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ConsensusBuy64 ratings
Bullish5484.4%
Neutral69.4%
Bearish46.2%
Slb N.V. · SLB · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
SLB sees digital and data-center growth amid near-term disruption
SLB’s quarter showed a mixed setup: Production Systems, digital offerings and data-center infrastructure provided growth, but geopolitical disruption and cost pressure weighed on earnings. The analysis supports monitoring whether investment and higher oil prices translate into sustained activity, while margin recovery remains an open question.
Reported Before market openNYSEEnergy
$76.98B market cap
90quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.52
Consensus $0.51
EPS surprise
+2.4%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$8.72B
Consensus $8.63B
Revenue surprise
+1.1%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+2.6%
Event window
SPY move
+0.8%
Same window
Abnormal move
+1.8%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.5×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+2.0%
Up to 20 sessions
SLBSPY benchmark
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Why did SLB rise 2.6% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in SLB's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for SLB after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
The analysis highlighted ChampionX integration benefits, a 9% increase in Digital revenue, rapid data-center expansion and new AI-related partnerships. It also identified Middle East-related disruption, higher logistics costs and margin pressure in Digital and OneSubsea as important counterweights.
Guidance delta
Formal guidance sentiment was not provided. The analysis describes a modest incremental Q2 earnings impact, with growth in other regions expected to offset it.
Key takeaways
- Q1 revenue modestly grew, while earnings faced pressure from Middle East shutdowns and higher logistics costs.
- ChampionX integration supported accretive growth and synergies in Production Systems.
- Digital revenue rose 9%, while the data-center business remained on track to exceed a $1 billion run rate.
Management priorities
- Scale data-center capacity and secure additional customers
- Expand AI partnerships and domain-specific foundation models
- Advance production-recovery engagements and technology roll-outs
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$51.43Current
$42Low
$57.54Average
$81High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 24, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 14, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 18, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 11, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Jan 27, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Freedom Capital Markets | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 5, 2025 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 22, 2024 |
| HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Oddo Securities | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 14, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 26, 2021 |
| ScotiaBank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Oct 19, 2020 |
| Northland Capital Markets | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 29, 2020 |
| CFRA | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Mar 9, 2020 |
| Tudor Pickering | Buy | Sell | Upgrade | Nov 20, 2019 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 20, 2019 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jun 7, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 26, 2018 |
| Griffin Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 22, 2018 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 26, 2017 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Societe Generale | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Scotia Howard Weil | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | May 12, 2016 |
| Standpoint Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 20, 2016 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 19, 2016 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 7, 2016 |
| GMP Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 5, 2016 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Dec 18, 2015 |
| KLR Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 14, 2015 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 21, 2015 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 20, 2015 |
| CLSA | Underperform | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 20, 2015 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 19, 2015 |
| RS Platou Markets | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Jan 20, 2015 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 16, 2014 |
| IBERIA Capital Partners | Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | Sep 25, 2014 |
| Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 20, 2014 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Johnson Rice | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Global Hunter Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 22, 2013 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Dahlman Rose | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 30, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $51.43. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Josh Silverstein | $75 | $56.06 | +45.8% | Sep 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Josh Silverstein | $72 | $58.74 | +40.0% | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $52.42 | +28.3% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Charles Minervino | $62 | $52.42 | +20.6% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $64 | $52.42 | +24.4% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Barclays | David Anderson | $67 | $52.42 | +30.3% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $52.42 | +28.3% | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $64 | $47.55 | +24.4% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joe Laetsch | $54 | $47.83 | +5.0% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $47.94 | +18.6% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Carlos Escalante | $62 | $47.1 | +20.6% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Charles Minervino | $55 | $47.19 | +6.9% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $45.54 | +28.3% | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stephen Gengaro | $64 | $50.33 | +24.4% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $71 | $53.27 | +38.1% | May 11, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $55.16 | +28.3% | May 7, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Charles Minervino | $65 | $55.58 | +26.4% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Phillip Jungwirth | $63 | $55.56 | +22.5% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $55.84 | +10.8% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $64 | $56.15 | +24.4% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stephen Gengaro | $61 | $56.15 | +18.6% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $56.15 | -0.8% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $56.15 | +26.4% | Apr 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joe Laetsch | $55 | $51.49 | +6.9% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $51.49 | +14.7% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $48.38 | +12.8% | Feb 1, 2026 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Sergey Pigarev | $48 | $50.31 | -6.7% | Jan 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Josh Silverstein | $61 | $50.46 | +18.6% | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stephen Gengaro | $56 | $49.32 | +8.9% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $49.66 | +12.8% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Keith Mackey | $54 | $49.58 | +5.0% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $49.88 | +5.0% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $49.15 | +6.9% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $49.15 | -4.7% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $47.76 | -2.8% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Keith Mackey | $51 | $46.78 | -0.8% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta | $49 | $45.9 | -4.7% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $42.89 | +1.1% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $43.8 | +5.0% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $38.53 | -12.5% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Barclays | David Anderson | $47 | $37.61 | -8.6% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $39.48 | -2.8% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Cowen & Co. | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $40.67 | +10.8% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Guillaume Delaby | $52.3 | $39.94 | +1.7% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Redburn Partners | Sebastian Erskine | $48 | $36.06 | -6.7% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| UBS | Josh Silverstein | $44 | $33.64 | -14.4% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $32.63 | -18.3% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $41 | $32.57 | -20.3% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Guillaume Delaby | $47.6 | $34.12 | -7.4% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $51 | $35.47 | -0.8% | Jul 27, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stephen Gengaro | $52 | $34.5 | +1.1% | Jul 16, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $35.91 | -12.5% | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $33.18 | +3.1% | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $34.1 | -16.4% | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Charles Minervino | $48 | $33.92 | -6.7% | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $59 | $42.1 | +14.7% | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Barclays | David Anderson | $61 | $42.43 | +18.6% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $56 | $42.54 | +8.9% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stephen Gengaro | $60 | $42.51 | +16.7% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Scott Gruber | $54 | $42.5 | +5.0% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Raymond James | James Rollyson | $57 | $41.92 | +10.8% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta | $52 | $41.92 | +1.1% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $68 | $43.94 | +32.2% | Oct 2, 2024 |
| CFRA | Stewart Glickman | $42 | $39.36 | -18.3% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stephen Gengaro | $65 | $49.68 | +26.4% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | James West | $74 | $49.38 | +43.9% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Mark Miller | $80 | $23.37 | +55.6% | Jul 15, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Keith Mackey | $69 | $54.68 | +34.2% | Apr 3, 2024 |
| Societe Generale | Guillaume Delaby | $81 | $52.58 | +57.5% | Dec 22, 2023 |
| Susquehanna | Charles Minervino | $59 | $52.15 | +14.7% | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Chase Mulvehill | $55 | $52.15 | +6.9% | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Sam Margolin | $51 | $50.41 | -0.8% | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | James West | $60 | $50.41 | +16.7% | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Barclays | David Anderson | $59 | $36.64 | +14.7% | Jun 20, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | James West | $51 | $39.92 | -0.8% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Barclays | David Anderson | $55 | $39.01 | +6.9% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| HSBC | Abhishek Kumar | $44.2 | $39.95 | -14.1% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $41.65 | +6.9% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Ian Macpherson | $55 | $43.25 | +6.9% | Apr 14, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stephen Gengaro | $50 | $41.33 | -2.8% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta | $51 | $42.21 | -0.8% | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $54 | $43.4 | +5.0% | Mar 10, 2022 |
| BNP Paribas | Nick Konstantakis | $45 | $39.8 | -12.5% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Chase Mulvehill | $44 | $36.49 | -14.4% | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Stephens | Tommy Moll | $45 | $36.49 | -12.5% | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Connor Lynagh | $43 | $36.49 | -16.4% | Jan 24, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Arun Jayaram | $43 | $36.49 | -16.4% | Jan 24, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Phillip Jungwirth | $43 | $36.49 | -16.4% | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Barclays | David Anderson | $48 | $34.11 | -6.7% | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Oddo BHF | Baptiste Lebacq | $44.5 | $33.28 | -13.5% | Oct 14, 2021 |
| HSBC | Abhishek Kumar | $25 | $27.31 | -51.4% | Aug 4, 2021 |
| Piper Sandler | Ian Macpherson | $31 | $29.12 | -39.7% | Jul 26, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationSLB N.V. engages in the provision of technology for the energy industry worldwide. The company operates through four divisions: Digital & Integration, Reservoir Performance, Well Construction, and Production Systems. The company provides field development and hydrocarbon production, carbon management, and integration of adjacent energy systems; reservoir interpretation and data processing services for exploration data; and well construction and production improvement services and products. It also offers subsurface geology and fluids evaluation information; stimulation services to restore or enhance well productivity through hydraulic fracturing, matrix stimulation, and water treatment; and intervention services to oil and gas operators.…
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- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
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- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-24T19:40:53.460751+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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