SLB 10-Q 2026-06-30
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| ☑ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026
OR
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file No.: 1-4601

SLB N.V. (SLB Limited)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| C****uraçao | 52-0684746 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 42 rue Saint-Dominique | ||
| Paris, France | 75007 | |
| 5599 San Felipe | ||
| Houston**,** Texas**,** United States of America | 77056 | |
| Parkstraat 83 | ||
| The Hague, The Netherlands | 2514 JG | |
| (Addresses of principal executive offices) | (Zip Codes) |
Registrant’s telephone number in the United States, including area code, is: (713) 513-2000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| common stock, par value $0.01 per share | SLB | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
| Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
| Class | Outstanding at June 30, 2026 |
| COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE | 1,484,143,231 |
SLB Limited
Second Quarter 2026 Form 10-Q
Table of Contents
| Page | |||
| PART I | Financial Information | ||
| Item 1. | Financial Statements | 3 | |
| Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 20 | |
| Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 25 | |
| Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 25 | |
| PART II | Other Information | ||
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 27 | |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 27 | |
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 27 | |
| Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 27 | |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 27 | |
| Item 5. | Other Information | 27 | |
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 28 |
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
SLB LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
| (Stated in millions, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||
| Second Quarter | Six Months | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | |||||||||||||||
| Services | $ | 5,200 | $ | 5,327 | $ | 10,119 | $ | 10,692 | |||||||
| Product sales | 3,772 | 3,219 | 7,574 | 6,343 | |||||||||||
| Total Revenue | 8,972 | 8,546 | 17,693 | 17,035 | |||||||||||
| Interest & other income | 76 | 252 | 119 | 330 | |||||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of services | 4,340 | 4,227 | 8,389 | 8,480 | |||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 3,237 | 2,707 | 6,578 | 5,335 | |||||||||||
| Research & engineering | 171 | 180 | 335 | 352 | |||||||||||
| General & administrative | 84 | 87 | 181 | 184 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring & other | - | 135 | - | 293 | |||||||||||
| Merger & integration | 69 | 35 | 110 | 84 | |||||||||||
| Interest | 128 | 142 | 244 | 289 | |||||||||||
| Income before taxes | 1,019 | 1,285 | 1,975 | 2,348 | |||||||||||
| Tax expense | 204 | 237 | 399 | 471 | |||||||||||
| Net income | 815 | 1,048 | 1,576 | 1,877 | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 29 | 34 | 38 | 66 | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to SLB | $ | 786 | $ | 1,014 | $ | 1,538 | $ | 1,811 | |||||||
| Basic income per share of SLB | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.75 | $ | 1.03 | $ | 1.33 | |||||||
| Diluted income per share of SLB | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.74 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 1.32 | |||||||
| Average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | 1,490 | 1,352 | 1,494 | 1,359 | |||||||||||
| Assuming dilution | 1,506 | 1,366 | 1,511 | 1,373 |
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
SLB LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
| (Stated in millions) | |||||||||||||||
| Second Quarter | Six Months | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 815 | $ | 1,048 | $ | 1,576 | $ | 1,877 | |||||||
| Currency translation adjustments | |||||||||||||||
| Unrealized net change arising during the period | 27 | 54 | 33 | 226 | |||||||||||
| Cash flow hedges | |||||||||||||||
| Net gain (loss) on cash flow hedges | 50 | 26 | 36 | (39 | ) | ||||||||||
| Reclassification to net income of net realized loss (gain) | 5 | (5 | ) | 7 | - | ||||||||||
| Pension and other postretirement benefit plans | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization to net income of net actuarial loss | 14 | 8 | 25 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Amortization to net income of net prior service credit | 3 | (3 | ) | - | (6 | ) | |||||||||
| Income taxes on pension and other postretirement benefit plans | **(**2 | ) | (1 | ) | **(**3 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||
| Other | - | 2 | **(**5 | ) | 11 | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | 912 | 1,129 | 1,669 | 2,084 | |||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 29 | 34 | 38 | 66 | |||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to SLB | $ | 883 | $ | 1,095 | $ | 1,631 | $ | 2,018 |
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
SLB LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
