) | — | (81) | — | — | (81) | — | (81) |
| Other | (1) | — | (1) | — | — | (1) | 1 | — |
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | 378 | $4 | $8,546 | $(1,527) | $(583) | $6,440 | $54 | $6,494 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
- Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of NOV Inc. (“NOV” or the “Company”) present information in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and applicable rules of Regulation S-X. They do not include all information or footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial information in order to conform with current period presentation.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported and contingent amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and payables were approximately the same as their presented carrying values because of the short maturities of these instruments. The fair value of long-term debt is provided in Note 8, and the fair values of derivative financial instruments are provided in Note 11.
- Inventories, net
Inventories consist of (in millions):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Raw materials and supplies | $450 | $456 |
| Work in process | 248 | 217 |
| Finished goods and purchased products | 1,441 | 1,387 |
| 2,139 | 2,060 | |
| Less: Inventory reserve | (265) | (261) |
| Total | $1,874 | $1,799 |
- Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consist of (in millions):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation | $176 | $278 |
| Vendor costs | 172 | 165 |
| Taxes (non income) | 84 | 102 |
| Warranties | 60 | 68 |
| Insurance | 51 | 46 |
| Interest | 27 | 10 |
| Commissions | 18 | 15 |
| Derivatives | 15 | 4 |
| Other | 125 | 134 |
| Total | $728 | $822 |
- Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows (in millions):
| Derivative · Employee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency · Financial · Benefit | ||||
| Translation · Instruments, · Plans, | ||||
| Adjustments | Net of Tax | Net of Tax | Total | |
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $(1,375) | $2 | $(51) | $(1,424) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income before reclassifications | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | — | (3) | 1 | (2) |
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $(1,373) | $1 | $(50) | $(1,422) |
The components of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss during the three months ended March 31, 2026 represent gains and losses reclassified on cash flow hedges when the hedged transaction occurs (see Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion) and the amortization of net actuarial gains and losses, prior service credits, settlements, and curtailments, which are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost.
- Segments
The Company hastwo reportable segments, Energy Products and Services, and Energy Equipment, based on the products and services provided, customer base, and operating environment. These reportable segments are determined as those businesses for which results are reviewed regularly by our Chief Executive Officer, who is identified as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), in allocating resources and assessing performance.
The following tables present financial data by business segment (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |||
| Energy Products and Services | Energy Equipment | Energy Products and Services | Energy Equipment | |
| Revenue from external customers | $873 | $1,179 | $971 | $1,132 |
| Intersegment revenue | 24 | 11 | 21 | 14 |
| Total revenue | 897 | 1,190 | 992 | 1,146 |
| Less significant segment expenses: | ||||
| Cost of revenue | 670 | 925 | 722 | 861 |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 131 | 134 | 125 | 120 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 61 | 29 | 59 | 28 |
| (Gain) loss on sales of fixed assets | 1 | — | (2) | — |
| Total significant segment expenses | $863 | $1,088 | $904 | $1,009 |
| Other segment items (1) | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Segment operating profit | $26 | $93 | $83 | $134 |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Energy Products and Services | Energy Equipment | Elims. and corporate costs (2) | Total | Energy Products and Services | Energy Equipment | Elims. and corporate costs (2) | Total | |
| Segment operating profit | $26 | $93 | $— | $119 | $83 | $134 | $— | $217 |
| Corporate and other unallocated (3) | — | — | (72) | (72) | — | — | (65) | (65) |
| Interest and financial costs | — | — | (22) | (22) | — | — | (22) | (22) |
| Interest income | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | 11 | 11 |
| Equity income (loss) in unconsolidated affiliates | (5) | 2 | — | (3) | (4) | 4 | — | — |
| Other expenses, net | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | (20) | (20) |
| Income before income taxes | $21 | $95 | $(81) | $35 | $79 | $138 | $(96) | $121 |
| Other segment information: | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | $47 | $16 | $2 | $65 | $49 | $33 | $2 | $84 |
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | $153 | $7 | $5 | $165 | $149 | $8 | $— | $157 |
| Goodwill | $806 | $777 | $— | $1,583 | $805 | $816 | $— | $1,621 |
| Intangibles, net | $313 | $129 | $— | $442 | $375 | $131 | $— | $506 |
| Total assets | $4,754 | $4,847 | $1,542 | $11,143 | $5,072 | $4,874 | $1,327 | $11,273 |
(1)
Other segment items represent amounts necessary to reconcile segment revenue less significant expenses categories to segment operating profit and include items such as restructuring charges, other non-recurring items, and amounts not regularly reviewed by the CODM.
