Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations
Schlumberger Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 1.0% to $474.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.5%, from $507.00M to $474.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -14.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.
Detailed definition
This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.
non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947Historical 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 | $956.00M | $905.00M | $231.00M | $232.00M | $232.00M | $233.00M | $165.00M | $168.00M | $167.00M | $166.00M | $175.00M | $177.00M | $175.00M | $176.00M | $512.00M | $507.00M | $502.00M | $502.00M | $479.00M | $474.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.3% | -74.5% | +0.4% | +0.0% | +0.4% | -29.2% | +1.8% | -0.6% | -0.6% | +5.4% | +1.1% | -1.1% | +0.6% | +190.9% | -1.0% | -1.0% | +0.0% | -4.6% | -1.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -75.7% | -74.3% | -28.6% | -27.6% | -28.0% | -28.8% | +6.1% | +5.4% | +4.8% | +6.0% | +192.6% | +186.4% | +186.9% | +185.2% | -6.4% | -6.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Schlumberger 's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Schlumberger (SLB) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $474.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Schlumberger 's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- Schlumberger 's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 6.5% year-over-year, from $507.00M to $474.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Schlumberger 's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Schlumberger 's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -14.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.05B to $479.00M.
- What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.