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Weatherford International plc WFRD
Weatherford International plc (WFRD) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.02% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $4.9B at a 8.8% 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.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-03 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-08 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-04 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-23 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-23 | Piper Sandler | Overweight (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 · 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 | 0.353 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.217 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.145 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.485 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WFRD | Weatherford International plc | 6/9 | 3.1 | 16.3 | -10.8% |
| DNOW | DNOW Inc. | 3/9 | 2.72 | — | +18.8% |
| NOV | NOV Inc. | 5/9 | 3.42 | 46.2 | -1.4% |
| 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% |
| FLOC | Flowco Holdings Inc. | 6/9 | 2.54 | 47.6 | +41.9% |
About Weatherford International plc
Weatherford International plc, an energy services company, provides equipment and services for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil, geothermal, and natural gas wells worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Drilling and Evaluation; Well Construction and Completions; and Production and Intervention. It offers managed pressure drilling; directional drilling services, and logging and measurement services while drilling; services related to rotary-steerable systems, high temperature and high pressure sensors, drilling reamers, and circulation subs; open-hole and cased-hole logging services; wireline and drilling fluids; and intervention and remediation services. The company also provides tubular handling, management, and connection services; cementing products, including plugs, float and stage equipment, and torque-and-drag reduction technology for zonal isolation; completion tools, such as safety valves, production packers, downhole reservoir monitoring, flow control, isolation packers, multistage fracturing systems and sand-control technologies; liner hangers to suspend a casing string in high-temperature and high-pressure wells; and well Services. In addition, it offers re-entry, fishing, and well abandonment services, as well as patented downhole tools, tubular-handling equipment, pressure-control equipment, and drill pipe and tubulars; artificial lift systems, including reciprocating rod, progressing cavity pumping, and related automation and control systems, as well as gas, hydraulic, plunger, and hybrid lift systems, as well as related automation and control systems; and software, automation and flow measurement solutions. Further, it provides electrical and hydraulic power transmission to subsea equipment; and pressure pumping and reservoir stimulation services, such as acidizing, fracturing, cementing, and coiled-tubing intervention. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Houston, Texas.
FAQ
Is WFRD financially healthy?
Weatherford International plc'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 WFRD pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Weatherford International plc pays a dividend yielding about 1.02% with a 16.7% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is WFRD?
In FY2025, Weatherford International plc had a net margin of 8.8% and a return on equity of 25.4%.
Is WFRD overvalued or undervalued?
Weatherford International plc trades at about 15.6× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.3×–158.0×, median 15.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for WFRD?
The average Wall-Street price target for Weatherford International plc is $118.83, about 28.2% above the recent price, from 12 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is WFRD a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Weatherford International plc: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 16.3×, a dividend yield of 1.02%. 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.