SLB posts Q3 EPS $0.50; completes $5.01B ChampionX deal
SLB N.V. reported third‑quarter 2025 results and closed the all‑stock acquisition of ChampionX. Q3 revenue was $8.928 billion vs. $9.159 billion a year ago, and net income was $739 million vs. $1.186 billion. Diluted EPS was $0.50. Results included $318 million of pretax merger, integration, restructuring and related items. ChampionX contributed $579 million of revenue over two months, partly offset by lost APS revenue from a pipeline disruption in Ecuador and the absence of revenue from a divested APS project.
For the first nine months, revenue was $25.963 billion and net income attributable to SLB was $2.550 billion. Operating cash flow was $3.484 billion, with capital investments of $1.658 billion. SLB returned cash through $1.176 billion in dividends and $2.414 billion of share repurchases. Long‑term debt was $10.843 billion, and shares outstanding were 1,493,923,635 as of September 30, 2025. Backlog totaled $5.6 billion, about 60% expected within 12 months.
The ChampionX deal issued 141 million SLB shares (0.735 exchange ratio), with total consideration of $5.005 billion and preliminary allocations including $2.287 billion of goodwill and $2.260 billion of identifiable intangibles. Segment performance showed Production Systems revenue at $3.474 billion and Well Construction at $2.967 billion, with Digital reported as a separate division.
Positive
- ChampionX acquisition closed with $5.005B consideration; contributed ~$0.6B revenue and ~$0.1B pretax income in Aug–Sep 2025.
Negative
- Q3 net income declined to $739M from $1.186B year over year, reflecting charges and APS impacts.
- Q3 pretax charges of $318M for merger, integration, restructuring, and related items reduced reported earnings.
Insights
ChampionX closed; Q3 earnings down on charges and APS headwinds.
SLB closed the all‑stock ChampionX acquisition for total consideration of
Quarterly revenue was
Integration will flow through depreciation and amortization, cost of sales, and merger lines, as reflected by inventory fair‑value amortization and professional fees in Q3. Backlog was
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Third Quarter 2025 Form 10-Q
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
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Balance, September 30, 2025 |
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$ |
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( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
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$ |
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$ |
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Other |
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Common Stock |
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Retained |
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Comprehensive |
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Noncontrolling |
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January 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024 |
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Issued |
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In Treasury |
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Earnings |
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Loss |
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Interests |
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Total |
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||||||
Balance, January 1, 2024 |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
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$ |
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$ |
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Net income |
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Currency translation adjustments |
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Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges |
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Pension and other postretirement benefit plans |
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( |
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Shares sold to optionees, less shares exchanged |
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( |
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|||||
Vesting of restricted stock, net of taxes withheld |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
||||
Employee stock purchase plan |
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( |
) |
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|||||
Stock repurchase program |
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( |
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( |
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||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
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Dividends declared ($ |
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( |
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( |
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||||
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests |
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( |
) |
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( |
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Other |
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( |
) |
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|||||
Balance, September 30, 2024 |
|
$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
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||||
7
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Accumulated |
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Other |
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||||||
|
|
Common Stock |
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Retained |
|
|
Comprehensive |
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|
Noncontrolling |
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|
|||||||||
July 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025 |
|
Issued |
|
|
In Treasury |
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
Loss |
|
|
Interests |
|
|
Total |
|
||||||
Balance, July 1, 2025 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Net income |
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Currency translation adjustments |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
||||
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges |
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( |
) |
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( |
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||||
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans |
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||||||
Shares sold to optionees, less shares exchanged |
|
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( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
||||
Vesting of restricted stock, net of taxes withheld |
|
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( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
( |
) |
||||
Employee stock purchase plan |
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( |
) |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|||||
Stock repurchase program |
|
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( |
) |
|
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( |
) |
||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
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||||||
Dividends declared ($ |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
||||
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
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( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
||||
Acquisition of ChampionX Corporation |
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|
||||||
Other |
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( |
) |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Balance, September 30, 2025 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
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|
(Stated in millions, except per share amounts) |
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Accumulated |
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|
||||||
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|
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|
|
Other |
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|
|
|
|
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|
||||||
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Retained |
|
|
Comprehensive |
|
|
Noncontrolling |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
July 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024 |
|
Issued |
|
|
In Treasury |
|
|
Earnings |
|
|
Loss |
|
|
Interests |
|
|
Total |
|
||||||
Balance, July 1, 2024 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
||||||
Currency translation adjustments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
||||
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
||||
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
||||
Shares sold to optionees, less shares exchanged |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Vesting of restricted stock, net of taxes withheld |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
||||
Employee stock purchase plan |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Stock repurchase program |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Dividends declared ($ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
||||
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
||||
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Balance, September 30, 2024 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
(Stated in millions) |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|||
|
Issued |
|
|
In Treasury |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|||
Balance, January 1, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
||
Shares sold to optionees, less shares exchanged |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Vesting of restricted stock |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Stock repurchase program |
|
- |
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Acquisition of ChampionX Corporation |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
||
Balance, September 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
8
SLB LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of SLB Limited and its subsidiaries (“SLB”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of SLB management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement have been included in the accompanying unaudited financial statements. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Operating results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2025. The December 31, 2024 balance sheet information has been derived from the SLB 2024 audited financial statements. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the SLB Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 22, 2025.
