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Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

HLX

Energy · 10.62 +3.1% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 1 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company+3.1% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeOffshore Energy Services · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • HLX's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if HLX's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • HLX's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations313
Usable filing statements101
Verified relationships10
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 4.44x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -4.9% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed -4.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -1.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 113% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 1, 2026

10.62
6m+16.7%12m+85.7%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$674.7M-8.0%$-0.41+0.1%
2022-12-31$873.1M+29.4%$-0.58+0.8%
2023-12-31$1.3B+47.7%$-0.07-0.2%
2024-12-31$1.4B+5.3%$0.36+2.5%
2025-12-31$1.3B-4.9%$0.21-4.0%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
The following table details the components of our net interest expense (in thousands): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Three Months Ended ​ ​ ​ March 31, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2026 ​ ​ ​ 2025 ​ Interest expense ​ $ 8,200 $ 8,239 ​ Interest income ​ ( 2,971 ) ​ ( 2,533 ) ​ Net inte…
10-Q · Apr 24, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposurenegative · 4 filings
Although we can give no assurance about the outcome of litigation, claims or other proceedings, we do not currently believe that any loss resulting from litigation, claims or other proceedings, to the extent not otherwise accrued for or covered by insurance,…
10-Q · Apr 24, 2026
Capital investment and capacitymixed · 3 filings
Investing Activities Cash flows used in investing activities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 decreased as compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to lower capital expenditures.
10-Q · Apr 24, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionspositive · 1 filings
Inflation rates have been relatively low and stable over the previous three decades; however, inflation rates rose significantly between 2021 and 2024 due in part to supply chain disruptions and the effects of the global health pandemic and more recently rela…
10-K · Feb 26, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.2× · EV/sales 1.1×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

10.62+3.1% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 1 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for HLX. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for HLX. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind HLX

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

PBR87.0% of HLXcustomerOct 23, 2025

Our various contracts with Shell and Subsea 7 globally, our contracts with Petrobras in Brazil, and our new multi-year trenching agreement with NKT in the North Sea represented approximately 80% of our total backlog as of September 30, 2025.

TALO87.0% of HLXcustomerJul 24, 2025

Our various contracts with Shell and Subsea 7 globally, our contracts with Trident Energy and Petrobras in Brazil, and our contracts with Talos in the Gulf of America represented approximately 87% of our total backlog as of June 30, 2025.

Depended on by

TALOTalos Energy Inc.partnerNov 6, 2025

We produce the Phoenix Field through the Helix Producer I (“HP-I”) that is operated by Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc (“Helix”).

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

HLX is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Offshore Energy Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for HLX; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.