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Liberty Energy
(NYSE:LBRT)
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Rating:57Neutral
Price Target:
$20.00
▲(8.81% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:09/19/26
LBRT scores in the mid-range due to mixed fundamentals: a strong, low-leverage balance sheet and constructive strategic progress from the latest earnings call are offset by sharply weaker cash generation (negative TTM free cash flow) and compressed margins. The technical picture is bearish (below key moving averages with negative MACD), and valuation (P/E ~25) looks less forgiving given the near-term capex burden and delayed payoff from the power initiative.
Positive Factors
Conservative balance sheet
Low leverage gives Liberty meaningful financial flexibility as industry conditions change. The improved debt-to-equity position can support customer-facing investment and strategic initiatives while reducing balance-sheet pressure during weaker completion activity.
Negative Factors
Deeply negative free cash flow
Negative free cash flow reduces the cash available to fund growth, dividends and debt obligations without relying on existing liquidity or additional financing. This weakens financial flexibility and makes sustained investment more difficult if completion activity or pricing remains subdued.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative balance sheet
Low leverage gives Liberty meaningful financial flexibility as industry conditions change. The improved debt-to-equity position can support customer-facing investment and strategic initiatives while reducing balance-sheet pressure during weaker completion activity.
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Liberty Energy (LBRT) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$3.09B
Dividend Yield1.9%
Average Volume (3M)3.34M
Price to Earnings (P/E)25.1
Beta (1Y)1.22
Revenue Growth2.29%
EPS Growth-43.28%
CountryUS
Employees5,800
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryOil & Gas Equipment & Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.75
Shares Outstanding163,191,420
10 Day Avg. Volume3,696,323
30 Day Avg. Volume3,339,044
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.39
Price to Book (P/B)1.44
Price to Sales (P/S)0.75
P/FCF Ratio211.98
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$28.86Price Target Upside57.04% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering11
EPS Forecast (FY)0.28
Revenue Forecast (FY)$4.58B
Liberty Energy Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Liberty Energy Inc. operates across North America, delivering crucial hydraulic fracturing and wireline services, along with associated products, to land-based companies focused on oil and natural gas exploration and production. Its extensive serv...
How the Company Makes Money
Liberty Energy makes money by providing well-completion services to E&P companies under service contracts, with revenue largely tied to the level of drilling and completion activity and the pricing of completion services. Its primary revenue strea...
Liberty Energy Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 22, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 21, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call highlighted multiple operational and strategic positives: sequential revenue growth (+16%), record utilization and operational metrics, progress on a sizeable power pipeline (equipment secured and JV formation), strong technology deployments (DigiPrime, slurry) and solid liquidity. Offsetting these positives are near-term margin pressure on product sales (sand/chemicals), rising net debt and heavy near-term capex needs (1.5B guidance for 2026 and multi‑billion build cost for 3 GW), dependency on investment gains in the quarter, and timing uncertainties for power revenue realization (meaningful earnings impact expected in 2028). On balance, the company presented substantial growth initiatives and execution achievements that outweigh the near-term challenges and timing risks.Positive Updates
Revenue Growth and Record Operational Performance
Revenue of $1.2 billion in Q2 2026, a 16% sequential increase from $1.0 billion driven by record utilization, pump hours, horsepower hours and proppant pumps; product sales represented the largest contribution to the sequential revenue gain.
Negative Updates
Product Margin Pressure (Sand & Chemicals)
While volumes increased, margins on product sales were pressured as sand and chemical markets have not meaningfully recovered; company noted higher product volumes but limited margin flow-through in the quarter.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Growth and Record Operational Performance
Revenue of $1.2 billion in Q2 2026, a 16% sequential increase from $1.0 billion driven by record utilization, pump hours, horsepower hours and proppant pumps; product sales represented the largest contribution to the sequential revenue gain.