(2)
Sales from one segment to another generally are priced at estimated equivalent commercial selling prices; however, segments originating an external sale are credited with the full profit to the Company. Eliminations and corporate costs include intercompany transactions conducted between the two reporting segments and with Corporate that are eliminated in consolidation, as well as corporate costs not allocated to the segments. Intercompany transactions within each reporting segment are eliminated within each reporting segment. Also included in the eliminations and corporate costs column are capital expenditures and total assets related to corporate. Corporate assets consist primarily of cash and fixed assets.
(3)
Includes certain corporate expenses not allocated to the segments, restructuring related to centrally managed initiatives and other non-recurring items.
- Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following tables disaggregate our revenue by destinations and revenue streams, as we believe it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors (in millions).
In the table below, North America includes only the U.S. and Canada:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2025 | ||||||||
| Energy · Energy | ||||||||
| Products · Energy · Products · Energy | ||||||||
| and Services | Equipment | Eliminations | Total | and Services | Equipment | Eliminations | Total | |
| North America | $518 | $237 | $— | $755 | $551 | $261 | $— | $812 |
| International | 355 | 942 | — | 1,297 | 420 | 871 | — | 1,291 |
| Intersegment revenue | 24 | 11 | (35) | — | 21 | 14 | (35) | — |
| $897 | $1,190 | $(35) | $2,052 | $992 | $1,146 | $(35) | $2,103 | |
| Land | $673 | $348 | $— | $1,021 | $755 | $401 | $— | $1,156 |
| Offshore | 200 | 831 | — | 1,031 | 216 | 731 | — | 947 |
| Intersegment revenue | 24 | 11 | (35) | — | 21 | 14 | (35) | — |
| $897 | $1,190 | $(35) | $2,052 | $992 | $1,146 | $(35) | $2,103 | |
In the table below, the revenue streams of the Energy Products and Services segment are categorized as services and rentals, sales of shorter-lived capital equipment, and sales of consumable products. The revenue streams of Energy Equipment are categorized as long-lived capital equipment sales and aftermarket sales and services.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Energy Products and Services: | ||
| Services & rental | $473 | $507 |
| Capital equipment | 252 | 288 |
| Product sales | 148 | 176 |
| Intersegment revenue | 24 | 21 |
| Total | 897 | 992 |
| Energy Equipment: | ||
| Capital equipment | 746 | 641 |
| Aftermarket | 433 | 491 |
| Intersegment revenue | 11 | 14 |
| Total | 1,190 | 1,146 |
| Eliminations | (35) | (35) |
| Total consolidated | $2,052 | $2,103 |
Performance Obligations
Net revenue recognized from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods was not material for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Remaining performance obligations represent the transaction price of firm orders for all revenue streams for which work has not been performed on contracts with original expected duration of one year or more. We do not disclose the remaining performance obligations of royalty contracts, service contracts for which there is a right to invoice, and short-term contracts that are expected to have a duration of one year or less. As of March 31, 2026, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $4,615 million. Although numerous factors can affect timing of revenue recognized on performance obligations, such as customer change orders, supplier accelerations or delays, and the current uncertainty and conflict in the Middle East, the Company expects to recognize approximately $1,538 million in revenue for the remaining performance obligations in the remainder of 2026, $1,527 million in 2027, $405 million in 2028, and $1,145 million thereafter.
Contract Assets and Liabilities
Contract assets include unbilled amounts when revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer under contracts where revenue is recognized over-time. There wereno impairment losses recorded on contract assets for thethree months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
Contract liabilities consist of advance payments, billings in excess of revenue recognized and deferred revenue.