| (Stated in millions) | |||||||
| Jun. 30, | |||||||
| 2026 | Dec. 31, | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | 2025 | ||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||
| Cash | $ | 2,743 | $ | 3,036 | |||
| Short-term investments | 1,328 | 1,176 | |||||
| Receivables less allowance for doubtful accounts (2026 - $322; 2025 - $335) | 9,132 | 8,689 | |||||
| Inventories | 5,436 | 5,032 | |||||
| Other current assets | 1,605 | 1,580 | |||||
| 20,244 | 19,513 | ||||||
| Investments in Affiliated Companies | 1,691 | 1,783 | |||||
| Fixed Assets less accumulated depreciation | 7,745 | 7,894 | |||||
| Goodwill | 17,001 | 16,794 | |||||
| Intangible Assets | 4,876 | 4,988 | |||||
| Other Assets | 3,975 | 3,896 | |||||
| $ | 55,532 | $ | 54,868 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||
| Current Liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 11,210 | $ | 11,490 | |||
| Estimated liability for taxes on income | 742 | 894 | |||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | 1,658 | 1,894 | |||||
| Dividends payable | 456 | 443 | |||||
| 14,066 | 14,721 | ||||||
| Long-term Debt | 11,140 | 9,742 | |||||
| Postretirement Benefits | 475 | 479 | |||||
| Deferred Taxes | 669 | 644 | |||||
| Other Liabilities | 1,928 | 1,991 | |||||
| 28,278 | 27,577 | ||||||
| Equity | |||||||
| Common stock | 16,260 | 16,354 | |||||
| Treasury stock | **(**4,253 | ) | (3,576 | ) | |||
| Retained earnings | 18,710 | 18,067 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | **(**4,643 | ) | (4,736 | ) | |||
| SLB stockholders’ equity | 26,074 | 26,109 | |||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 1,180 | 1,182 | |||||
| 27,254 | 27,291 | ||||||
| $ | 55,532 | $ | 54,868 |
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
SLB LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| (Stated in millions) | |||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,576 | $ | 1,877 | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization (1) | 1,397 |
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Second Quarter 2026 Compared to First Quarter 2026
| (Stated in millions) | |||||||||||||||
| Second Quarter 2026 | First Quarter 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Income | Income | ||||||||||||||
| Revenue | Before Taxes | Revenue | Before Taxes | ||||||||||||
| Digital | $ | 697 | $ | 194 | $ | 640 | $ | 134 | |||||||
| Reservoir Performance | 1,556 | 232 | 1,594 | 257 | |||||||||||
| Well Construction | 2,742 | 417 | 2,797 | 424 | |||||||||||
| Production Systems | 3,771 | 586 | 3,508 | 497 | |||||||||||
| All Other | 505 | 142 | 443 | 113 | |||||||||||
| Eliminations & other | (299 | ) | (167 | ) | (261 | ) | (104 | ) | |||||||
| Corporate & other (1) | (211 | ) | (228 | ) | |||||||||||
| Interest income (2) | 23 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense (3) | (128 | ) | (116 | ) | |||||||||||
| Charges and credits (4) | (69 | ) | (41 | ) | |||||||||||
| $ | 8,972 | $ | 1,019 | $ | 8,721 | $ | 956 |
(1)
Comprised principally of certain corporate expenses not allocated to the segments, stock-based compensation costs, amortization expense associated with certain intangible assets, certain centrally managed initiatives and other nonoperating items.
(2)
Interest income excludes amounts that are included in the segments’ income ($5 million in the second quarter of 2026; $5 million in the first quarter of 2026).
(3)
Interest expense excludes amounts that are included in the segments’ income ($- million in the second quarter of 2026; $- million in the first quarter of 2026).
(4)
Charges and credits are described in detail in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Second-quarter 2026 revenue of $9.0 billion increased 3% compared to the first quarter of 2026 as broad-based growth across international markets—led by offshore activity in Latin America, Europe & Africa, and Asia—more than offset the impact of continued disruptions in the Middle East.
Excluding the Middle East, revenue grew sequentially across all Divisions, supported by higher offshore activity, a rebound in U.S. unconventionals, and strong demand for production and recovery solutions.
International revenue increased 3% sequentially despite the severe disruptions in the Middle East. Strong performances in Latin America, Europe & Africa and Asia more than offset the decline in the Middle East where revenue fell 13% sequentially to $1.66 billion.
North America revenue increased 4% sequentially driven by higher sales of production chemicals, artificial lift, and valves in U.S. land, as well as increased revenue from Data Center Solutions.
Digital
Digital revenue of $697 million increased 9% sequentially, driven by a 25%, or $25 million, increase in Digital Exploration revenue resulting from higher sales of exploration data licenses and transfer fees. Sequential growth also benefited from $17 million in higher sales in Platforms & Applications.
Digital pretax operating margin of 28%, expanded 683 basis points (“bps”) sequentially, primarily due to higher sales of exploration data licenses and transfer fees, as well as improved profitability in Digital Operations and Platforms & Applications.