2. Charges and Credits
2025
Third quarter 2025:
In connection with the acquisition of ChampionX Corporation ("ChampionX") (see Note 4), SLB recorded charges of $
During the third quarter of 2025, SLB recorded a charge of $
During the third quarter of 2025, SLB recorded a $
Second quarter 2025:
During the second quarter of 2025, SLB recorded a $
During the second quarter of 2025, SLB recorded a charge of $
During the second quarter of 2025, SLB recorded $
During the second quarter of 2025, SLB completed the sale of its interest in the Palliser APS project in Canada in exchange for net cash proceeds of $
First quarter 2025:
During the first quarter of 2025, SLB recorded a $
During the first quarter of 2025, SLB recorded $
9
|
(Stated in millions) |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Pretax Charge |
|
|
Tax Benefit |
|
|
Noncontrolling |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
(Credit) |
|
|
(Expense) |
|
|
Interests |
|
|
Net |
|
||||
First quarter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Workforce reductions |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
|
|||
Merger and integration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Second quarter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|||
Impairment of equity method investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|||
Workforce reductions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|||
Other merger and integration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Gain on sale of Palliser APS project |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
( |
) |
Third quarter: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
||||
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|||
Acquisition-related professional fees |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
||
Workforce reductions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|||
Acquisition-related employee benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|||
Impairment of equity-method investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|||
Other merger and integration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
2024
During the second and third quarters of 2024, SLB recorded charges of $
During the first nine months of 2024, SLB recorded $
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|
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|
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||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Pretax Charge |
|
|
Tax Benefit |
|
|
Interests |
|
|
Net |
|
||||
First quarter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Merger and integration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
||||
Second quarter: |
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
||||
Workforce reductions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|||
Merger and integration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
||||
Third quarter: |
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
||||
Workforce reductions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|||
Merger and integration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
10
3. Earnings per Share
The following is a reconciliation from basic earnings per share of SLB to diluted earnings per share of SLB:
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2025 |
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2024 |
|
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|
Net Income |
|
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Average |
|
|
Earnings per |
|
|
Net Income |
|
|
Average |
|
|
Earnings per |
|
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Third Quarter |
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
||||||
Basic |
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
||||||
Assumed exercise of stock options |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Unvested restricted stock |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Diluted |
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
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|
|
$ |
|
||||||
|
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|
||||||
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Income |
|
|
Average |
|
|
Earnings per |
|
|
Net Income |
|
|
Average |
|
|
Earnings per |
|
||||||
Nine Months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Basic |
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||||
Assumed exercise of stock options |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Unvested restricted stock |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Diluted |
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
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The number of outstanding options to purchase shares of SLB common stock that were not included in the computation of diluted income per share, because to do so would have had an antidilutive effect, was as follows:
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4. Acquisition
On July 16, 2025, SLB acquired all of the outstanding shares of ChampionX in an all-stock transaction. ChampionX is a global leader in production chemistry solutions, artificial lift systems, and highly engineered equipment and technologies that help companies drill for and produce oil and gas safely, effectively, and sustainably across the world. The acquisition strengthens SLB's leadership in the production and recovery space. Under the terms of the agreement, ChampionX shareholders received
Calculation of Consideration Transferred
The following details the fair value of the consideration transferred to effect the acquisition of ChampionX:
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Number of shares of ChampionX stock outstanding |
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SLB shares of common stock issued |
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SLB closing stock share price on July 15, 2025 |
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Equity consideration |
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Fair value of replacement equity awards |
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Preliminary allocation of Consideration transferred to Net Assets Acquired
The following amounts represent the preliminary estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the merger. The final determination of fair value for certain assets and liabilities will be completed as soon as the information necessary to complete the analysis is obtained. These amounts, which are not expected to differ materially from current estimates, will be finalized no later than one year from the acquisition date.
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Net assets held for sale (2) |
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Total consideration transferred |
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Businesses acquired from ChampionX contributed revenue of approximately $
Excluding its Drilling Technologies business, which was disposed of concurrently with the closing of the acquisition, ChampionX recorded revenue of approximately $
5. Inventories
A summary of inventories, which are stated at the lower of average cost or net realizable value, is as follows:
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2024 |
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Raw materials & field materials |
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6. Fixed Assets
Fixed assets consist of the following:
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2024 |
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Property, plant & equipment |
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$ |
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Less: Accumulated depreciation |
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Depreciation expense relating to fixed assets was as follows:
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2025 |
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2024 |
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7. Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment were as follows:
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Balance at December 31, 2024 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Acquisition of ChampionX |
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Other acquisitions |
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Impact of changes in exchange rates |
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Balance at September 30, 2025 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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8. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of the following:
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Accumulated |
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Net Book |
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Gross |
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Accumulated |
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Book Value |
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Amortization |
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Value |
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Book Value |
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Amortization |
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Value |
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Customer relationships |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Technology/technical know-how |
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Tradenames |
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Other |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Amortization expense charged to income was as follows:
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Third Quarter |
$ |
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$ |
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Nine Months |
$ |
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$ |
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Based on the carrying value of intangible assets at September 30, 2025, amortization expense for the subsequent five years is estimated to be: fourth quarter of 2025—$
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9
Long-term Debt consists of the following:
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Sept. 30, |
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Dec. 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The estimated fair value of SLB’s Long-term Debt, based on quoted market prices at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, was $
At September 30, 2025, SLB had committed credit facility agreements with commercial banks aggregating $
Commercial paper borrowings are classified as long-term debt to the extent they are backed up by available and unused committed credit facilities maturing in more than one year and to the extent it is SLB’s intent to maintain these obligations for longer than one year. Borrowings under the commercial paper programs at September 30, 2025 were $
SLB Limited fully and unconditionally guarantees the publicly-held debt securities issued by Schlumberger Investment S.A., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of SLB Limited.
10. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
SLB’s functional currency is primarily the US dollar. However, outside the United States, a significant portion of SLB’s expenses is incurred in foreign currencies. Therefore, when the US dollar weakens (strengthens) in relation to the foreign currencies of the countries in which SLB conducts business, the US dollar-reported expenses will increase (decrease).
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates expose SLB to risks on future cash flows relating to its fixed rate debt denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. SLB uses cross-currency interest rate swaps to provide a hedge against these risks. These contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges, with the fair value of the derivative recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Amounts recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss are reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods that the hedged item is recognized in earnings.
Details regarding SLB’s outstanding cross-currency interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2025, were as follows:
14
A summary of the amounts included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet relating to cross currency interest rate swaps was as follows:
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Sept. 30, 2025 |
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Dec. 31, 2024 |
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Other current assets |
$ |
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$ |
|
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Other Assets |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
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Other Liabilities |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
The fair values were determined using a model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived or corroborated by observable data.
SLB is exposed to risks on future cash flows to the extent that the local currency is not the functional currency and expenses denominated in local currency are not equal to revenues denominated in local currency. SLB uses foreign currency forward contracts to provide a hedge against a portion of these cash flow risks. These contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges.
SLB is also exposed to changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. While SLB uses foreign currency forward contracts to economically hedge this exposure as it relates to certain currencies, these contracts are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. Instead, the fair value of the derivative is recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and changes in the fair value are recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income, as are changes in the fair value of the hedged item.
Foreign currency forward contracts were outstanding for the US dollar equivalent of $
Other than the previously mentioned cross-currency interest rate swaps, the fair value of the other outstanding derivatives was
The effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, and those not designated as hedges, on the Consolidated Statement of Income was as follows:
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(Stated in millions) |
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Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income |
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Third Quarter |
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Nine Months |
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|
2025 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Consolidated Statement of Income Classification |
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Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges: |
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Cross-currency interest rate swaps |
$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Cost of services/sales |
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Cross-currency interest rate swaps |
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( |
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( |
) |
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( |
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( |
) |
|
Interest expense |
Commodity contracts |
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( |
) |
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Revenue |
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Foreign currency forward contracts |
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Cost of services/sales |
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Foreign currency forward contracts |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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Revenue |
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|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
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Derivatives not designated as hedges: |
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Foreign currency forward contracts |
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
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$ |
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|
Cost of services/sales |
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SLB has issued credit default swaps (“CDSs”) to certain third-party financial institutions that have an aggregate notional amount outstanding of approximately $
15
11. Contingencies
16
12. Segment Information
SLB previously reported its results on the basis of four Divisions: Digital & Integration, Reservoir Performance, Well Construction, and Production Systems. Commencing the third quarter of 2025, SLB's Digital business is reported as a separate Division. Additionally, SLB's Asset Performance Solutions ("APS"), Data Center Solutions and SLB Capturi, businesses are now reported in the All Other category. The acquired ChampionX's businesses are predominantly reported in SLB's Production Systems Division, with the exception of its digital business which is reported in SLB's Digital Division. Prior periods have been recast to conform to the current presentation.
Financial information by segment is as follows:
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(Stated in millions) |
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Third Quarter 2025 |
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Depreciation |
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Income |
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and |
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Capital |
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Revenue |
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Before Taxes |
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Amortization |
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Investments (5) |
|
||||
Digital |
$ |
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|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
|
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Reservoir Performance |
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Well Construction |
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Production Systems |
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All Other |
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Eliminations & other |
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( |
) |
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( |
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Corporate & other (1) |
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Interest income (2) |
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Interest expense (3) |
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Charges and credits (4) |
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) |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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(Stated in millions) |
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Third Quarter 2024 |
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Depreciation |
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Income |
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and |
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Revenue |
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Amortization |
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Investments (5) |
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Digital |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Reservoir Performance |
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Well Construction |
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Production Systems |
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All Other |
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Eliminations & other |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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(Stated in millions) |
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Nine Months 2025 |
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Digital |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Reservoir Performance |
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Well Construction |
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Production Systems |
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$ |
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Nine Months 2024 |
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Depreciation |
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Income |
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Revenue |
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Amortization |
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Investments (5) |
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Digital |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Reservoir Performance |
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Well Construction |
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Production Systems |
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All Other |
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Eliminations & other |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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Corporate & other (1) |
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Interest income (2) |
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Interest expense (3) |
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( |
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Charges and credits (4) |
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( |
) |
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|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
18
Total assets by segment are as follows:
|
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|
|
Sept. 30, |
|
|
Dec. 31, |
|
||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Digital |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Reservoir Performance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Well Construction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Production Systems |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
All Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Eliminations and other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Goodwill and intangibles |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and short-term investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
All other assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Segment assets consist of receivables, inventories, fixed assets, exploration data costs capitalized, and APS investments.
