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HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC HLX
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC (HLX) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $1.3B at a 2.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.51 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
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How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies
Percentile vs other Mining & Extraction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.201 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.152 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.025 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.525 |
Sector peers · similar-size Mining & Extraction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLX | HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC | 6/9 | 3.58 | 42.4 | -4.9% |
| NOA | North American Construction Group Ltd. | 5/9 | 0.9 | — | +10.2% |
| PUMP | ProPetro Holding Corp. | 5/9 | 2.13 | — | -12.1% |
| NESR | National Energy Services Reunited Corp. | 4/9 | 1.71 | 55.7 | +1.7% |
| WTTR | Select Water Solutions, Inc. | 3/9 | 1.73 | 118.5 | -3.1% |
| XPRO | EXPRO GROUP HOLDINGS N.V. | 7/9 | 3.28 | 33.9 | -6.2% |
| RES | RPC INC | 4/9 | 7.9 | 40.7 | +15% |
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About HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, an offshore energy services company, provides specialty services to the offshore energy industry in Brazil, the United States, North Sea, the Asia Pacific, West Africa, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Well Intervention, Robotics, Shallow Water Abandonment, and Production Facilities. It engages in the installation of flowlines, control umbilicals, and manifold assemblies and risers; trenching and burial of pipelines; installation and tie-in of riser and manifold assembly; commissioning, testing, and inspection; and cable and umbilical lay. The company also provides well intervention, intervention engineering, and production enhancement services; coiled tubing operations; and inspection, repair, and maintenance IRM of production structures, trees, jumpers, risers, pipelines, and subsea equipment, as well as related support services. In addition, it offers reclamation and remediation services; well plug and abandonment P&A services; pipeline, cable and umbilical abandonment services; and site inspections. Further, the company offers oil and natural gas processing facilities and services; and fast response system, as well as site clearance and subsea support services. Additionally, it provides offshore oilfield decommissioning and reclamation, site clearance, project management, engineered solutions, intervention, heavy lift, and commercial diving services. It serves independent oil and gas producers and suppliers, pipeline transmission companies, renewable energy companies, and offshore engineering and construction firms. The company was formerly known as Cal Dive International, Inc. and changed its name to Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. in March 2006. The company was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
FAQ
Is HLX financially healthy?
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does HLX pay a dividend?
No, HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is HLX?
In FY2025, HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC had a net margin of 2.4% and a return on equity of 2.0%.
Is HLX overvalued or undervalued?
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC trades at about 48.1× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.1×–37.8×, median 22.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for HLX?
The average Wall-Street price target for HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC is $12.50, about 23.6% above the recent price, from 4 analysts.
Is HLX a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 42.4×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.