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NOV Inc. NOV
NOV Inc. (NOV) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.84% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $8.7B at a 1.7% 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: -2.97 — 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
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-08 | Barclays | Underweight (down) |
| 2026-04-29 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-04-29 | Evercore ISI Group | In-Line (main) |
| 2026-04-29 | Susquehanna | Positive (main) |
| 2026-04-20 | Stifel | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 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 | 0.302 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.06 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.044 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.272 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | NOV Inc. | 5/9 | 3.42 | 46.2 | -1.4% |
| FTI | TechnipFMC plc | 8/9 | 0.68 | 26.7 | +9.4% |
| WFRD | Weatherford International plc | 6/9 | 3.1 | 16.3 | -10.8% |
| DNOW | DNOW Inc. | 3/9 | 2.72 | — | +18.8% |
| WHD | Cactus, Inc. | 4/9 | 8.29 | 27.8 | -4.5% |
| INVX | Innovex International, Inc. | 5/9 | 9.71 | 21 | +48% |
| FET | FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 6/9 | -0.61 | — | -3.1% |
About NOV Inc.
NOV Inc. designs, constructs, manufactures, and sells systems, components, and products for oil and gas drilling and production, and industrial and renewable energy sectors in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Energy Equipment, and Energy Products and Services. The Energy Products and Services segment offers drill bits and borehole enlargement products; independent drilling and intervention downhole tools equipment; frac plugs, frac sleeves, toe initiation burst port systems, and recyclable setting tools; electric submersible pumps, high viscosity pumps, and surface pumps; tubular coating and inspection services for drill-pipe and other oil country tubular goods; solids control and waste management equipment and services; data and digital solutions; precision-engineered drill pipe and drill-stem equipment; connectors and integral thread solutions, including conductor strings, surface casing, and liners; and composite pipe, tanks, and structures. Its Energy Equipment segment provides drilling equipment, such as land rigs, complete offshore drilling packages, and rig components; capital equipment, related consumables, and digital products for hydraulic stimulation, coiled tubing, and wireline services; marine and construction solutions; processing solutions for the separation and treatment of oil, gas, solids, seawater, and produced water production; flexible subsea pipe systems; cavity pumps, specialized mixers and heat exchangers; and reciprocating, multistage, and progressive cavity pumps, midstream products, including closures, transfer pumps, chokes and valves, as well as artificial lift support systems that include production BOPs and stuffing boxes. The company was formerly known as National Oilwell Varco, Inc. and changed its name to NOV Inc. in January 2021. NOV Inc. was founded in 1862 and is based in Houston, Texas.
FAQ
Is NOV financially healthy?
NOV Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does NOV pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. NOV Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 2.84% with a 131.0% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is NOV?
In FY2025, NOV Inc. had a net margin of 1.7% and a return on equity of 2.3%.
Is NOV overvalued or undervalued?
NOV Inc. trades at about 53.6× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.8×–62.7×, median 12.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NOV?
The average Wall-Street price target for NOV Inc. is $21.80, about 4.3% above the recent price, from 20 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is NOV a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on NOV Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 46.2×, a dividend yield of 2.84%. 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.