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BKR · Q2 2025 Earnings

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Baker Hughes

Reported July 22, 2025

30-second summary

Revenue fell 3% YoY to $6.91B as a 10% OFSE decline (Well Construction and CIM both down 16%) offset 5% IET growth and a record $31.3B IET backlog. Management raised IET full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance and reestablished OFSE full-year guidance, while maintaining a full-year net EBITDA tariff impact of $100–200M, with $15M booked in Q2. The print is a two-track story: IET is executing on data center and gas infrastructure secular demand, OFSE is grinding through a soft cycle on margin discipline rather than volume.

Headline numbers

EPS

Q2 FY2025

$0.63

Revenue

Q2 FY2025

$6.91B

-3.0% YoY

Gross margin

Q2 FY2025

23.4%

Free cash flow

Q2 FY2025

$0.24B

Key financials

Q2 FY2025
MetricQ2 FY2025YoY
Revenue$6.91B-3.0%
EPS$0.63—
Gross margin23.4%—
Free cash flow$0.24B—

Guidance

Prior quarter data unavailable — comparison not possible.

Segment KPIs

Q2 FY2025
SegmentQ2 FY2025YoY
Oilfield Services & Equipment (OFSE)$3.617B-10.0%
Industrial & Energy Technology (IET)$3.293B+5.0%
OFSE - Well Construction$0.921B-16.0%
OFSE - Completions, Intervention, and Measurements$0.935B-16.0%
OFSE - Production Solutions$0.968B+1.0%
OFSE - Subsea & Surface Pressure Systems$0.793B-6.0%
IET - Gas Technology$2.377B+7.0%
IET - Industrial Technology$0.761B-1.0%
IET - Climate Technology Solutions$0.156B+22.0%
OFSE Orders$3.5B—
IET Orders$3.5B—

Other KPIs

Q2 FY2025
SegmentQ2 FY2025YoY
OFSE - North America$0.928B-9.0%
OFSE - Latin America$0.639B-4.0%
OFSE - Europe/CIS/Sub-Saharan Africa$0.653B-21.0%
OFSE - Middle East/Asia$1.398B-7.0%
Total Orders$7.0B—
IET Data Center Orders YTD$650M+—
Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO)$34.0B—
IET RPO$31.3B (record)—
Adjusted EBITDA Margin17.5%—
OFSE EBITDA Margin18.7%—

Management tone

Management framed OFSE not as a recovery story but as a margin-defense story. CFO Ahmed Moghal pointed to cost takeout, duplication removal, and pricing discipline — explicitly prioritizing margin accretion over share. The 90bps sequential expansion to 18.7% in a quarter where the segment shrank 10% YoY is the proof point management wants investors to weight, and the reestablished OFSE FY2025 EBITDA midpoint of $2.625B on $14.2B revenue implies further margin improvement despite lower volume.

IET commentary has shifted from "LNG cycle" to "diversified secular growth." Lorenzo Simonelli highlighted that the $3.5B of IET Q2 FY2025 orders was achieved with no material LNG equipment awards, leaning into data centers, GTS upgrades, and Cordant software rather than defending the LNG order cadence. The three-year $1.5B data center order target is now expected to be hit "earlier than planned." The 20% IET EBITDA margin target was reaffirmed, and FY2025 IET revenue and EBITDA midpoints were raised to $12.9B and $2.35B respectively. Management also called out aftermarket services on installed data center equipment as typically generating 1–2x original equipment value over a 20-year period. On tariffs, management maintained the full-year net EBITDA impact estimate of $100–200M, with $15M booked in Q2, citing successful mitigation actions that have offset subsequent rate changes.

Portfolio activity got its own framing. Moghal positioned the three announced transactions (SPC JV with Cactus for ~$345M, PSI sale to Crane for ~$1.15B, CDC acquisition for ~$540M) as roughly $1B in net proceeds and a continuation of a discipline running since the 2017 merger — over $2.5B in cash generated from strategic actions and ~$1.8B redeployed into industrial growth. The 0.6x leverage ratio plus incoming proceeds was cited as M&A dry powder — read this as a signal that more reshaping is coming.

Q&A highlights

Scott Gruber · CD Group

Requested unpacking of margin drivers across both segments; asked about confidence in hitting 20% IET EBITDA margin in 2026 and whether OFSE can continue grinding margins higher in a soft market or if flat margins are the right assumption

Management attributed margin expansion to cost efficiency (streamlining, removing duplication) and pricing discipline in OFSE; noted 90 bps sequential margin expansion to 18.7% in Q2. For IET, highlighted record GTS margins, Cordon Solutions contribution, and business system benefits driving 190 bps expansion to ~18%. Confirmed confidence in 20% IET target and continued margin progression in both segments into 2026, with focus on margin accretion rather than market share.

