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NOV Inc.

NOV

Energy · 18.80 -0.5% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 2 Oct, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

NOV Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 14 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue decreased 2.4% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-0.5% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 14 activeCommodity Cyclicals · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 1 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Year-to-date corporate costs increased 14% primarily due to a non-recurring stock-based compensation charge in Q1 2026 and other restructuring costs.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if NOV'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

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 14 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges
  • Revenue decreased 2.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 4.9 percentage points.
  • Net income decreased 74.0% versus the comparable filing period.
What would clarify the read
  • Year-to-date corporate costs increased 14% primarily due to a non-recurring stock-based compensation charge in Q1 2026 and other restructuring costs.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Oct 5, 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 observations343
Usable filing statements77
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 8.63x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -1.4% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed -4.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -5.5 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Oct 2, 2026

18.80
6m+0.1%12m+38.8%24m—
Annual trajectory

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

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$5.5B-9.3%$-0.65+0.5%
2022-12-31$7.2B+31.0%$0.39+2.1%
2023-12-31$8.6B+18.6%$2.50+0.8%
2024-12-31$8.9B+3.3%$1.60-0.3%
2025-12-31$8.7B-1.4%$0.39-5.3%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Foreign exchangemixed · 4 filings
“The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was positively impacted by the release of previously recorded reserves for unrecognized tax benefits of $ 58 million, partially offset by an increase to reserves for unrecognized tax benefits of $…”
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026 ↗
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 4 filings
“19 Oil & Gas Equipment and Services Market and Outlook Macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty remains elevated due to the conflict in the Middle East.”
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026 ↗
Demand and volumemixed · 3 filings
“Strong execution on backlog for capital equipment more than offset a 12 percent decline in sales of aftermarket parts and services, which were negatively impacted by delivery delays resulting from logistics challenges in the Middle East.”
10-Q · Apr 28, 2026 ↗
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 3 filings
“Corporate costs remained relatively flat compared to the second quarter of 2025, while corporate costs increased 14 percent on a year-to-date basis primarily due to a non-recurring charge related to stock-based compensation during the first quarter of 2026 an…”
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026 ↗

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

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

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

18.80-0.5% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 2 Oct, 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 NOV. 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.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-29.

cautious
OperationscautiousEvidence score -4
liquiditycautiousEvidence score -1
valuationmixed

What improved

No thresholded improvement was identified.

What weakened

  • Revenue decreased 2.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 4.9 percentage points.
  • Net income decreased 74.0% versus the comparable filing period.

Filing receipts

“26 The following table summarizes our net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities, continuing investing activities and continuing financing activities for the periods presented (in millions): Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ (26 ) $ 135 Net cash used in investing activities (64 ) (81 ) Net cash used in financing activities (115 ) (135 ) Significant uses of cash during the first three months of 2026 • Cash flows used in operating activities were $26 million, primarily driven by changes in the primary components of our working capital (receivables, inventories, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities).”

“The change in expense was primarily due to larger foreign currency fluctuations in the prior year, particularly with the devaluation of the U.S.”

“The decline in sales is primarily due to pricing pressures for oil country tubular goods which led to lower profitability year-over-year.”

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind NOV

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

Depends on

HALHalliburton CompanycompetitorFeb 12, 2026 ▾

“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 m…”

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

NOV is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Commodity Cyclicals. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for NOV; 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.