Revenue by geographic area was as follows:
|
|
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|
|
|
|
(Stated in millions) |
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
||||
|
Third Quarter |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
||||||||||
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||||
North America |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Latin America |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Europe & Africa (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Middle East & Asia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
North America and International revenue disaggregated by segment was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Stated in millions) |
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Third Quarter 2025 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
North |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
America |
|
|
International |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Digital |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Reservoir Performance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Well Construction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Production Systems |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
All Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Eliminations & other |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Stated in millions) |
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Third Quarter 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
North |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
America |
|
|
International |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Digital |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Reservoir Performance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Well Construction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Production Systems |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
All Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|||
Eliminations & other |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
19
|
|
|
|
(Stated in millions) |
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Nine Months 2025 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
North |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
America |
|
|
International |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Digital |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Reservoir Performance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Well Construction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Production Systems |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
All Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Eliminations & other |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
(Stated in millions) |
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Nine Months 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
North |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
America |
|
|
International |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Digital |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Reservoir Performance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Well Construction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Production Systems |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
All Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|||
Eliminations & other |
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Significant segment expenses, which represent the difference between segment revenue and pretax segment income, consist of the following:
(Stated in millions) |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Third Quarter 2025 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Reservoir |
|
|
Well |
|
|
Production |
|
||||
|
Digital |
|
|
Performance |
|
|
Construction |
|
|
Systems |
|
||||
Compensation |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Cost of products, materials, and supplies |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Allocations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
(Stated in millions) |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Third Quarter 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Reservoir |
|
|
Well |
|
|
Production |
|
||||
|
Digital |
|
|
Performance |
|
|
Construction |
|
|
Systems |
|
||||
Compensation |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Cost of products, materials, and supplies |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Allocations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
20
(Stated in millions) |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Nine Months 2025 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Reservoir |
|
|
Well |
|
|
Production |
|
||||
|
Digital |
|
|
Performance |
|
|
Construction |
|
|
Systems |
|
||||
Compensation |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Cost of products, materials, and supplies |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Allocations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
(Stated in millions) |
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Nine Months 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Reservoir |
|
|
Well |
|
|
Production |
|
||||
|
Digital |
|
|
Performance |
|
|
Construction |
|
|
Systems |
|
||||
Compensation |
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Cost of products, materials, and supplies |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Allocations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||
Other segment expenses include transportation, mobilization, lease, professional fees, and other costs.
Revenue in excess of billings related to contracts where revenue is recognized over time was $
Total backlog was $
Billings and cash collections in excess of revenue was $
21
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
SLB previously reported its results on the basis of four Divisions: Digital & Integration, Reservoir Performance, Well Construction, and Production Systems. Commencing the third quarter of 2025, SLB's Digital business is reported as a separate Division. Additionally, SLB's Asset Performance Solutions ("APS"), Data Center Solutions and SLB Capturi, businesses are now reported in the All Other category. The acquired ChampionX's businesses are predominantly reported in SLB's Production Systems Division, with the exception of its digital business which is reported in SLB's Digital Division. Prior periods have been recast to conform to the current presentation.
Third Quarter 2025 Compared to Second Quarter 2025
|
|
|
|
(Stated in millions) |
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Third Quarter 2025 |
|
|
Second Quarter 2025 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Income |
|
|
|
|
|
Income |
|
||||
|
Revenue |
|
|
Before Taxes |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
Before Taxes |
|
||||
Digital |
$ |
658 |
|
|
$ |
187 |
|
|
$ |
591 |
|
|
$ |
153 |
|
Reservoir Performance |
|
1,682 |
|
|
|
312 |
|
|
|
1,691 |
|
|
|
314 |
|
Well Construction |
|
2,967 |
|
|
|
558 |
|
|
|
2,963 |
|
|
|
551 |
|
Production Systems |
|
3,474 |
|
|
|
559 |
|
|
|
2,932 |
|
|
|
491 |
|
All Other |
|
397 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
583 |
|
|
|
155 |
|
Eliminations & other |
|
(250 |
) |
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
(214 |
) |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
1,626 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,584 |
|
||
Corporate & other (1) |
|
|
|
|
(203 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
(169 |
) |
||
Interest income (2) |
|
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
|
||
Interest expense (3) |
|
|
|
|
(142 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
(139 |
) |
||
Charges and credits (4) |
|
|
|
|
(318 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
||
|
$ |
8,928 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
8,546 |
|
|
$ |
1,285 |
|
Third-quarter 2025 revenue of $8.9 billion increased $382 million, or 4%, compared to the second quarter of 2025. The third-quarter revenue reflected two months of activity from the acquired ChampionX businesses (see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), which contributed $579 million of revenue. This increase was largely offset by the loss of approximately $100 million of APS revenue due to production interruption arising from a pipeline disruption in Ecuador and the absence of $97 million of revenue following the divestiture of SLB’s interest in the Palliser APS project in Canada at the end of the second quarter. After adjusting for the revenue contribution from ChampionX and the absence of revenue from the two APS projects, revenue was essentially flat on a sequential basis.