The changes in the carrying amount of contract assets and contract liabilities are as follows (in millions):
| ContractAssets | ContractLiabilities | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $596 | $565 |
| Billings | (468) | 354 |
| Revenue recognized | 520 | (312) |
| Currency translation adjustments and other | (14) | (32) |
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $634 | $575 |
Allowance for Credit Losses
The Company estimates its allowance for credit losses using information about past events, current conditions and risk characteristics of each customer, and reasonable and supportable forecasts relevant to assessing risk associated with the collectability of receivables and contract assets. The Company’s customer base, mostly in the oil and gas industry, have generally similar collectability risk characteristics, although larger and state-owned customers may have lower risk than smaller independent customers. As of March 31, 2026, the allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable and contract assets totaled $54 million.
The changes in the carrying amount of the allowance for credit losses are as follows (in millions):
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $64 |
|---|---|
| Provision for expected credit losses | 1 |
| Recoveries collected | (5) |
| Write-offs | (9) |
| Reclass for long-term receivables | 4 |
| Other | (1) |
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $54 |
- Leases
The Company leases certain facilities and equipment to support its operations around the world. These leases generally require the Company to pay maintenance, insurance, taxes and other operating costs in addition to rent. Renewal options are common in longer term leases; however, it is rare that the Company intends to exercise a lease option at inception due to the cyclical nature of the Company’s business. Residual value guarantees are not typically part of the Company’s leases. Occasionally, the Company sub-leases excess facility space, generally at terms similar to the source lease. The Company reviews new agreements to determine if they include a lease and, when they do, uses its incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of the future lease payments as most do not include implicit interest rates.
Components of leases are as follows (in millions):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Current portion of lease liabilities: | ||
| Operating | $70 | $71 |
| Financing | 30 | 30 |
| Total | $100 | $101 |
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Long-term portion of lease liabilities: | ||
| Operating | $295 | $289 |
| Financing | 229 | 232 |
| Total | $524 | $521 |
- Debt
Debt consists of (in millions):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| $1.1 billion in Senior Notes, interest at 3.95% payable semiannually, principal due on December 1, 2042 | $1,092 | $1,092 |
| $0.5 billion in Senior Notes, interest at 3.60% payable semiannually, principal due on December 1, 2029 | 497 | 497 |
| Other debt | 126 | 129 |
| Total debt | 1,715 | 1,718 |
| Less current portion | 27 | 30 |
| Long-term debt | $1,688 | $1,688 |
On March 17, 2026, the Company extended the maturity date of the revolving credit facility by one additional year to September 12, 2030. The revolving credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $1.5 billion through September 12, 2030. The Company has the right to increase the aggregate commitments under this agreement to an aggregate amount of up to $2.5 billion upon the consent of only those lenders holding any such increase. Interest under the multicurrency facility is based upon Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR), Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA), Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA), or Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate (NIBOR), plus 1.25% subject to a ratings-based grid or the U.S. prime rate. The credit facility contains a financial covenant establishing a maximum debt-to-capitalization ratio of 60%. As of March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with a debt-to-capitalization ratio of 24.0% and hadno outstanding borrowings or letters of credits issued under the facility, resulting in $1.5 billion of available funds.
A consolidated joint venture of the Company borrowed $120 million against a $150 million bank line of credit, payable by June 2032, for the construction of a facility in Saudi Arabia. Interest under the bank line of credit is based upon SOFR plus 1.40%. The bank line of credit contains a financial covenant regarding maximum debt-to-equity ratio of 75%. As of March 31, 2026, the joint venture was in compliance and will not have future borrowings on the line of credit. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $84 million in borrowings related to this line of credit. The carrying value of debt under the Company’s consolidated joint venture approximates fair value because the interest rates are variable and reflective of current market rates. The Company has $11 million in payments related to this line of credit due in the next twelve months. The Company can repay the entire outstanding facility balance without penalty at its sole discretion.
Other debt at March 31, 2026 included $42 million of amounts owed to current and former minority interest partners of NOV consolidated joint ventures, of which $16 million is due in the next twelve months.
The Company had $1,040 million of outstanding letters of credit at March 31, 2026, primarily in Norway and the United States, that are under various bilateral letter of credit facilities. Letters of credit are issued as bid bonds, advanced payment bonds and performance bonds.
