NATURE OF OPERATIONS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2025

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

NOTE 1 NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (“H&P,” which, together with its subsidiaries, is identified as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” except where stated or the context requires otherwise) through its operating subsidiaries provides performance-driven drilling solutions and technologies that are intended to make hydrocarbon recovery safer and more economical for oil and gas exploration and production companies.

KCA Deutag Acquisition

On January 16, 2025 (the “Closing Date” or "Acquisition Date"), H&P completed its acquisition of the entire issued share capital (the "Acquisition") of KCA Deutag International Limited ("KCA Deutag") pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"). H&P paid aggregate cash consideration of approximately $2.0 billion, which consisted of the share purchase price of $0.9 billion and $1.1 billion which was used to contemporaneously repay or redeem certain of KCA Deutag's existing debt, including, as applicable, the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest, premiums, and fees. The Company's results presented for the nine months ended June 30, 2025 reflect a full 273 days of legacy H&P operations and 166 days of KCA Deutag operations, as the Acquisition was completed on January 16, 2025.

KCA Deutag is a diverse global drilling company. The company derives a significant portion of its revenues and cash flow from its land operations and has a substantial land drilling presence in the Middle East with additional operations in South America, Europe, and Nothern Africa. In addition to its land operations, the company has asset-light offshore management contract operations in the North Sea, Angola, Azerbaijan and Canada. Management contract operations provide services to customer platforms where the customer owns the drilling rig. KCA Deutag’s Kenera business unit comprises manufacturing and engineering operations, including Bentec, with three facilities serving the energy industry.

For additional information regarding the completion of the Acquisition, refer to Note 3—Business Combination.

Segments of the Business

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, the naming convention for one of our reportable segments changed from Offshore Gulf of Mexico to Offshore Solutions. Beginning on the Closing Date, Offshore Solutions now includes the results from the acquired KCA Deutag offshore management contract operations. Similarly, our International Solutions segment now includes the results from the acquired KCA Deutag land operations. Operating results related to KCA Deutag's Kenera business unit are included in "Other" along with results from our real estate operations and our wholly-owned captive insurance companies. Our North America Solutions operating segment remains unchanged. Refer to Note 15—Business Segments and Geographic Information for further details on our reportable segments.

Our North America Solutions operations are primarily located in Texas, but also traditionally operate in other states, depending on demand. Our International Solutions operations are conducted in major international oil and gas markets, primarily in the Middle East and Latin America. Our Offshore Solutions operations is comprised of asset-light offshore management contracts and contracted rig platforms located in U.S. federal waters, the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Caspian Sea and other international waters.