SLB: Digital Growth Offsets Softer Q1 Revenue; Guidance Maintained

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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the emphasis shifted from a broad 2025 growth and shareholder-return plan to evidence from Q1: revenue was lower year over year, digital revenue remained a growth driver, and management continued to point to low-carbon and data-center diversification. Guidance sentiment remained maintained, while tariff, upstream-spending, and ChampionX execution concerns became more explicit.

Guidance delta

Management maintained its outlook: Q2 revenue was expected to be flat with 50–100 basis points of margin expansion, while full-year revenue was guided from flat to mid-single-digit growth with a 25% adjusted EBITDA margin target.

Key takeaways

• Q1 revenue declined 3% year over year, while adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 23.8%.
• Digital revenue grew 17% year over year and was identified as a primary growth engine.
• Management expected low-carbon and data-center businesses to exceed $1 billion in 2025.
• The company reaffirmed at least $4 billion of shareholder returns for 2025.
• The supplied scorecard does not include reported EPS or revenue actuals.

Management priorities

• Scale digital and AI solutions and pursue related efficiency gains.
• Advance carbon capture, geothermal, and lithium projects toward commercial scale.
• Expand data-center infrastructure and modular cooling services.
• Complete ChampionX integration and pursue synergies.
• Maintain cost discipline and protect margins.