Reservoir Performance
Reservoir Performance revenue of $1.6 billion decreased 2% sequentially, primarily due to lower evaluation, stimulation, and intervention activity resulting from operational disruptions related to the Middle East conflict. While activity in the Middle East began to recover in certain countries as conditions improved, operations in other markets remained constrained by production shut-ins and ongoing security challenges.
Reservoir Performance pretax operating margin of 15% contracted 121 bps sequentially primarily due to lower profitability in evaluation and intervention activities.
Well Construction
Well Construction revenue of $2.7 billion decreased 2% sequentially, reflecting the impact of disruptions associated with the Middle East conflict. The decline was partially offset by higher offshore drilling activity in Latin America.
Well Construction pretax operating margin of 15% was essentially flat sequentially, as lower profitability in the Middle East was offset by improved profitability in other areas.
Production Systems
Production Systems revenue of $3.8 billion increased 7% sequentially, driven by strong growth in Latin America, Europe & Africa, Asia, and North America, despite a decline in the Middle East due to disruptions associated with the regional conflict. Sequential growth was supported by higher revenue from SLB OneSubsea, along with increased sales of artificial lift, valves, surface production systems, and completions.
Production Systems pretax operating margin was 16%, expanding 138 basis points sequentially, driven by improved profitability in SLB OneSubsea and artificial lift.
All Other
All Other revenue of $505 million increased $63 million sequentially primarily due to 33%, or $46 million, higher revenue in Data Center Solutions.
All Other pretax operating income of $142 million increased $29 million sequentially due to improved profitability in Data Center Solutions and Asset Performance Solutions (“APS”).
Six Months 2026 Compared to Six Months 2025
| (Stated in millions) | ||||||||||||||||
| Six Months 2026 | Six Months 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Income | Income | |||||||||||||||
| Revenue | Before Taxes | Revenue | Before Taxes | |||||||||||||
| Digital | $ | 1,337 | $ | 328 | $ | 1,177 | $ | 278 | ||||||||
| Reservoir Performance | 3,150 | 489 | 3,391 | 596 | ||||||||||||
| Well Construction | 5,539 | 841 | 5,940 | 1,140 | ||||||||||||
| Production Systems | 7,279 | 1,083 | 5,773 | 962 | ||||||||||||
| All Other | 948 | 255 | 1,145 | 317 | ||||||||||||
| Eliminations & other | (560 | ) | (271 | ) | (391 | ) | (153 | ) | ||||||||
| Corporate & other (1) | (439 | ) | (347 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Interest income (2) | 43 | 66 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense (3) | (244 | ) | (283 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Charges and credits (4) | (110 | ) | (228 | ) | ||||||||||||
| $ | 17,693 | $ | 1,975 | $ | 17,035 | $ | 2,348 |
(1)
Comprised principally of certain corporate expenses not allocated to the segments, stock-based compensation costs, amortization expense associated with certain intangible assets, certain centrally managed initiatives and other nonoperating items.
(2)
Interest income excludes amounts that are included in the segments’ income ($11 million in 2026; $- million in 2025).
(3)
Interest expense excludes amounts that are included in the segments’ income ($- million in 2026; $6 million in 2025).
(4)
Charges and credits are described in detail in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Six-month 2026 revenue of $17.7 billion increased 4%, or $658 million, year on year. Excluding the impact of the ChampionX acquisition in the third quarter last year, revenue declined year on year by 6%, or $1.05 billion. This decrease was largely attributable to a 12%, or $0.7 billion, decline in revenue in the Middle East due to operational disruptions related to the conflict in the region.
Digital
Digital revenue of $1.3 billion increased 14%, or $160 million, year on year, driven by a $120 million increase in Digital Operations and $55 million of higher sales of exploration data licenses and transfer fees.
Digital pretax operating margin of 25% increased 93 bps year on year driven by the higher Digital Exploration sales and improved profitability in Digital Operations.
Reservoir Performance
Reservoir Performance revenue of $3.1 billion decreased 7% year on year due to lower stimulation and intervention activity primarily driven by operational disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict.
Reservoir Performance pretax operating margin of 16% contracted 208 bps year on year primarily due to the operational disruption in the Middle East.
Well Construction
Well Construction revenue of $5.5 billion decreased 7% year on year primarily due to lower activity resulting from the Middle East conflict.
Well Construction pretax operating margin of 15% contracted 401 bps year on year primarily due to lower profitability as a result of the Middle East conflict compounded by pricing headwinds in select markets.