At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the fair value of the Company’s unsecured Senior Notes approximated $1,349 million and $1,353 million, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s debt is estimated using Level 2 inputs in the GAAP fair value hierarchy and is based on quoted prices for those of similar instruments. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the carrying value of the Company’s unsecured Senior Notes approximated $1,589 million at both reporting dates.
- Income Taxes
The effective tax rate was 42.9% and 38.8% for thethree months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively, as compared to the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% for both periods. The effective tax rate for thethree months ended March 31, 2026 was negatively impacted by a mix of earnings in higher tax rate jurisdictions and a shortfall related to previously recognized stock compensation deductibility. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was negatively impacted by a mix of earnings in higher tax rate jurisdictions, unfavorable adjustments related to changes in certain foreign currency exchange rates, a shortfall related to previously recognized stock compensation deductibility, and adjustments to the carrying value of deferred tax assets, partially offset by a benefit from withholding tax refunds received.
- Stock-Based Compensation
The Company’s stock-based compensation plan, known as the NOV Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “NOV Plan”), was approved by shareholders on May 11, 2018 and amended and restated on May 24, 2022 and May 20, 2025. The NOV Plan provides for the granting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards, phantom shares, stock appreciation rights, stock payments and substitute awards. The number of shares authorized under the NOV Plan is 70.9 million. At March 31, 2026, approximately 13 million shares remained available for future grants under the NOV Plan. The Company also has outstanding awards under its former stock-based compensation plan known as the National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Former Plan”); however, the Company is no longer granting new awards under the Former Plan.
On February 18, 2026, under the NOV Plan, the Company granted 2,165,773 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) with a fair value of $19.99 per share, and performance share awards (“PSAs”) to senior management employees with potential payouts varying from zero to 1,522,052 shares in the aggregate.
The restricted stock units vest inthree equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date. The 2026 PSAs can be earned based on performance against two established goals over a three-year period: TSR (total shareholder return) goal and ROCE (“Return on Capital Employed”, a return on capital metric) goal. TSR performance is determined by comparing the Company’s TSR with the TSR of the members of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange’s Oil Services Sector Index (OSX) for the three-year performance period. The TSR portion of the performance share awards is subject to a vesting cap equal to 100% of Target Level if the Company’s absolute TSR is negative, regardless of relative TSR results. Conversely, if the Company’s absolute TSR is greater than 15% annualized over the three-year performance period, the payout amount shall not be less than 50% of Target Level, regardless of relative TSR results. The ROCE goal is based on the Company’s ROCE using the Company’s consolidated financial results from January 1, 2028 until December 31, 2028. ROCE shall be an amount equal to the Company’s (a) adjusted operating profit for the performance period, multiplied by (b) (1 - an assumed tax rate of 23%) divided by (c) the average of the Company’s total capital employed as of beginning of the performance period and the end of the performance period, with “total capital employed” equal to the Company’s (i) total stockholders’ equity plus (ii) long-term debt (including the current portion) less (iii) cash and cash equivalents.
Total expense for all stock-based compensation arrangements was $26 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, which included a non-recurring charge of $12 million, and $16 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The total income tax expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income for stock-based compensation arrangements for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025 waszero and $9 million, respectively.
- Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company uses forward currency contracts to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk on forecasted revenues and expenses denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the operating unit (cash flow hedge). The Company also executes forward currency contracts to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk on recognized nonfunctional currency monetary accounts (non-designated hedge).
The fair values of these derivative financial instruments are determined using Level 2 inputs (inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability) in the fair value hierarchy as the fair value is based on publicly available foreign exchange and interest rates at each financial reporting date.
Forward currency contracts consist of (in millions):
| Currency Denomination | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Currency · March 31, 2026 · December 31, 2025 | |||
| South Korean Won | KRW | 34,967 | 49,790 |
| Norwegian Krone | NOK | 2,604 | 2,756 |
| Indian Rupee | INR | 1,417 | — |
| U.S. Dollar | USD | 882 | 827 |
| Japanese Yen | JPY | 837 | 569 |
| Euro | EUR | 200 | 190 |
| Singapore Dollar | SGD | 15 | 18 |
| British Pound Sterling | GBP | 3 | 3 |
Cash Flow Hedging Strategy
To protect against the volatility of forecasted foreign currency cash flows resulting from forecasted revenues and expenses, the Company maintains a cash flow hedging program. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into earnings in the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings (e.g., in “revenues” when the hedged transactions are cash flows associated with forecasted revenues). The Company includes time value in hedge relationships.
