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NOV

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 4.8% in 3 years

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 8.4% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (240 bought, 216 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$20.19+2.2% that day

Company value: $7.2B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 80.8x; You pay about $81 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.83x; Company value is 0.83 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 2.5%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 19%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 24%; Debt as a share of company value

From NOV's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Mar '26

$2.1B-2.4% vs a year earlier

Jun '23Tap a barMar '26

Last 12 months: $8.7B, down 1.4% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 7.5% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of NOV. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth-1% a yearRecently: -1.4% a yearProfit margin1%Last 12 months: 1.0%P/E at the end40xToday: 80.8x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$8.3B

Profit in 5 years$83M

Price these guesses point to$10.19-50% vs $20.19 todayAbout -13% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 1% margin and a 40x P/E, sales would have to grow about 14% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/7Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.2.3%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.27x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.1.7%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.4 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$876.0M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-4.8% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.20.2%

Revenue: $8.7B; -1.4% vs prior year
5-year growth: +7.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $1.7B; 0.27x equity
Current ratio: 2.42x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.