WFRDWeatherford International plc

$86.85+39% 1Y

$86.85

$61.7552 weeks$111.42

Is the business good?

Mixed

The checks split: earnings fully cash-backed (1.4×), but margins compressing.

1 good, 1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data

Profits arrive as cash1.40×derived · Sep 30, 2026

Operating profit is fully backed by cash. Conversion is improving vs a year ago.

Margin direction, 3 years−3.2 pts

Operating margin has narrowed over the past few years, profitability per dollar of sales is eroding.

Where ROE comes from8% ROA

A balanced mix of margins, efficiency, and leverage. ROE 23% = margin × turnover × leverage.

Unless marked, from derived.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

FCF conversionbetter than 71% of the market

Leverage (Debt/EBITDA)better than 71% of the market

Where this answer is blind. The F-score rewards improvement, so an already-elite company can score mid-pack.

Weatherford International plc earns 20% on the capital it employs against a 9.0% cost of capital, so the business is worth more the bigger it gets.

20%

Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 11 points above what the capital costs: growth creates value

Operating margin: 12%
Operating margin · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median 10% · 12 months to Q3 2026
Cash conversion: 1.40×
Cash conversion · 1.17× a year ago · operating cash flow covers the operating profit after tax
Share count, year on year: 0.00%
Share count, year on year · flat: no meaningful dilution

Details›

Operating margin12 months to Q3 2026: 12%
Net margin12 months to Q3 2026: 8.6%
Free cash flow margin: 12%
R&D as % of revenue: 1.8%
Revenue, trailing twelve months: $4.69B
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months: $579M
Net income, trailing twelve months: $405M
Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash: 20%

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion is operating cash flow over operating profit after tax.

Ranks #5 of 28 by RyuScore