- Prev close
- $57.83
- Day range
- $56.57 – $57.56
- Next earnings
- in 29 days
Baker Hughes' +0.4% session was small versus the S&P 500's +1.1% and the Nasdaq 100's +1.7%, while peers were mixed to weaker; the move looks more like ordinary sector drift than stock-specific deterioration, but the business is only growing modestly.
BKR
BAKER HUGHES CO
As of Sep 17, 2026
61/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreWhy it moved
Baker Hughes finished +0.4%, which was below the S&P 500's +1.1% and the Nasdaq 100's +1.7%, while peers were mixed to weaker with SLB -0.4%, HAL -1.4%, NOV -0.1%, and WFRD -0.3%. That points primarily to sector-wide softness rather than a stock-specific event; the intraday path also faded from an open of $56.73 to a low of $55.91 before closing at $56.565, which is a mild rebound rather than a clean breakout.
Volatility check
This looks like normal volatility for a stock with beta 1.09 and a valuation that is not cheap: PE 18.2, forward PE 21.9, and PEG 1.61. The operating picture is intact but not exciting, with revenue +0.4% YoY (TTM), latest quarter -2.4% YoY, EPS +1.9% YoY (TTM), gross margin +23.6%, operating margin +14.0%, and net margin +11.2%; that mix supports stability, but it does not justify much price complacency. Analyst context is still constructive at 8 strong-positive, 15 positive, 5 neutral, 1 negative, 0 strong-negative, so the recent drift lower looks more like a valuation- and sector-sensitive move than evidence of deteriorating fundamentals.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is 2026-10-21. The facts here do not include consensus revenue or EPS estimates for that report, so I cannot state what the market expects on those lines; the most durable guide available is the current base, with revenue +0.4% YoY (TTM), latest quarter -2.4% YoY, EPS +1.9% YoY (TTM), gross margin +23.6%, operating margin +14.0%, and net margin +11.2%. The recent news flow highlights the Venture Global LNG collaboration and a view that Baker Hughes is a market outperformer with analysts largely bullish, so the key questions into the print are execution on LNG/compression orders, whether the softer latest-quarter revenue trend improves, and whether margins hold near the current +14.0% operating level.
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