Free cash flow
Halliburton Free cash flow decreased by 90.2% to $81.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.0%, from $75.00M to $81.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Free cash flow shows an upward trend with a 10.7% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
Detailed definition
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and m...
Peer comparison
High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
free_cash_flowHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $218.00M | $429.00M | $366.00M | -$239.00M | $155.00M | $502.00M | $813.00M | -$146.00M | $749.00M | $465.00M | $1.01B | $157.00M | $734.00M | $502.00M | $1.03B | $75.00M | $542.00M | $227.00M | $828.00M | $81.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +96.8% | -14.7% | -165.3% | +164.9% | +223.9% | +62.0% | -118.0% | +613.0% | -37.9% | +117.4% | -84.5% | +367.5% | -31.6% | +105.2% | -92.7% | +622.7% | -58.1% | +264.8% | -90.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -28.9% | +17.0% | +122.1% | +38.9% | +383.2% | -7.4% | +24.4% | +207.5% | -2.0% | +8.0% | +1.9% | -52.2% | -26.2% | -54.8% | -19.6% | +8.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Halliburton's free cash flow?
- Halliburton (HAL) reported free cash flow of $81.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Halliburton's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Halliburton's free cash flow increased by 8.0% year-over-year, from $75.00M to $81.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Halliburton's free cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Halliburton's free cash flow has grown at a 10.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.11B to $1.67B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.