This performance was achieved against the backdrop of a fully supplied oil market, an uncertain geopolitical environment and subdued commodity prices. In this context, international markets — aside from a few key countries — are proving resilient, with several countries across the Middle East and Asia continuing to exhibit growth. Looking ahead, SLB expects OPEC+ production releases to support investment across many countries in these regions where it is well established. It is more likely that the international markets will lead an activity rebound when supply and demand rebalance, supported by sustained investment for oil capacity, gas expansion projects, and a constructive outlook for deepwater. SLB is well positioned to benefit from such a recovery.
In this context, SLB foresees revenue growth in the fourth quarter driven by the international markets, Digital and a full quarter of activity from the acquired ChampionX businesses.
Digital
Digital revenue of $658 million grew 11% sequentially. Excluding the impact of the acquisition of ChampionX, Digital revenue increased 8% primarily driven by a $21 million increase (22%) in Digital Operations and a $17 million increase (28%) in Digital Exploration.
Digital pretax operating margin of 28% expanded 250 basis points (“bps”) sequentially. Profitability improved primarily due to strong Digital Exploration activity and robust revenue growth from Digital Operations.
22
Reservoir Performance
Reservoir Performance revenue of $1.68 billion declined 1% sequentially as higher activity in Europe & Africa was more than offset by lower revenue in the Middle East & Asia, mainly due to lower activity in Saudi Arabia.
Reservoir Performance pretax operating margin of 19% was essentially flat sequentially.
Well Construction
Well Construction revenue of $3.0 billion was flat sequentially as higher revenue in offshore Guyana and North America was offset by lower drilling activity in Saudi Arabia and Argentina.
Well Construction pretax operating margin of 19% was essentially flat sequentially.
Production Systems
Production Systems revenue of $3.5 billion increased 18% sequentially, reflecting two months of activity from the acquired ChampionX production chemicals and artificial lift businesses, which contributed $575 million of revenue. Excluding the impact of this acquisition, Production Systems third-quarter 2025 revenue decreased 1% sequentially.
Production Systems pretax operating margin of 16% contracted 66 bps sequentially driven by an unfavorable geographical mix in completions and lower subsea margins partially offset by accretive margin contribution from ChampionX which generated $106 million of pretax operating income.
All Other
Revenue of $397 million declined 32% sequentially primarily due to lower APS revenue following the divestiture of SLB's interest in the Palliser asset in Canada and the full month of production interruption arising from the pipeline disruption in Ecuador.
All Other pretax operating income of $96 million decreased $59 million sequentially primarily due to the effects of the divestiture of the Palliser asset and the pipeline disruption in Ecuador.
Nine Months 2025 Compared to Nine Months 2024
|
|
|
|
|
(Stated in millions) |
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Nine Months 2025 |
|
|
Nine Months 2024 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Income |
|
|
|
|
|
Income |
|
||||
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
Before Taxes |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
Before Taxes |
|
||||
Digital |
|
$ |
1,836 |
|
|
$ |
465 |
|
|
$ |
1,734 |
|
|
$ |
370 |
|
Reservoir Performance |
|
|
5,072 |
|
|
|
908 |
|
|
|
5,368 |
|
|
|
1,082 |
|
Well Construction |
|
|
8,908 |
|
|
|
1,698 |
|
|
|
10,090 |
|
|
|
2,145 |
|
Production Systems |
|
|
9,247 |
|
|
|
1,520 |
|
|
|
8,808 |
|
|
|
1,390 |
|
All Other |
|
|
1,542 |
|
|
|
414 |
|
|
|
1,535 |
|
|
|
588 |
|
Eliminations & other |
|
|
(642 |
) |
|
|
(239 |
) |
|
|
(530 |
) |
|
|
(171 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,766 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,404 |
|
||
Corporate & other (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
(550 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
(568 |
) |
||
Interest income (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
98 |
|
||
Interest expense (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
(425 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
(370 |
) |
||
Charges and credits (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
(546 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
(279 |
) |
||
|
|
$ |
25,963 |
|
|
$ |
3,348 |
|
|
$ |
27,005 |
|
|
$ |
4,285 |
|
Nine-month 2025 revenue of $26.0 billion decreased 4%, or $1.0 billion, year on year. Excluding the $579 million revenue contribution from the acquired ChampionX businesses, nine-month 2025 revenue declined 6% year on year primarily due to activity reductions in Saudi Arabia, Mexico and certain key offshore markets.
