# Weatherford International plc (WFRD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Energy / Energy Equipment & Services. Price $95.88, market value $6.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.9×** (5-yr avg 44.5×, 3-yr avg 13.4×). Weatherford International plc trades at 18.9× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 44.5×: cheap by its own standards. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 13.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.4×.
- **Price / book: 3.9×**. The shares trade at 3.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.2×**. Enterprise value is 8.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.7%** (5-yr avg 9.0%). Free cash flow equals 7.7% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 9.0%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 12.7%**. 12.7% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 8.8%**. 8.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 25.4%**. 25.4% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 22.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 22.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 7.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -10.8%** (3-yr 4.3%/yr, 5-yr 5.9%/yr). Revenue fell 10.8% over the last year, against 5.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -12.1%** (3-yr 154.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 12.1%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 27.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 27.5% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.83**. Debt is 0.83 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.5×**. It would take 0.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.06**. A Z-score of 3.06 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.15%** ($1.05 per share, trailing). Weatherford International plc yields 1.15%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 17%** (14% of free cash flow). 17% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Weatherford International plc; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $116.92 (+22% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 54.3%** (YTD 23.2%, 3-mo -1.3%). The shares are up 54.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.3%** (57.6% above the low). Trading 15% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.18** (volatility 41%). Beta of 1.18 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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