Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Expro (NYSE: XPRO) and the best and worst performers in the oilfield services industry.

Oilfield services companies provide equipment, technology, and services enabling exploration and production activities, including drilling, completion, well intervention, and reservoir evaluation. Their fortunes closely track upstream capital spending cycles. Tailwinds include increased drilling activity during favorable commodity environments, demand for efficiency-enhancing technologies, and growing offshore and unconventional resource development. Headwinds include significant revenue volatility tied to oil and gas price swings and producer spending discipline. Intense competition pressures pricing and margins, while the energy transition may structurally reduce long-term demand. Workforce availability and technological disruption require continuous adaptation.

The 26 oilfield services stocks we track reported a strong Q1. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 3.8%.

Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 5% since the latest earnings results.

Expro (NYSE: XPRO)

Operating in over 50 countries from deepwater offshore platforms to remote onshore fields, Expro (NYSE: XPRO) provides equipment and services that help oil and gas companies drill wells, measure production, and maintain well integrity.

Expro reported revenues of $367.6 million, down 6% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 2%. Overall, it was a strong quarter for the company with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

Michael Jardon, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are excited to announce the proposed acquisition of Enhanced Drilling and look forward to welcoming its employees into the Expro family. Enhanced Drilling will add industry leading managed pressure drilling technologies in both riserless and riser-based applications to Expro’s suite of innovative technologies and expand Expro’s service and solution offerings related to customers’ drilling and completion activities. We look forward to leveraging Enhanced Drilling’s expertise, technologies and customer relationships with our own to drive further growth in the future.

Investor expectations, however, were likely higher than Wall Street’s published projections, leaving some wishing for even better results (analysts’ consensus estimates are those published by big banks and advisory firms, not the investors who make buy and sell decisions). The stock is down 14.9% since reporting and currently trades at $15.38.

Is now the time to buy Expro? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Best Q1: Select Water Solutions (NYSE: WTTR)

Managing over 24 billion barrels of produced water annually across major U.S. shale plays, Select Water Solutions (NYSE: WTTR) provides water sourcing, recycling, disposal, and treatment services for oil and gas producers.

Select Water Solutions reported revenues of $366 million, down 2.3% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 6.8%. The business had an incredible quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS and EBITDA estimates.

The market seems content with the results as the stock is up 4.5% since reporting. It currently trades at $18.03.

Is now the time to buy Select Water Solutions? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Weakest Q1: Borr Drilling (NYSE: BORR)

Operating one of the world's youngest jack-up fleets with an average age under eight years, Borr Drilling (NYSE: BORR) operates jack-up rigs that drill oil and gas wells in shallow waters up to 400 feet deep for exploration and production companies.

Borr Drilling reported revenues of $247 million, up 14% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 2.1%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA and EPS estimates.

Borr Drilling delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates in the group. As expected, the stock is down 21.7% since the results and currently trades at $4.84.

Read our full analysis of Borr Drilling’s results here.

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP)

Operating the largest fleet of super-spec rigs in North America with technology that can drill horizontal wells over two miles long, Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP) provides drilling rigs and crews to oil and gas companies that need wells drilled to extract hydrocarbons from underground.

Helmerich & Payne reported revenues of $932.4 million, down 8.2% year on year. This number came in 1.9% below analysts’ expectations. It was a disappointing quarter as it also logged a significant miss of analysts’ EPS and EBITDA estimates.

The stock is down 6% since reporting and currently trades at $37.46.

Read our full, actionable report on Helmerich & Payne here, it’s free.

TETRA Technologies (NYSE: TTI)

Operating across six continents with approximately 40,000 acres of mineral-rich brine leases in Arkansas, TETRA Technologies (NYSE: TTI) provides well completion fluids and water management services to oil and gas operators.

TETRA Technologies reported revenues of $156.3 million, flat year on year. This print surpassed analysts’ expectations by 3.4%. Overall, it was an incredible quarter as it also put up a beat of analysts’ EPS and EBITDA estimates.

The stock is down 3.8% since reporting and currently trades at $9.33.

Read our full, actionable report on TETRA Technologies here, it’s free.

Market Update

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These concerns triggered a noticeable rotation away from these sectors and into safer havens. But markets rarely dwell on one narrative for long. Spring 2026 came, and the focus shifted abruptly from technological disruption to geopolitical risk. The US’ conflict with Iran became the dominant driver of market psychology, and when geopolitics takes center stage, the script changes quickly. Investors stop debating growth rates and start worrying about oil supply, inflation, and global stability.

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