23
Digital
Digital revenue of $1.8 billion grew 6% year on year due to strong growth from both Digital Operations and Platforms & Applications partially offset by a $44 million decrease in Exploration Data.
Digital pretax operating margin of 25% expanded 399 bps year on year primarily driven by the higher revenue and efficiency gains.
Reservoir Performance
Reservoir Performance revenue of $5.1 billion decreased 5% year on year primarily due to a slowdown in evaluation and stimulation activity in the international markets.
Reservoir Performance pretax operating margin of 18% contracted 226 bps year on year due to the lower evaluation and stimulation activity.
Well Construction
Well Construction revenue of $8.9 billion decreased 12% year on year driven by a broad reduction in drilling activity both internationally, mainly in Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and offshore Africa, and in North America.
Well Construction pretax operating margin of 19% declined 219 bps year on year driven by the widespread activity reductions.
Production Systems
Production Systems revenue of $9.2 billion increased 5% year on year reflecting two months of activity from the acquired ChampionX production chemicals and artificial lift businesses, which contributed $575 million of revenue. Excluding the impact of this acquisition, Production Systems revenue decreased 2% year on year primarily due to decreased sales of subsea production systems.
Production Systems pretax operating margin of 16% was essentially flat year on year.
All Other
Revenue of $1.5 billion was flat year on year due to lower APS revenue following the divestiture of SLB’s interest in the Palliser asset in Canada and the full month of production interruption arising from the pipeline disruption in Ecuador offset by a 140% increase in Data Center Solutions revenue and the effect of the acquisition of SLB Capturi in the second quarter of 2024.
All Other pretax operating income decreased $174 million year on year, primarily due to the effects of the divestiture of the Palliser asset and the pipeline disruption in Ecuador.
Interest & Other Income
Interest & other income consisted of the following:
(Stated in millions) |
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Third Quarter |
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Second Quarter |
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Nine Months |
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|
2025 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
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Earnings of equity method investments |
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
72 |
|
|
$ |
155 |
|
|
$ |
136 |
|
Interest income |
|
37 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
129 |
|
Gain on sale of Palliser APS project |
|
- |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
78 |
|
|
$ |
252 |
|
|
$ |
408 |
|
|
$ |
265 |
|
Other
Research & engineering and General & administrative expenses, as a percentage of Revenue were as follows:
|
Third |
|
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Second |
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|
|
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Quarter |
|
|
Quarter |
|
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Nine Months |
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2025 |
|
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2025 |
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
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Research & engineering |
|
1.9 |
% |
|
|
2.1 |
% |
|
|
2.0 |
% |
|
|
2.1 |
% |
General & administrative |
|
0.8 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
1.1 |
% |
The effective tax rate was 23% for the third quarter of 2025 as compared to 18% for the second quarter of 2025, and 21% for the first nine months of 2025 as compared to 19% for the same period of 2024. These increases in the effective tax rate were primarily due to the charges and credits described in Note 2.
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Charges and Credits
SLB recorded charges and credits during the first nine months of 2025 and 2024. These charges and credits, which are summarized below, are more fully described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
2025:
|
(Stated in millions) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Pretax Charge |
|
|
Tax Benefit |
|
|
Noncontrolling |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
(Credit) |
|
|
(Expense) |
|
|
Interests |
|
|
Net |
|
||||
First quarter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Workforce reductions |
$ |
158 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
148 |
|
Merger and integration |
|
49 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
Second quarter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|||
Impairment of equity method investment |
|
69 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
57 |
|
Workforce reductions |
|
66 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
63 |
|
Other merger and integration |
|
35 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
Gain on sale of Palliser APS project |
|
(149 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(145 |
) |
Third quarter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment |
|
66 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
51 |
|
Acquisition-related professional fees |
|
61 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
61 |
|
Workforce reductions |
|
57 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
53 |
|
Acquisition-related employee benefits |
|
54 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
52 |
|
Impairment of equity-method investment |
|
52 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
48 |
|
Other merger and integration |
|
28 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
$ |
546 |
|
|
$ |
53 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
$ |
481 |
|
2024:
|
(Stated in millions) |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Pretax Charge |
|
|
Tax Benefit |
|
|
Interests |
|
|
Net |
|
||||
First quarter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment |
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
Merger and integration |
|
11 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Second quarter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Workforce reductions |
|
111 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
94 |
|
Merger and integration |
|
16 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment |
|
15 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Third quarter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Workforce reductions |
|
65 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
55 |
|
Merger and integration |
|
33 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment |
|
14 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
$ |
279 |
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
$ |
211 |
|
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Details of the components of liquidity as well as changes in liquidity are as follows:
|
(Stated in millions) |
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Sept. 30, |
|
|
Sept. 30, |
|
|
Dec. 31, |
|
|||
Components of Liquidity: |
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|||
Cash |
$ |
3,014 |
|
|
$ |
3,086 |
|
|
$ |
3,544 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
571 |
|
|
|
1,376 |
|
|
|
1,125 |
|
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt |
|
(1,923 |
) |
|
|
(1,059 |
) |
|
|
(1,051 |
) |
Long-term debt |
|
(10,843 |
) |
|
|
(11,864 |
) |
|
|
(11,023 |
) |
Net debt (1) |
$ |
(9,181 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,461 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,405 |