OFSE margins expanded 90 bps sequentially to 18.7%IET margins expanded 190 bps to ~18% despite 40 bps tariff headwindConfirmed 20% IET margin target achievableOFSE focused on closing margin gap to peers

David Anderson · Barclays

Asked for expansion on IET order performance; noted gas tech equipment was light but services surprisingly strong; requested insights on component trends through year-end and what drives high-end order guidance; also requested visibility on 2026 orders particularly given data center performance exceeding prior targets

Management reiterated confidence in $13.5B IET order guidance midpoint; attributed H1 strength to non-LNG markets (gas infrastructure, data centers, GTS), expecting LNG orders to strengthen in H2. Highlighted data center momentum with 70+ Nova LT turbines booked YTD for 1.2 GW; noted largest single order of 30 Nova LTs and 16 units for Frontier. GTS orders up 28% YTD at $1.9B; upgrades up 165%; Cordon Solutions achieved record orders with software up 56%. Stated expectations for solid 2026 IET orders consistent with 2025 levels.

$3.5B IET orders in Q2; $6.7B YTD70+ Nova LT turbines booked for data centers YTD (1.2 GW total)Largest single data center award: 30 Nova LTsFrontier award: 16 Nova LTs

Arun Jayaram · JP Morgan

Asked Ahmed and Lorenzo about net impact of three announced portfolio transactions on 2026 guidance (top-line and EBITDA); also asked Lorenzo about expectations for further portfolio moves and whether focused on IET, OFSE, or both

Ahmed stated three transactions will have very modest benefit to both segment margins and expected net EBITDA impact just over $100M in 2026. Emphasized transactions were never intended to drive progress toward 20% margin targets. Lorenzo indicated portfolio optimization will continue as ongoing strategy since 2017; over 30 businesses competing for capital across segments. Noted focus on margin profiles, recurring revenue, and growth opportunities. Further acquisitions target businesses strengthening industrial footprint with margin-accretive, lifecycle-driven revenue for IET; OFSE focus on mature asset and production solutions in optics-focused markets. Cited 0.6x leverage ratio and additional $1B net proceeds providing capacity for value-accretive opportunities.

Three portfolio transactions expected to provide just over $100M net EBITDA impact in 2026Modest benefit to both segment margins from transactionsPortfolio optimization ongoing since 2017 mergerOver 30 businesses competing for capital across two segments

Saurabh Tant · Bank of America

Asked about tariff guidance remaining at $100-200M despite numerous tariff announcements over past three months; requested walk-through of puts and takes and impacted businesses; also asked about $15M Q2 impact and implied second half expectations given apparent linearity

Ahmed detailed that $15M Q2 tariff impact was primarily U.S., China, Europe, predominantly affecting IET. Explained second half expected to exceed $100M with sequential increases Q3 and Q4 due to inventory roll-through and supply chain surcharges. Outlined tariff developments: May easing offset by June steel/aluminum tariff increase to 50%, July copper tariff announcement of 50% (effective Aug 1), and July announcement of increased tariffs on imports from Brazil, Canada, Mexico, EU (effective Aug 1). Confirmed maintaining $100-200M estimate assuming announced tariffs implemented as scheduled but no further escalation or retaliatory tariffs. Noted flexible global supply chain enabling mitigation actions.

Q2 net tariff impact: ~$15M EBITDAQ2 impact primarily U.S., China, Europe; predominantly IETExpected second half impact to exceed $100MSequential increases in tariff impact Q3 and Q4

What to watch into next quarter

Tariff realization vs. the $100–200M range — Full-year tariff guide is $100–200M net EBITDA impact; $15M booked in Q2. Watch the H2 run-rate (implied ~$85–185M) and whether retaliation language enters the guide.

OFSE Well Construction and CIM — both down 16% YoY in Q2 FY2025. Watch whether QoQ stabilizes or if another double-digit YoY decline forces a reset of the just-reestablished OFSE FY2025 guide ($14.2B revenue / $2.625B EBITDA midpoints).

IET data center order pace — $650M+ YTD against a three-year $1.5B target now expected to be hit "earlier than planned." Watch whether full-year actuals exceed $1.5B and what management says about the 2026 data center order range.

OFSE EBITDA margin trajectory — 18.7% in Q2 FY2025, +90bps QoQ on declining revenue. Watch whether margins hold or expand further if OFSE revenue declines accelerate; flat margins on falling revenue would validate the "margin over share" thesis.

Portfolio transaction close and the ~$1B proceeds deployment — leverage at 0.6x with ~$1B coming in from PSI and SPC. Watch for announced uses (buyback acceleration, IET bolt-on M&A) and how management frames the earnings contribution from the announced transactions.

Sources

  1. Baker Hughes Q2 FY2025 Earnings Release, SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701605/000170160525000104/earningsreleaseex991063020.htm
  2. Baker Hughes Q2 FY2025 Earnings Call, prepared remarks and Q&A (Q&A truncated mid-Gruber response in source).

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