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HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC (HLX)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc provides offshore energy services focused on well intervention, robotics, decommissioning, and production facilities. The company serves the oil and gas and renewable energy markets globally, with operations in the Gulf of America, Brazil, North Sea, West Africa, and Asia Pacific regions. Its services include well access and maintenance, subsea robotics support, offshore wind farm site preparation, and operation of floating production vessels.

Snapshot

Revenue
$1.29B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-4.9%
Net income
$30.8M
Diluted EPS
$0.21
Gross margin
12.3%
Operating margin
5.0%
Net margin
2.4%
FCF margin
9.3%
ROE
2.0%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
42.3×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$1.49B
Long-term debt / equity
0.19×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Helix Energy Solutions Group

  • Revenue fell 4.9% to $1.3B in FY2025, slower than the 5.3% the year before.
  • Operating margin turned positive at 5.0% in FY2025, from a 7.2% operating loss in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $304M, up 20.8% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $120M in FY2025, 9.3% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 44.6% to $31M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Helix Energy Solutions Group’s fundamentals sit among the 125 Energy companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin12.3%
24th percentile of 43
Operating margin5.0%
43rd percentile of 104
Net margin2.4%
39th percentile of 120
FCF margin9.3%
74th percentile of 69
Revenue growth (YoY)-4.9%
31st percentile of 122
ROE2.0%
33rd percentile of 100
P/E42.3×
86th percentile of 85
Long-term debt / equity0.19×
18th percentile of 83
Short interest4.66d
54th percentile of 123

Helix Energy Solutions Group’s P/E of 42.3 ranks in the 86th percentile of the 85 peers with a meaningful P/E.

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
2
1 new, 1 added
Reduced / exited
7
6 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$28.7M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$9.0M1.0MAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$7.9M902.1KReduced
First Eagle Investment ManagementQ2 2026$4.2M483.4KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$2.2M253.7KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$1.6M185.8KNew
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$1.3M147.6KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$1.3M146.6KReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$1.1M127.1KReduced

No longer held by: Maverick Capital (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
7.2M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-2.2%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.66
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
1.5M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-147.2M-2.2%4.66
2026-07-317.4M+0.7%5.39
2026-07-157.3M+1.1%5.63
2026-06-307.2M-0.7%3.29
2026-06-157.3M-3.8%6.46
2026-05-297.6M-4.7%4.07
2026-05-158.0M+7.4%4.80
2026-04-307.4M+41.9%2.83

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$1.29B$1.36B$1.29B$873.1M$674.7M
Gross profit$159.1M$219.6M$200.4M$50.6M$15.4M
Operating income$65.1M$127.4M$63.5M$-44.9M$-48.7M
Net income$30.8M$55.6M$-10.8M$-87.8M$-61.5M
Diluted EPS$0.21$0.36$-0.07$-0.58$-0.41

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$136.7M$186.0M$152.5M$51.1M$140.1M
Capital expenditure$16.3M$23.3M$19.6M$33.5M$8.3M
Free cash flow$120.4M$162.7M$132.9M$17.6M$131.8M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$304.0M20.8%$22.7M$0.15
Q1 FY2026$287.9M3.6%$-13.4M$-0.09
Q4 FY2025$334.2M-5.9%$8.3M$0.06
Q3 FY2025$377.0M10.1%$22.1M$0.15
Q2 FY2025$251.7M-31.0%$-2.6M$-0.02
Q1 FY2025$278.1M-6.1%$3.1M$0.02
Q4 FY2024$355.1M6.0%$20.1M$0.13
Q3 FY2024$342.4M-13.5%$29.5M$0.19

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorEnergy
SIC industryOil & Gas Field Services, NEC
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2010
SEC CIK866829

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-26
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10-Q2026-08-06
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10-Q2026-04-24
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8-K2026-08-31
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8-K2026-08-11
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8-K2026-08-06
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8-K2026-06-12
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.