Production Systems
Production Systems revenue of $7.3 billion increased 26% year on year from the acquired ChampionX production chemicals and artificial lift businesses, which contributed $1.7 billion of revenue and $307 million in pretax operating income during the first six months of 2026.
Excluding the impact of the acquisition, Production Systems revenue for the first six months of 2026 decreased 3% year on year primarily due to the disruptions from the Middle East conflict.
Production Systems pretax operating margin of 15% contracted 178 bps year on year due to lower profitability in surface production systems, SLB OneSubsea and completions.
All Other
All Other revenue of $948 million decreased $197 million year on year driven by the absence of $215 million in APS revenue following the divestiture of the Palliser asset in Canada in the second quarter of 2025 coupled with reduced revenue in SLB Capturi.
All Other pretax operating income of $255 million decreased $62 million year on year largely due to lower profitability in APS projects following the Palliser divestiture.
Interest & Other Income
Interest & other income consisted of the following:
| (Stated in millions) | |||||||||||||||
| Second Quarter | First Quarter | Six Months | |||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings of equity method investments | $ | 48 | $ | 18 | $ | 65 | $ | 115 | |||||||
| Interest income | 28 | 25 | 54 | 66 | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale of Palliser APS project | - | - | - | 149 | |||||||||||
| $ | 76 | $ | 43 | $ | 119 | $ | 330 |
Other
Research & engineering and General & administrative expenses, as a percentage of Revenue were as follows:
| Second | First | ||||||||||||||
| Quarter | Quarter | Six Months | |||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Research & engineering | 1.9 | % | 1.9 | % | 1.9 | % | 2.1 | % | |||||||
| General & administrative | 0.9 | % | 1.1 | % | 1.0 | % | 1.1 | % |
Charges and Credits
SLB recorded charges and credits during the first six months of 2026 and 2025. These charges and credits, which are summarized below, are more fully described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
2026:
| (Stated in millions) | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling | |||||||||||||||
| Pretax Charge | Tax Benefit | Interests | Net | ||||||||||||
| First quarter: | |||||||||||||||
| Merger and integration | $ | 41 | $ | 8 | $ | 2 | $ | 31 | |||||||
| Second quarter: | |||||||||||||||
| Merger and integration | 69 | 19 | 3 | 47 | |||||||||||
| $ | 110 | $ | 27 | $ | 5 | $ | 78 |
2025:
| (Stated in millions) | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling | |||||||||||||||
| Pretax Charge | Tax Benefit | 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 | |||||||||||
| Merger and integration | 35 | 4 | 4 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale of Palliser APS project | (149 | ) | (4 | ) | - | (145 | ) | ||||||||
| $ | 228 | $ | 26 | $ | 8 | $ | 194 |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Details of the components of liquidity as well as changes in liquidity are as follows:
| (Stated in millions) | |||||||||||
| Jun. 30, | Jun. 30, | Dec. 31, | |||||||||
| Components of Liquidity: | 2026 | 2025 | 2025 | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 2,743 | $ | 3,236 | $ | 3,036 | |||||
| Short-term investments | 1,328 | 511 | 1,176 | ||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | (1,658 | ) | (2,807 | ) | (1,894 | ) | |||||
| Long-term debt | (11,140 | ) | (10,891 | ) | (9,742 | ) | |||||
| Net debt (1) | $ | (8,727 | ) | $ | (9,951 | ) | $ | (7,424 | ) |
| Six Months Ended Jun. 30, | |||||||
| Changes in Liquidity: | 2026 | 2025 | |||||
| Net income | $ | 1,576 | $ | 1,877 | |||
| Depreciation and amortization (2) | 1,397 | 1,273 | |||||
| Gain on sale of Palliser APS project | - | (149 | ) | ||||
| Impairment of equity method investment | - | 69 | |||||
| Earnings of equity method investments, less dividends received | (21 | ) | (47 | ) | |||
| Deferred taxes | (5 | ) | (60 | ) | |||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 179 | 168 | |||||
| Increase in working capital | (1,344 | ) | (1,401 | ) | |||
| Other | 64 | 72 | |||||
| Cash flow from operations | 1,846 | 1,802 | |||||
| Capital expenditures | (802 | ) | (769 | ) | |||
| APS investments | (226 | ) | (225 | ) | |||
| Exploration data costs capitalized | (125 | ) | (83 | ) | |||
| Free cash flow (3) | 693 | 725 | |||||
| Stock repurchase program | (1,099 | ) | (2,300 | ) | |||
| Dividends paid | (866 | ) | (773 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan | 105 | 105 | |||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 106 | 8 | |||||
| Business acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired and debt assumed | (249 | ) | (47 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from the sale of Palliser APS project | - | 316 | |||||
| Taxes paid on net settled stock-based compensation awards | (63 | ) | (55 | ) | |||
| Other | (42 | ) | (30 | ) | |||
| Increase in net debt before impact of changes in foreign exchange rates | (1,415 | ) | (2,051 | ) | |||
| Impact of changes in foreign exchange rates on net debt | 112 | (495 | ) | ||||
| Increase in net debt | (1,303 | ) | (2,546 | ) | |||
| Net debt, beginning of period | (7,424 | ) | (7,405 | ) | |||
| Net debt, end of period | $ | (8,727 | ) | $ | (9,951 | ) |
(1)
“Net debt” represents gross debt less cash and short-term investments. Management believes that Net debt provides useful information to investors and management regarding the level of SLB’s indebtedness by reflecting cash and investments that could be used to repay debt. Net debt is a non-GAAP financial measure that should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, total debt.
