Baker Hughes Company (BKR)
Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company that provides the tools, services, and digital solutions needed to extract and process oil and gas.
Is Baker Hughes Company a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Strong position in the global energy supply chain. Worth weighing: Business is heavily tied to volatile oil and gas prices.
Is this normal for this company?
Each figure against the range this same company has produced recently. Neither end of a range is the good end.
Share price divided by the earnings actually reported over the four most recent quarters. The range is the same calculation at each of this company's last few results, so roughly the past year.
Profit as a share of sales, from the company's own quarterly statements. The range covers the 5 quarters we hold, and the figure shown is its most recent one.
How these ranges are built
Every number here is the company's own reported figure, not a comparison with other companies. The ranges come from this company's own results and its share price. Where it reports in a different currency from the one its shares trade in, the price-to-earnings range is left out rather than mixing the two.
What does Baker Hughes Company do?
Think of Baker Hughes as the 'engine room' of the energy sector; they don't just drill for oil, they provide the high-tech equipment and software that energy companies use to operate efficiently. The cash rolls in from selling these specialised tools and providing ongoing maintenance services to energy producers worldwide. How busy Baker Hughes stays depends largely on how much energy companies are willing to spend on new projects.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on momentum and income, and weakest on growth.
- ✓Pays a dividend - about 1.4% a year
- !Revenue slipped about 2% over the year
- ✓Strong return on shareholder money (ROE 16%)
- Momentum screens high
- Growth screens low
Does Baker Hughes Company pay a dividend?
Yes - Baker Hughes Company currently pays a dividend of about 1.4% a year, which is £14 a year for every £1,000 invested (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it. An ISA doesn't shelter the US tax on this one →
What do the numbers say about Baker Hughes Company's dividend?
There's no rating here, and we don't judge whether the dividend will continue - that would be advice. Here are the figures income investors usually look at, and what each one means, so you can weigh it up yourself.
Figures are from the latest available data and can be distorted by one-off results. Past payments don't predict future ones, and a dividend can be cut at any time. This lays out the numbers to help you understand them - it is not a view on what will happen.
Most recent ex-dividend date: 7 Aug 2026. To receive a dividend you must already own the shares before the ex-dividend date; become a holder on or after it and the previous owner keeps that payment. Why the price usually falls that morning →
Does Baker Hughes Company have more cash or more debt?
It holds about $17.02B in cash against about $16.25B of debt - so it has net cash of about $771.00M. More cash than debt is a cushion: it does not need to borrow just to cover what it owes.
From the latest reported balance sheet. Cash and debt levels change, and some borrowing is normal - this is context, not a judgment.
What do Baker Hughes Company's numbers mean?
How has it performed?
Growth of £1,000, the worst fall, and year by year
Over about 2 years to 2026-09-11. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has Baker Hughes Company actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Baker Hughes Company fell as much as −28% from a high to a later low. Falls like this are normal when you own a share.
Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
How has it done year by year?
Calendar-year total return - the share price with dividends reinvested - from adjusted closing prices. The current year is only part-complete. Past returns are not a guide to the future.
A closer look at the numbers
Ownership, earnings history, where the money goes, and the outlook range
Does the share price tell you if it's cheap or expensive?
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
How much money does Baker Hughes Company make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Where does each £100 of Baker Hughes Company's sales go?
A rough split of the latest full-year figures: of every £100 of sales, about £76 covers making the product or service, £13 goes on running costs, tax and interest, and about £11 is left as profit. Margins vary a lot by industry, and one-off items can distort a single year.
When does Baker Hughes Company report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Baker Hughes Company is next scheduled to report on about 2026-10-22 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
‘Beat’ and ‘missed’ are against what analysts expected, not whether the business is doing well.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | $0.49 | $0.64 | Beat +31% |
| 2026-04-23 | $0.49 | $0.58 | Beat +18% |
| 2026-01-25 | $0.67 | $0.78 | Beat +17% |
| 2025-10-23 | $0.62 | $0.68 | Beat +9% |
| 2025-07-22 | $0.55 | $0.63 | Beat +14% |
| 2025-04-22 | $0.47 | $0.51 | Beat +8% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Baker Hughes Company came in ahead of what analysts expected 6 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
See who else reports over the next two weeks →
Where these figures come from
Each quarter a company reports its results against a consensus of analyst forecasts. The figures here are reported versus expected earnings per share from published results; the expectation is that analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates and can move.
What are the scenarios for Baker Hughes Company?
An illustrative range for the year ahead — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros, cons and common questions?
The case each way, and the questions people ask
A major shift in energy policy favouring their specific technology suite.
A rapid global move away from fossil fuels rendering their core business obsolete.
What are the pros and cons of Baker Hughes Company?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Strong position in the global energy supply chain
- Significant recent growth in earnings
- Solid return on shareholder capital
- Business is heavily tied to volatile oil and gas prices
- High forward price-to-earnings ratio suggests investors expect future growth
- Revenue growth: How fast the company's sales grew versus a year ago. is currently quite modest
- Geopolitical instability affecting energy projects
- Regulatory changes that could limit fossil fuel extraction
- Technological disruption from newer, greener energy alternatives
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A sustained, long-term collapse in global oil prices
- A major failure to pivot their technology toward renewable energy sources
Common questions about Baker Hughes Company
Does Baker Hughes Company pay a dividend?
Yes - Baker Hughes Company currently pays a dividend of about 1.4% a year. Dividends are a share of profit paid to holders; the yield moves with the price and payouts can be cut.
When does Baker Hughes Company report earnings next?
Baker Hughes Company is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-10-22. Report dates are estimates and can move; this is a diary note for when to look, not a forecast of the outcome.
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.