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Company Guidance
Management updated financial and operational guidance emphasizing heavier near‑term investment and a multi‑year power buildout: they now expect approximately $1.5 billion of capital expenditures in 2026 (Q2 net capex and long‑term deposits were $221M, including $71M in power generation deposits), ended Q2 with $559M cash, $736M net debt (up $157M Q/Q) and ~ $1.0B total liquidity, paid $15M of cash dividends in Q2 and had ~$2M of asset sale proceeds; tax expense was $9M in Q2 (~18% of pretax) and management expects a ~25% pretax tax rate for the remainder of 2026 while not expecting material cash taxes this year; on power, the PowerBridge JV targets an initial Alpha Digital phase of >300 MW with first power in Q4‑2027 and development into H1‑2028 within a planned 2‑GW campus, management has line‑of‑sight to ~3 GW of capacity by year‑end 2029 (implying roughly $5–6B of total CapEx), with meaningful income statement contribution beginning in 2028 and full fall‑through by end‑2029, targeting 5–6 year cash payback and ~17–18% unlevered returns; Q2 operating metrics included revenue $1.2B, adjusted EBITDA $151M, net income $43M (adjusted net income $14M), diluted EPS $0.26 (adjusted $0.09), and management said utilization looks very strong into Q3 but reiterated H2 uncertainty from geopolitical and commodity volatility.Liberty Energy Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
67
Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
45
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 4.20B | 4.01B | 4.32B | 4.75B | 4.15B | 2.47B |
| Gross Profit | 540.42M | 457.92M | 609.61M | 977.04M | 677.16M | -41.90M |
| EBITDA | 616.53M | 735.83M | 941.01M | 1.19B | 745.25M | 100.57M |
| Net Income | 122.42M | 147.87M | 316.01M | 556.32M | 399.60M | -179.24M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 4.49B | 3.56B | 3.30B | 3.03B | 2.58B | 2.04B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 555.36M | 27.55M | 19.98M | 36.78M | 43.68M | 20.00M |
| Total Debt | 1.61B | 873.37M | 533.61M | 405.31M | 348.92M | 243.63M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.52B | 1.48B | 1.32B | 1.19B | 1.08B | 810.22M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.96B | 2.08B | 1.98B | 1.84B | 1.50B | 1.21B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -316.58M | 14.11M | 178.34M | 411.29M | 71.04M | -63.33M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 388.33M | 609.60M | 829.37M | 1.01B | 530.36M | 135.47M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -610.35M | -435.04M | -643.11M | -672.33M | -450.66M | -186.49M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 758.59M | -167.54M | -202.71M | -349.31M | -55.77M | 2.06M |
Liberty Energy Technical Analysis
Negative
18.38
Price Trends
19.93
Negative
24.28
Negative
24.70
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.53
Positive
44.50
Neutral
29.45
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For LBRT, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 18.38 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 19.68, below the 50-day MA of 19.93, and below the 200-day MA of 24.70, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.53 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 44.50 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 29.45 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for LBRT.
Liberty Energy Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% | |
62 Neutral | $2.56B | 73.24 | 3.50% | 1.41% | -1.95% | -17.11% | |
57 Neutral | $3.09B | 25.10 | 6.08% | 1.90% | 2.29% | -43.28% | |
55 Neutral | $1.29B | 58.69 | 2.07% | 2.74% | 25.36% | -59.73% | |
54 Neutral | $1.18B | -84.87 | -1.49% | ― | -15.14% | 92.26% | |
51 Neutral | $1.56B | -13.13 | -10.04% | 2.00% | -8.11% | -822.25% | |
48 Neutral | $838.68M | -1.88 | -56.47% | ― | -16.18% | -32.58% |
* Energy Sector Average
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Liberty Energy Corporate Events
Business Operations and Strategy
Liberty Energy Signs Major Long-Term Power Equipment Contract
Positive
Sep 18, 2026
On February 13, 2026, Liberty Energy’s purchasing subsidiary entered into a $493.2 million contract with NES-WES to purchase engines, balance-of-plant equipment and related services for a prospective data center and distributed power project...
Business Operations and Strategy
Liberty Energy signs major long-term power equipment deal
Positive
Jun 25, 2026
On June 22, 2026, Liberty Advanced Equipment Technologies LLC signed a roughly $332.6 million supply contract with Wärtsilä North America for engines, balance-of-plant power generation equipment, and related services to support Liberty E...
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