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

$57.29Previous close
$21.1Low
$55.93Average
$80High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close 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
Piper Sandler Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 28, 2026
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainJul 16, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainJul 8, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 27, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainApr 27, 2026
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainApr 27, 2026
Jefferies Buy BuyMaintainFeb 2, 2026
Freedom Broker Sell SellMaintainOct 27, 2025
Seaport Global Neutral BuyDowngradeJul 30, 2025
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 29, 2025
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainJul 2, 2025
TD Securities Buy BuyMaintainApr 24, 2025
Benchmark Buy BuyMaintainFeb 11, 2025
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainFeb 3, 2025
B of A Securities Buy BuyMaintainFeb 3, 2025
Argus Research Buy HoldUpgradeOct 25, 2024
Wolfe Research Market Perform OutperformDowngradeJan 29, 2024
HSBC Buy BuyMaintainJul 21, 2023
Stephens & Co. Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 21, 2022
Credit Suisse Outperform OutperformMaintainApr 22, 2021
ScotiaBank Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainJul 24, 2020
Northland Capital Markets Perform Market PerformMaintainMay 29, 2020
CFRA Hold HoldMaintainApr 23, 2020
Bernstein Outperform UnderperformUpgradeApr 6, 2020
Tudor Pickering Buy HoldUpgradeMar 26, 2020
Edward Jones Hold BuyDowngradeFeb 20, 2020
Deutsche Bank Buy BuyMaintainJan 28, 2020
Bank of America Buy BuyMaintainDec 4, 2019
Guggenheim Buy NeutralUpgradeOct 31, 2018
Stifel Nicolaus Buy BuyMaintainSep 11, 2018
B. Riley FBR Buy NeutralUpgradeAug 20, 2018
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Buy HoldUpgradeJul 24, 2018
PiperJaffray Overweight NeutralUpgradeApr 3, 2018
Loop Capital Hold HoldMaintainOct 23, 2017
Argus Buy BuyMaintainAug 21, 2017
FBR Capital Perform Market PerformMaintainJul 17, 2017
KeyBanc Hold BuyDowngradeFeb 4, 2013
DA Davidson Neutral NeutralMaintainJan 8, 2013
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $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
UBSAnalyst unavailable$51$58.46 -11.0%Jul 28, 2026
UBSJosh Silverstein$71$60.1 +23.9%Jul 28, 2026
SusquehannaCharles Minervino$72$60.59 +25.7%Jul 28, 2026
Stifel NicolausStephen Gengaro$75$60.59 +30.9%Jul 28, 2026
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$73$60.59 +27.4%Jul 28, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$72$57.25 +25.7%Jul 16, 2026
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$71$57.66 +23.9%Jul 14, 2026
Wolfe ResearchAnalyst unavailable$70$56.43 +22.2%Jul 8, 2026
SusquehannaAnalyst unavailable$70$54.47 +22.2%Jul 8, 2026
BarclaysDavid Anderson$74$66.67 +29.2%May 7, 2026
SusquehannaAnalyst unavailable$80$68.74 +39.6%Apr 27, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$73$68.62 +27.4%Apr 27, 2026
BMO CapitalPhillip Jungwirth$80$68.75 +39.6%Apr 27, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$71$69.65 +23.9%Apr 27, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$76$68.94 +32.7%Apr 27, 2026
Stifel NicolausStephen Gengaro$74$68.94 +29.2%Apr 27, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$62$68.94 +8.2%Apr 27, 2026
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$80$68.94 +39.6%Apr 26, 2026
