Baker Hughes Company · BKR · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

Baker Hughes: Strong bookings, capacity constraints remain

The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating picture: strong IET bookings, a large RPO, and demand from data centers, AI compute, electrification, and energy security provide growth support. The counterweight is execution and cyclicality, especially capacity constraints, macro disruption, LNG volatility, and the pending Chart transaction.

Reported After market closeNASDAQEnergy $56.87B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.58 Consensus $0.49
EPS surprise +17.6% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $6.59B Consensus $6.34B
Revenue surprise +3.9% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +6.9% Event window
SPY move +0.8% Same window
Abnormal move +6.1% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -4.2% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The current analysis emphasizes strong Q1 execution, record IET bookings, portfolio-optimization proceeds, and a 1 GW data-center power contract, while maintaining guidance. It also highlights Middle East disruption and capacity constraints as near-term uncertainties.

Guidance delta

Maintained; full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance was reaffirmed.

Key takeaways

  • Adjusted EBITDA beat guidance and margin improved to 17.6%.
  • Record IET bookings and a $33.1 billion RPO point to a strong order pipeline.
  • Data-center power, energy security, LNG, and digital solutions were identified as growth drivers.
  • Chart acquisition integration and portfolio optimization remain important execution priorities.

Management priorities

  • Close the Chart acquisition and pursue $325 million in targeted synergies.
  • Expand NovaLT and other power-systems capacity.
  • Invest in next-generation engines and emissions-reduction technology.
  • Scale Cordant and iCenter digital platforms.
  • Continue strategic divestitures and portfolio optimization.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
BKR EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $0.40 Q1 '24 actual $0.43, beat Q2 '24 estimate $0.49 Q2 '24 actual $0.57, beat Q3 '24 estimate $0.61 Q3 '24 actual $0.67, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.56 Q2 '25 actual $0.63, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.62 Q3 '25 actual $0.68, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.67 Q4 '25 actual $0.78, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.49 Q1 '26 actual $0.58, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.50 Q2 '26 actual $0.64, beat Q3 '26 estimate $0.60 Q4 '26 estimate $0.68 Q1 '27 estimate $0.65 Q2 '27 estimate $0.73
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy43 ratings
Bullish3069.8%
Neutral1227.9%
Bearish12.3%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$57.29Current
$21.1Low
$55.93Average
$80High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
UBS Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 14, 2026
Susquehanna Positive PositiveMaintainSep 10, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 25, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainJul 28, 2026
Stifel Buy BuyMaintainJul 28, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $57.29. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
UBSAnalyst unavailable$72$59.06 +25.7%Sep 14, 2026
UBSJosh Silverstein$70$63.64 +22.2%Sep 10, 2026
SusquehannaCharles Minervino$75$63.64 +30.9%Sep 10, 2026
RBC CapitalKeith Mackey$76$61.98 +32.7%Aug 25, 2026
Morgan StanleyJoe Laetsch$70$62.75 +22.2%Aug 7, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Baker Hughes Co. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of oilfield products, services, and digital solutions. It operates through the Oilfield Services and Equipment (OFSE) and industrial and Energy Technology (IET) segments. The OFSE segment designs and manufactures products and provides services for onshore and offshore oilfield operations. The IET segment combines expertise, technologies, and services for industrial and energy customers including on and off-shore, LNG, pipeline and gas storage, refining, petrochemical, distributed gas, flow and process control, and industrial segments such as nuclear, aviation, automotive, marine, food and beverage, mining, cement and utilities. The company was founded in April 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-25T06:20:56.248004+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-25T06:20:56.244060+00:00

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-25. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.