NASDAQ$WFRD
Weatherford International plc · Q3 2021 earnings
Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Weatherford's Q3 2021 earnings reflected a commitment to driving positive operating performance despite weather impacts and rising inflation.
Weatherford International plc announced its Q3 2021 results with revenues of $945 million, a 5% sequential increase. Operating income totaled $71 million, and adjusted EBITDA reached $179 million, representing a 19% margin. The company generated $111 million in free cash flow and restructured its debt capital by redeeming $200 million of unsecured notes and issuing new senior secured notes.
- Revenues increased 5% sequentially, driven by a 6% increase in service revenues.
- Operating income totaled $71 million with adjusted EBITDA of $179 million, representing 19% adjusted EBITDA margins.
- Cash provided by operating activities was $114 million, and free cash flow was $111 million.
- The company restructured and reduced its debt capital by redeeming unsecured notes and issuing senior secured notes.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Weatherford · Revenue · Quarterly
$945M
Revenue by segment
Weatherford · $955M total across 3 segments · Q4 2019
- Production and Intervention$380M—39.8%
- Well Construction and Completions$292M—30.6%
- Drilling and Evaluation$283M—29.6%
Forward guidance
Weatherford remains committed to driving sustainable profitability and free cash flow generation. The execution of the restructuring and refinancing of our debt is a significant step in the evolution of our capital structure and addressing its inefficiencies.
Tailwinds
- Continued commitment to driving positive operating performance
- Strategic initiatives continue to guide progress
- Improvements across all focus areas, including North American profitability
- Improvements in global inventory utilization
- Improvements in capital structure
Headwinds
- Negative weather impacts
- Rising inflation
- Operational challenges
- Supply chain disruptions
- Macroeconomic outlook for the oil and gas industry
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2021
+2.5%
Avg return
Earnings day
+5.7%
Avg return
5 days after
+3.4%
Avg return
30 days after
69%
18 / 26 earnings
Positive
+16.0%
Q4 2022
Best reaction
-10.0%
Q4 2019
Worst reaction
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| Q1 2026 | +1.6% | +10.1% | +9.1% | |
| Q4 2025 | +4.1% | +8.6% | -5.4% | |
| Q3 2025 | +0.5% | +5.7% | +9.9% | |
| Q2 2025 | -2.1% | -0.2% | +10.3% | |
| Q1 2025 | -7.2% | -6.3% | +1.2% | |
| Q4 2024 | +0.2% | +3.1% | -14.0% | |
| Q3 2024 | -4.2% | -5.2% | +0.7% | |
| Q2 2024 | -8.1% | -11.2% | -21.2% | |
| Q1 2024 | +8.6% | +11.2% | -0.3% | |
| Q4 2023 | +10.7% | +13.9% | +29.0% | |
| Q3 2023 | +0.2% | +0.6% | -0.3% | |
| Q2 2023 | +5.0% | +7.9% | +9.1% | |
| Q1 2023 | -1.6% | +3.0% | -5.6% | |
| Q4 2022 | +16.0% | +20.3% | +13.0% | |
| Q3 2022 | +7.1% | +9.1% | +12.7% | |
| Q2 2022 | +15.0% | +23.0% | +46.0% | |
| Q1 2022 | +3.8% | -4.9% | +3.8% | |
| Q4 2021 | +1.5% | -0.7% | -8.4% | |
| Q3 2021 | -2.5% | +11.6% | -7.9% | |
| Q2 2021 | +9.2% | +4.4% | -3.1% | |
| Q1 2021 | +9.3% | +13.3% | -6.2% | |
| Q4 2020 | -4.7% | +7.1% | +2.2% | |
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