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$64$61.49 +11.7%Apr 15, 2026
Evercore ISIStephen Richardson$68$60.5 +18.7%Feb 11, 2026
Stifel NicolausStephen Gengaro$63$56.04 +10.0%Feb 2, 2026
JefferiesLloyd Byrne$67$56.04 +16.9%Jan 31, 2026
BMO CapitalPhillip Jungwirth$65$56.29 +13.5%Jan 27, 2026
Industrial Alliance SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$60$56.29 +4.7%Jan 27, 2026
SusquehannaAnalyst unavailable$65$56.29 +13.5%Jan 27, 2026
Stifel NicolausStephen Gengaro$58$56.29 +1.2%Jan 27, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$57$56.29 -0.5%Jan 27, 2026
Stifel NicolausAnalyst unavailable$57$53.19 -0.5%Jan 21, 2026
RBC CapitalKeith Mackey$57$51.59 -0.5%Jan 15, 2026
SusquehannaCharles Minervino$58$49.61 +1.2%Jan 7, 2026
UBSJosh Silverstein$54$47.22 -5.7%Dec 12, 2025
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$54$47.3 -5.7%Oct 27, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$55$46.39 -4.0%Oct 27, 2025
Stifel NicolausAnalyst unavailable$52$47.3 -9.2%Oct 27, 2025
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$52$44.47 -9.2%Oct 16, 2025
UBSJosh Silverstein$48$48.5 -16.2%Oct 6, 2025
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$58$45.53 +1.2%Jul 30, 2025
Industrial Alliance SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$53$45.53 -7.5%Jul 30, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$46$45.53 -19.7%Jul 30, 2025
Stifel NicolausStephen Gengaro$50$35.67 -12.7%Apr 24, 2025
Goldman SachsNeil Mehta$52$45.81 -9.2%Jan 22, 2025
JefferiesLloyd Byrne$50$42.38 -12.7%Jan 3, 2025
BMO CapitalPhillip Jungwirth$45$37.59 -21.5%Oct 10, 2024
Morgan StanleyDaniel Kutz$45$37.22 -21.5%Oct 3, 2024
CitigroupScott Gruber$42$34.77 -26.7%Sep 27, 2024
Wells FargoRoger Read$42$36.34 -26.7%Sep 24, 2024
SusquehannaCharles Minervino$46$37.65 -19.7%Jul 29, 2024
Evercore ISIJames West$46$37.65 -19.7%Jul 26, 2024
Piper SandlerLuke Lemoine$44$34.5 -23.2%Jul 15, 2024
JefferiesLloyd Byrne$46$34.42 -19.7%Jun 27, 2024
UBSJosh Silverstein$37$31.63 -35.4%Jun 5, 2024
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$36$31 -37.2%Feb 2, 2023
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$35$27.94 -38.9%Jan 4, 2023
Wells FargoRoger Read$29$26.4 -49.4%Oct 26, 2022
BarclaysDavid Anderson$44$25.23 -23.2%Aug 4, 2022
BarclaysDavid Anderson$47$33.54 -18.0%Jun 14, 2022
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$40$31.27 -30.2%Apr 27, 2022
RBC CapitalKeith Mackey$41$32.27 -28.4%Apr 26, 2022
SusquehannaAnalyst unavailable$41$34.46 -28.4%Apr 21, 2022
Stifel NicolausStephen Gengaro$41$36.47 -28.4%Apr 11, 2022
Wells FargoRoger Read$43$36.42 -24.9%Apr 3, 2022
Goldman SachsNeil Mehta$41$37.35 -28.4%Mar 30, 2022
UBSLloyd Byrne$43$36.22 -24.9%Mar 21, 2022
BarclaysDavid Anderson$31$26.59 -45.9%Feb 6, 2022
Seaport GlobalTom Curran$33$27.93 -42.4%Jan 25, 2022
Cowen & Co.Marc Bianchi$35$27.05 -38.9%Jan 21, 2022
Piper SandlerIan Macpherson$37.5$27.05 -34.5%Jan 21, 2022
Credit SuisseJens Zimmermann$30$27.05 -47.6%Jan 21, 2022
J.P. MorganArun Jayaram$30$27.05 -47.6%Jan 21, 2022
BMO CapitalPhillip Jungwirth$32$27.05 -44.1%Jan 21, 2022
Morgan StanleyConnor Lynagh$30$25.09 -47.6%Oct 11, 2021
HSBCAbhishek Kumar$21.1$20.17 -63.2%Aug 4, 2021
CitigroupScott Gruber$30$23.6 -47.6%May 25, 2021
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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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