NOV
NOV NYSE Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Financials FY2016βFY2025
NOV's revenue fell 1.4% to $8.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 5.7%, down from 9.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $876 million, down 8.1%. It paid out $505 million in dividends and buybacks, 58% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 5.3%.
What NOV does
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- Legal name
- NOV INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001193125-26-048350
0001021860
Revenue and margins
NOV had $8.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 1.4% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $876M in fiscal 2025, 10.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
NOV returned $505M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 58% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 5.3%.
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$428M and divides by 375.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 79.0x Β· peers 23.8x Β· sector 16.9x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably NOV can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.6B | $1.1B | $816M | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.1x | 1.6x | 1.2x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x |
| Interest coverage | β1.7x | 3.4x | 7.4x | 9.6x | 5.6x |
| Current ratio | 2.6x | 2.3x | 2.4x | 2.5x | 2.4x |
| Quick ratio | 1.9x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.7x |
| Total assets | $9.6B | $10.1B | $11.3B | $11.4B | $11.3B |
| Total liabilities | $4.5B | $5.0B | $5.1B | $4.9B | $5.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $5.0B | $5.1B | $6.2B | $6.4B | $6.3B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $364M | $896M | $1.1B | $783M | $428M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$1.0M
1 insider
Sold, 12 months
$4.6M
3 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | David D HarrisonDirector | Sold | 9,594 | $19.21 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Craig L. WeinstockSr. VP. & Gen. Counsel | Sold | 70,000 | $20.08 | $1.4M | Form 4 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Joseph W RovigPresident - Energy Equipment | Sold | 151,086 | $20.17 | $3.0M | Form 4 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Christian S KendallDirector | Bought | 70,000 | $14.46 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | 7.9% | β5.9% | β9.8% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.33 | 3.68 | 3.42 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV NOV | $7.2B | β1.4% | 5.7% | 10.0% | 3.5% | 79.0x | 5 | |
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10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $7.3B | $7.3B | $8.5B | $8.5B | $6.1B | $5.5B | $7.2B | $8.6B | $8.9B | $8.7B |
| Gross profit | β$101M | $892M | $1.4B | $845M | $434M | $774M | $1.3B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $1.8B |
| Operating income | β$2.4B | β$277M | $211M | β$6.3B | β$2.4B | β$134M | $264M | $651M | $876M | $494M |
| Interest expense | $105M | $102M | $93.0M | $100M | $84.0M | $77.0M | $78.0M | $88.0M | $91.0M | $88.0M |
| Pretax income | β$2.6B | β$392M | $41.0M | β$6.5B | β$2.8B | β$230M | $238M | $612M | $831M | $375M |
| Income tax | β$207M | β$156M | $63.0M | β$369M | β$242M | $15.0M | $83.0M | β$373M | $196M | $224M |
| Net income | β$2.4B | β$237M | β$31.0M | β$6.1B | β$2.5B | β$250M | $155M | $993M | $635M | $145M |
| Diluted EPS | β$6.41 | β$0.63 | β$0.08 | β$15.96 | β$6.62 | β$0.65 | $0.39 | $2.50 | $1.60 | $0.39 |
| Diluted shares | 0.38B | 0.38B | 0.38B | 0.38B | 0.38B | 0.39B | 0.39B | 0.40B | 0.40B | 0.38B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $960M | $832M | $521M | $714M | $926M | $291M | β$179M | $143M | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Capital expenditure | $284M | $192M | $244M | $233M | $226M | $201M | $214M | $283M | $351M | $375M |
| Free cash flow | $676M | $640M | $277M | $481M | $700M | $90.0M | β$393M | β$140M | $953M | $876M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $703M | $698M | $690M | $533M | $352M | $306M | $301M | $302M | $343M | $355M |