) |
|
Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, |
|
|||||
Changes in Liquidity: |
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Net income |
$ |
2,651 |
|
|
$ |
3,461 |
|
Depreciation and amortization (2) |
|
1,911 |
|
|
|
1,871 |
|
Impairment of equity method investment |
|
121 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Gain on sale of Palliser APS project |
|
(149 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Earnings of equity method investments, less dividends received |
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
Deferred taxes |
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
32 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
257 |
|
|
|
244 |
|
Increase in working capital |
|
(1,273 |
) |
|
|
(1,495 |
) |
Other |
|
114 |
|
|
|
108 |
|
Cash flow from operations |
|
3,484 |
|
|
|
4,212 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
(1,178 |
) |
|
|
(1,322 |
) |
APS investments |
|
(312 |
) |
|
|
(390 |
) |
Exploration data costs capitalized |
|
(168 |
) |
|
|
(141 |
) |
Free cash flow (3) |
|
1,826 |
|
|
|
2,359 |
|
Dividends paid |
|
(1,176 |
) |
|
|
(1,144 |
) |
Stock repurchase program |
|
(2,414 |
) |
|
|
(1,236 |
) |
Proceeds from employee stock plans |
|
230 |
|
|
|
244 |
|
Net debt assumed in connection with ChampionX acquisition |
|
(133 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Proceeds from sale of Palliser APS project |
|
338 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Proceeds from sale of ChampionX Drilling Technologies business |
|
286 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Business acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired |
|
(144 |
) |
|
|
(552 |
) |
Purchase of Blue Chip Swap securities |
|
(167 |
) |
|
|
(136 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of Blue Chip securities |
|
144 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
Taxes paid on net settled stock-based compensation awards |
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
(86 |
) |
Other |
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
27 |
|
Increase in net debt before impact of changes in foreign exchange rates |
|
(1,305 |
) |
|
|
(432 |
) |
Impact of changes in foreign exchange rates on net debt |
|
(471 |
) |
|
|
(53 |
) |
Increase in net debt |
|
(1,776 |
) |
|
|
(485 |
) |
Net debt, beginning of period |
|
(7,405 |
) |
|
|
(7,976 |
) |
Net debt, end of period |
$ |
(9,181 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,461 |
) |
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Key liquidity events during the first nine months of 2025 and 2024 included:
The following table summarizes the activity under the share repurchase program:
(Stated in millions, except per share amounts) |
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Total cost |
|
|
Total number |
|
|
Average price |
|
|||
|
of shares |
|
|
of shares |
|
|
paid per |
|
|||
|
purchased |
|
|
purchased |
|
|
share |
|
|||
Nine months ended September 30, 2025 |
$ |
2,414 |
|
|
|
60.0 |
|
|
$ |
40.23 |
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2024 |
$ |
1,236 |
|
|
|
26.6 |
|
|
$ |
46.47 |
|
As of September 30, 2025, SLB had $3.6 billion of cash and short-term investments on hand and committed debt facility agreements with commercial banks aggregating $5.0 billion, all of which was available. SLB believes these amounts are sufficient to meet future business requirements for at least the next 12 months and beyond.
SLB has a global footprint in more than 100 countries. As of September 30, 2025, only two of those countries (the United States and Mexico) individually accounted for greater than 10% of SLB’s net receivable balance. As of September 30, 2025, the United States and Mexico each represented 11% of SLB's net accounts receivable balance. While SLB has recently experienced delays in payment from its primary customer in Mexico, these receivables are not in dispute and SLB has not historically had any material write-offs due to uncollectible accounts receivable relating to this customer.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This third-quarter 2025 Form 10-Q, as well as other statements we make, contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which include any statements that are not historical facts. Such statements often contain words such as “expect,” “may,” “can,” “believe,” “predict,” “plan,” “potential,” “projected,” “projections,” “precursor,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “expectations,” “estimate,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “ambition,” “goal,” “target,” “scheduled,” “think,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “will,” “see,” “likely,” and other similar words. Forward-looking statements address matters that are, to varying degrees, uncertain, such as statements about SLB’s financial and performance targets and other forecasts or expectations regarding, or dependent on, its business outlook; growth for SLB as a whole and for each of its Divisions (and for specified business lines, geographic areas, or technologies within each Division); the benefits of the ChampionX acquisition, including the ability of SLB to integrate the ChampionX business successfully and to achieve anticipated synergies and value creation from the acquisition; oil and natural gas demand and production growth; oil and natural gas prices; forecasts or expectations regarding energy transition and global climate change; improvements in operating procedures and technology; capital expenditures by SLB and the oil and gas industry; the business strategies of SLB, including digital and “fit for basin,” as well as the strategies of SLB’s customers; SLB’s capital allocation plans, including dividend plans and share repurchase programs; SLB’s APS projects, joint ventures, and other alliances; the impact of ongoing or escalating conflicts on global energy supply; access to raw materials; future global economic and geopolitical conditions; future liquidity, including free cash flow; and future results of operations, such as margin levels. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changing global economic and geopolitical conditions; changes in exploration and production spending by SLB’s customers, and changes in the level of oil and natural gas exploration and development; the results of operations and financial condition of SLB’s customers and suppliers; SLB’s inability to
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achieve its financial and performance targets and other forecasts and expectations; SLB’s inability to achieve net-zero carbon emissions goals or interim emissions reduction goals; general economic, geopolitical and business conditions in key regions of the world; foreign currency risk; inflation; changes in monetary policy by governments; tariffs; pricing pressure; weather and seasonal factors; unfavorable effects of health pandemics; availability and cost of raw materials; operational modifications, delays or cancellations; challenges in SLB’s supply chain; production declines; the extent of future charges; SLB’s inability to recognize efficiencies and other intended benefits from its business strategies and initiatives, such as digital or new energy, as well as its cost reduction strategies; changes in government regulations and regulatory requirements, including those related to offshore oil and gas exploration, radioactive sources, explosives, chemicals, and climate-related initiatives; the inability of technology to meet new challenges in exploration; the competitiveness of alternative energy sources or product substitutes; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in this Form 10-Q and our most recent Form 10-K and Forms 8-K filed with or furnished to the SEC.