(2)
Includes depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets, exploration data costs, and APS investments.
(3)
“Free cash flow” represents cash flow from operations less capital expenditures, APS investments and exploration data costs capitalized. Management believes that free cash flow is an important liquidity measure for the company and that it is useful to investors and management as a measure of our ability to generate cash. Once business needs and obligations are met, this cash can be used to reinvest in the company for future growth or to return to shareholders through dividend payments or share repurchases. Free cash flow does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, cash flow from operations.
Key liquidity events during the first six months of 2026 and 2025 included:
Capital investments (consisting of capital expenditures, APS investments and exploration data capitalized) were $1.2 billion during the first six months of 2026 compared to $1.1 billion during the first six months of 2025. Capital investments for the full year 2026 are expected to be approximately $2.5 billion.
In January 2026, SLB announced a 3.5% increase to its quarterly cash dividend from $0.285 per share of outstanding common stock to $0.295 per share, beginning with the dividend payable in April 2026. Dividends paid during the first six months of 2026 and 2025 were $866 million and $773 million, respectively.
During the second quarter of 2026, SLB issued $500 million of 4.55% Senior Notes due 2031, $500 million of 4.80% Senior Notes due 2033, and $1.0 billion of 5.15% Senior Notes due 2036.
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 $338 million, of which $22 million were received in the third quarter of 2025.
As of June 30, 2026, SLB had cumulatively repurchased approximately $7.0 billion of SLB common stock under its $10 billion share repurchase program.
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 | |||||||||
| Six months ended June 30, 2026 | $ | 1,099 | 21.2 | $ | 51.92 | ||||||
| Six months ended June 30, 2025 | $ | 2,300 | 56.8 | $ | 40.51 |
As of June 30, 2026, SLB had $4.1 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, along with cash generated by ongoing operations, are sufficient to meet future business requirements for the next 12 months and beyond.
SLB has a global footprint in more than 100 countries. As of June 30, 2026, only three of those countries individually accounted for greater than 5% of SLB’s net receivable balance. Only one of those countries, the United States, represented greater than 10% of such receivables.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This second-quarter 2026 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 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 July 29, 2026, 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, 2025. SLB’s exposure to market risk has not changed materially since December 31, 2025.
Item 4. Cont****rols 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.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
I****tem 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.
As of the date of this filing, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, of SLB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equit****y 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 June 30, 2026, SLB had repurchased approximately $7.0 billion of SLB common stock under this program.
SLB's common stock repurchase activity for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was as follows:
| (Stated in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||
| Total number of shares purchased | Average price paid per share | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs | Maximum value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs | ||||||||||||
| April 2026 | 4,169.1 | $ | 52.56 | 4,169.1 | $ | 3,457,076 | |||||||||
| May 2026 | 3,659.1 | $ | 55.93 | 3,659.1 | $ | 3,252,436 | |||||||||
| June 2026 | 4,138.4 | $ | 54.12 | 4,138.4 | $ | 3,028,458 | |||||||||
| 11,966.6 | $ | 54.13 | 11,966.6 |
I****tem 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.
I****tem 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 second quarter of 2026 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.
On May 27, 2026, Olivier Le Peuch, CEO and a member of the SLB Board of Directors, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) for the sale of up to 435,000 shares of SLB’s common stock, including shares obtained through the exercise of vested stock options, between August 26, 2026 and July 27, 2027, for a duration of 426 days.
Item 6. Exhibits.
- Filed with this Form 10-Q.
** Furnished with this Form 10-Q.
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: | July 29, 2026 | /s/ Howard Guild | |
| Howard Guild | |||
| Chief Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Signatory |