| Stock-based compensation | $107M | $124M | $110M | $130M | $105M | $78.0M | $67.0M | $66.0M | $70.0M | $67.0M |
| Acquisitions | $230M | $86.0M | $280M | $180M | $14.0M | $52.0M | $49.0M | $22.0M | $298M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $229M | $315M |
| Dividends paid | $230M | $76.0M | $76.0M | $77.0M | $19.0M | $20.0M | $78.0M | $79.0M | $108M | $190M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $230M | $76.0M | $76.0M | $77.0M | $19.0M | $20.0M | $78.0M | $79.0M | $337M | $505M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.1B | $816M | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Total debt | $3.2B | $2.7B | $2.7B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $229M | $280M | $264M | $242M | $235M | $239M | $273M | $262M |
| Current assets | $7.9B | $7.2B | $7.3B | $6.1B | $5.2B | $4.9B | $5.5B | $5.8B | $5.8B | $5.8B |
| Current liabilities | $3.0B | $2.4B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.3B | $2.4B |
| Inventory | $3.3B | $3.0B | $3.0B | $2.2B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.8B | $2.2B | $1.9B | $1.8B |
| Property and equipment, net | $3.2B | $3.0B | $2.8B | $2.4B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.1B |
| Total assets | $21.1B | $20.2B | $19.8B | $13.1B | $9.9B | $9.6B | $10.1B | $11.3B | $11.4B | $11.3B |
| Total liabilities | $7.1B | $6.0B | $5.9B | $5.3B | $4.7B | $4.5B | $5.0B | $5.1B | $4.9B | $5.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $13.9B | $14.1B | $13.8B | $7.8B | $5.2B | $5.0B | $5.1B | $6.2B | $6.4B | $6.3B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | β1.4% | 12.2% | 17.1% | 10.0% | 7.1% | 14.0% | 18.4% | 21.4% | 22.7% | 20.2% |
| Operating margin | β33.3% | β3.8% | 2.5% | β74.1% | β39.8% | β2.4% | 3.7% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 5.7% |
| EBITDA margin | β23.6% | 5.8% | 10.7% | β67.8% | β34.0% | 3.1% | 7.8% | 11.1% | 13.7% | 9.7% |
| Net margin | β33.3% | β3.2% | β0.4% | β71.9% | β41.7% | β4.5% | 2.1% | 11.6% | 7.2% | 1.7% |
| FCF margin | 9.3% | 8.8% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 11.5% | 1.6% | β5.4% | β1.6% | 10.7% | 10.0% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β11.2% | β1.4% | 0.7% | β40.8% | β26.2% | β1.9% | 3.0% | 9.7% | 9.2% | 3.5% |
| Return on capital employed | β12.0% | β1.5% | 1.2% | β44.3% | β25.6% | β1.7% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 5.5% |
| Return on equity | β15.9% | β1.7% | β0.2% | β56.4% | β39.1% | β4.9% | 3.1% | 17.6% | 10.1% | 2.3% |
| Return on assets | β10.2% | β1.2% | β0.2% | β37.0% | β22.0% | β2.6% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 5.6% | 1.3% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β50.9% | 0.7% | 15.7% | 0.3% | β28.2% | β9.3% | 31.0% | 18.6% | 3.3% | β1.4% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 540.7% | β36.1% | β77.2% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 541.0% | β36.0% | β75.6% |
| FCF growth | β23.1% | β5.3% | β56.7% | 73.7% | 45.5% | β87.1% | β536.7% | β | β | β8.1% |
| Share count change | β2.8% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 0.8% | β0.3% | β5.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | 3.0x | 1.7x | β | β | 2.1x | 1.6x | 1.2x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Debt / equity | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x |
| Interest coverage | β23.0x | β2.7x | 2.3x | β62.8x | β28.9x | β1.7x | 3.4x | 7.4x | 9.6x | 5.6x |
| Current ratio | 2.6x | 3.1x | 3.1x | 2.7x | 2.8x | 2.6x | 2.3x | 2.4x | 2.5x | 2.4x |
| Quick ratio | 1.5x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.7x | 2.0x | 1.9x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.7x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.9% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 4.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Payouts / FCF | 34.0% | 11.9% | 27.4% | 16.0% | 2.7% | 22.2% | β | β | 35.4% | 57.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 3.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Accruals ratio | β14.3% | β5.2% | β2.8% | β41.3% | β30.1% | β5.6% | 3.4% | 7.9% | β5.9% | β9.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001021860). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.