HP Stock — Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HP is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.67%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.67%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 67/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1170.1% over the past 46 years.

Helmerich & Payne is a drilling services company that provides equipment and technology solutions to oil and gas exploration and production companies, operating drilling rigs across North America, offshore U.S. waters, the North Sea, and international locations including the Middle East and South America; the company also owns commercial real estate properties. The stock carries a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. This security appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the energy sector and traditional dividend-paying equities.

HP performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1170.1% over the past 46 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 66.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.5%.

HP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

67 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.79%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution rate

2.67%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.67%

5-year average yield

3.54

Last close

$37.43 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$3,740,714,711

Average volume

1545350.0

Dividend

$0.25

Ex-dividend date

11/18/2026

Payment date

12/02/2026

Beta

0.65

Payout ratio

60.9%

Forward P/E

35.5872

EPS

$-1.39

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.67%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.67%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

HP risks and drawbacks

HP's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 26.5%.

Who may consider HP — and who may not

HP may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HP pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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