The Company expects accumulated other comprehensive income of $3 million will be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months.
Non-designated Hedging Strategy
The Company enters into forward exchange contracts to hedge certain nonfunctional currency monetary accounts. The gain or loss on the derivative instrument is recognized in earnings in other income (expense), together with the changes in the hedged nonfunctional monetary accounts.
The amount of gain recognized in other income (expense), net waszero for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and$3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The Company has the following fair values of its derivative instruments and their balance sheet classifications (in millions):
| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance Sheet | March 31, | December 31, | Balance Sheet | March 31, | December 31, | |
| Location | 2026 | 2025 | Location | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Foreign exchange contracts | Prepaid and other current assets | $8 | $3 | Accrued liabilities | $5 | $1 |
| Foreign exchange contracts | Other assets | — | — | Other liabilities | 1 | — |
| Designated total | $8 | $3 | $6 | $1 | ||
| Foreign exchange contracts | Prepaid and other current assets | $2 | $2 | Accrued liabilities | $10 | $3 |
| Foreign exchange contracts | Other assets | — | — | Other liabilities | — | — |
| Non-designated total | $2 | $2 | $10 | $3 | ||
| Total | $10 | $5 | $16 | $4 | ||
- Net Income Attributable to Company Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding (in millions, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Numerator: | ||
| Net income attributable to Company | $19 | $73 |
| Denominator: | ||
| Basic—weighted average common shares outstanding | 361 | 381 |
| Dilutive effect of employee stock options and other unvested stock awards | 3 | 2 |
| Diluted—weighted average common shares outstanding | 364 | 383 |
| Net income attributable to Company per share: | ||
| Basic | $0.05 | $0.19 |
| Diluted | $0.05 | $0.19 |
| Cash dividends per share | $0.09 | $0.075 |
Companies with unvested participating securities are required to utilize a two-class method for the computation of net income attributable to Company per share. The two-class method requires a portion of net income attributable to Company to be allocated to participating securities, which are unvested awards of share-based payments with non-forfeitable rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents if declared. Net income attributable to the Company allocated to these participating securities was immaterial for each of thethree months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
The Company had stock options outstanding that were anti-dilutive totaling 12 million shares for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to 15 million shares for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
- Cash Dividends
Cash dividends were $33 million for thethree months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $28 million for thethree months ended March 31, 2025. The declaration and payment of future dividends is at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and will be dependent upon the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors deemed relevant by the Company’s Board of Directors.
- Share Repurchase Program
On April 25, 2024, the Company established a share repurchase program for up to $1 billion of the currently outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock over a period of 36 months. Under the share repurchase program, the Company may repurchase shares from time to time through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions, including Rule 10b-18. The timing and total amount of any stock repurchases will depend upon business, economic and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, prevailing stock prices and other considerations.
The Company intends to fund the repurchases using its available U.S. cash balances, which may involve the repatriation of foreign earnings not indefinitely reinvested. However, depending on U.S. cash balances, the Company may choose to borrow against its revolving credit facility or issue new debt to finance the repurchases. As shares are repurchased, they are constructively retired and returned to an unissued state. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company repurchased approximately 3.5 million shares of common stock under the program for an aggregate amount of $67 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repurchased approximately 5.4 million shares of common stock under the program for an aggregate amount of $81 million.
- Commitments and Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is involved in various claims, regulatory agency audits, investigations and legal actions involving a variety of matters. As of March 31, 2026, in the ordinary course of business, the Company recorded reserves in an amount believed to be sufficient, given the estimated range of potential outcomes, for contingent liabilities believed to be probable. These estimated liabilities are based on the Company’s assessment of the nature of these matters, their progress toward resolution, the advice of legal counsel and outside experts as well as management’s experience. The litigation process and the outcome of regulatory oversight is inherently uncertain, and our best judgment concerning the probable outcome of litigation or regulatory enforcement matters may prove to be incorrect. No assurance can be given as to the outcome of these matters. The total potential loss on these matters cannot be determined; however, in our opinion, any ultimate liability, to the extent not otherwise provided for, should not materially affect our financial position, cash flows or results of operations.