If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize (or the consequences of any such development changes), or should our underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those reflected in our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking and other statements in this Form 10-Q regarding our environmental, social, and other sustainability plans and goals are not an indication that these statements are necessarily material to investors or required to be disclosed in our filings with the SEC. In addition, historical, current, and forward-looking environmental, social, and sustainability-related statements may be based on standards for measuring progress that are still developing, internal controls and processes that continue to evolve, and assumptions that are subject to change in the future. Statements in this Form 10-Q are made as of October 22, 2025, and SLB disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk affecting SLB, see Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” of the SLB Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. SLB’s exposure to market risk has not changed materially since December 31, 2024.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
SLB has carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of SLB’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of SLB’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the CEO and the CFO have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, SLB’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that SLB files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. SLB’s disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to its management, including the CEO and the CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There was no change in SLB’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter to which this report relates that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, SLB’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The information with respect to this Item 1 is set forth under Note 11—Contingencies, in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
On July 16, 2025, SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX and therefore no longer faces risks associated with the ability to complete the ChampionX transaction. Except as described in the foregoing sentence, as of the date of this filing, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part 1, Item 1A, of SLB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities
On January 21, 2016, the SLB Board of Directors approved a $10 billion share repurchase program for SLB common stock. As of September 30, 2025, SLB had repurchased approximately $5.9 billion of SLB common stock under this program.
SLB's common stock repurchase activity for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was as follows:
|
(Stated in thousands, except per share amounts) |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Total number |
|
|
Average price |
|
|
Total number |
|
|
Maximum |
|
||||
July 2025 |
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
4,241,326 |
|
August 2025 |
|
3,237.9 |
|
|
$ |
35.23 |
|
|
|
3,237.9 |
|
|
$ |
4,127,270 |
|
September 2025 |
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
4,127,270 |
|
|
|
3,237.9 |
|
|
$ |
35.23 |
|
|
|
3,237.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Our mining operations are subject to regulation by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this report.
Item 5. Other Information.
In 2013, SLB completed the wind down of its service operations in Iran. Prior to this, certain non-US subsidiaries provided oilfield services to the National Iranian Oil Company and certain of its affiliates (“NIOC”).
SLB’s residual transactions or dealings with the government of Iran during the third quarter of 2025 consisted of payments of taxes and other typical governmental charges. Certain non-US subsidiaries of SLB maintain depository accounts at the Dubai branch of Bank Saderat Iran (“Saderat”), and at Bank Tejarat (“Tejarat”) in Tehran and in Kish for the deposit by NIOC of amounts owed to non-US subsidiaries of SLB for prior services rendered in Iran and for the maintenance of such amounts previously received. One non-US subsidiary also maintained an account at Tejarat for payment of local expenses such as taxes. SLB anticipates that it will discontinue dealings with Saderat and Tejarat following the receipt of all amounts owed to SLB for prior services rendered in Iran.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
* Exhibit 3.1—Articles of Incorporation of SLB N.V (SLB Limited) |
|
* Exhibit 3.2—Amended and Restated By-Laws of SLB N.V. (SLB Limited) |
|
* Exhibit 22—Issuers of Registered Guaranteed Debt Securities |
|
* Exhibit 31.1—Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
|
* Exhibit 31.2—Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
|
** Exhibit 32.1—Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
|
** Exhibit 32.2—Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
|
* Exhibit 95—Mine Safety Disclosures |
|
* Exhibit 101.INS—Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
|
* Exhibit 101.SCH—Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
|
* Exhibit 104—Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
* Filed with this Form 10-Q.
** Furnished with this Form 10-Q.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
|
|
|
SLB LIMITED |
Date: |
October 22, 2025 |
|
/s/ Howard Guild |
|
|
|
Howard Guild |
|
|
|
Chief Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Signatory |
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