Halliburton Drilling And Evaluation — Cost, Direct Labor increased by 3.0% to $487.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.3%, from $467.00M to $487.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Drilling And Evaluation — Cost, Direct Labor shows an upward trend with a 6.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Rising labor costs relative to revenue may indicate wage inflation or a need for improved operational productivity.
The total compensation and benefits paid to the workforce directly involved in performing services for the Drilling and...
Standard labor cost metric for service-oriented business segments.
hal_segment_drilling_and_evaluation_cost_direct_labor| 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 | |
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| Value | $399.00M | $399.00M | $399.00M | $399.00M | $437.50M | $437.50M | $437.50M | $437.50M | $465.00M | $461.00M | $464.00M | $475.00M | $467.00M | $479.00M | $489.00M | $473.00M | $487.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +9.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.3% | -0.9% | +0.7% | +2.4% | -1.7% | +2.6% | +2.1% | -3.3% | +3.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.6% | +9.6% | +9.6% | +9.6% | +6.3% | +5.4% | +6.1% | +8.6% | +0.4% | +3.9% | +5.4% | -0.4% | +4.3% |