Developments in global trade policy, including tariffs, geopolitical tensions, sanctions, and regulatory changes, have impacted and may continue to influence our operations. In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that certain tariffs were unlawful, effectively nullifying the legal basis for some incremental tariffs implemented since February 2025 and sending related cases back to the Court of International Trade. In response, the U.S. administration introduced new tariffs under different authorities, increasing uncertainty around the scope, duration, and potential changes to current and future tariffs, as well as the risk of retaliatory measures. We have submitted Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (“CAPE”) Declarations for International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) duty refunds and are closely monitoring developments to better understand the government’s next steps. Our first-quarter 2026 financial results do not reflect any potential benefit from such refunds.
The Company is currently pursuing litigation against several companies involving royalties due under licenses for technology related to drill bits. This technology resulted in a portfolio of patents related to leaching technology, a revolutionary technology owned by the Company that improves the performance of drill bits and other products utilizing certain synthetic diamond parts. The Company previously sued several drill bit manufacturers for patent infringement and those lawsuits were resolved by a series of licensing agreements with various drill bit manufacturers (the “License Agreements”). To settle and end litigation or to avoid litigation, the licensees were provided access to the portfolio of leaching patents owned by the Company in exchange for a royalty payment, as defined in each License Agreement. The companies agreed to pay the royalties for the right to use the portfolio of patents, whether they used some, all or none of the specific patented claims in any particular patent. The license agreements provide that they terminate on the date of the last to expire of the patents in the licensed portfolio. Having obtained the benefit of these licenses for more than a decade, all of the drill bit manufacturer licensees unilaterally stopped making royalty payments even though all of the patents in the portfolio have not expired. These companies have asserted, among other reasons, that they are entitled to stop making these payments because they claim to not manufacture products covered by the unexpired patents. Some of these companies stopped making payments after the expiration of what are allegedly the patents in the portfolio that they elected to use. Others paid for some period of time after that date but have since stopped making payments. The Company has sued asserting that failure to pay the royalties is a breach of the License Agreements. The Company is in litigation with most of the licensees seeking a judicial determination that it is entitled to be paid royalties pursuant to the terms of the License Agreements. The licensees have responded with a number of alleged defenses and requests for declaratory judgment all focused on avoiding the payments called for under the License Agreements. The parties’ legal filings to date can be found in the following cases: Grant Prideco, Inc., et al. v. Schlumberger Technology Corp., et al., No. 4:23-cv-00730; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. v. Grant Prideco, Inc., et al., No. 4:23-cv-01789; and Grant Prideco, Inc., et al. v. Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Inc., et al., No. 4:25-cv-03459, all in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. We have also recently initiated litigation against Taurex Drill Bits. The legal filings to date can be found in the case Grant Prideco, Inc., et al. v. Taurex Drill Bits, L.L.C., No. 25-BC11B-0065, in the Eleventh Business Court Division for Harris County, Texas. On September 29, 2025, and October 7, 2025, in the lawsuits against Halliburton, Ulterra and Varel, the district court issued rulings, the effect of which is that NOV cannot collect royalties under the License Agreements after the date each licensee stopped making royalty payments. NOV believes the court’s ruling is incorrect and is appealing the court’s decision, which can be found in the case: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. v. Grant Prideco, Inc. et al., Nos. 26-1256, 26-1266, In the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Company continues to strongly believe that the royalties for which it has sued are due and owing pursuant to the terms of the License Agreements. Of course, there is inherent risk with the related litigation and the Company makes no assurances as to the outcome of such litigation. As of March 31, 2026, royalty receivables of $137 million, net of related reserves of $78 million and the remaining timing related discount of $43 million, are included in “Other assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. While we continue to believe it is probable the Company will collect all or substantially all of the consideration to which it is entitled pursuant to the terms of the licensing agreements, the Company will also continue to evaluate the collectability of the receivables in accordance with the allowance for credit losses policy described in Note 6.
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