SLB Limited (NYSE:SLB) Raises Dividend to $0.30 Per Share

SLB Limited (NYSE:SLB) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th will be paid a dividend of 0.295 per share by the oil and gas company on Thursday, April 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 11th. This is a 3.5% increase from SLB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29.

SLB has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 5 years. SLB has a payout ratio of 33.5% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect SLB to earn $3.58 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.14 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 31.8%.

SLB Trading Down 0.7%

SLB stock traded down $0.32 during trading on Friday, reaching $49.00. 38,019,195 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 23,672,318. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.61. The company has a market capitalization of $73.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.92 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.01. SLB has a 52-week low of $31.11 and a 52-week high of $51.67.

SLB (NYSE:SLB) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The oil and gas company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $9.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.54 billion. SLB had a net margin of 10.34% and a return on equity of 18.97%. SLB’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.92 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that SLB will post 3.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

More SLB News

Here are the key news stories impacting SLB this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on revenue and EPS — SLB reported $0.78 EPS vs. $0.74 consensus and revenue of ~$9.75B, driven by Digital and Production Systems growth that offset weaker regions. SLB Q4 Earnings Beat on Digital Segment Growth, Revenues Rise Y/Y
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend raise and big shareholder returns — SLB increased its dividend (~3.5%) and committed to returning more than $4B to shareholders in 2026, a clear catalyst for investor demand. SLB Announces Q4 and Full-Year 2025 Results, Increases Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: ChampionX integration aiding results — Management and analysts flagged that the fully integrated ChampionX businesses contributed to the quarter, supporting margins and service capability expansion. SLB profit tops estimates with fully integrated ChampionX businesses
• Positive Sentiment: Venezuela opportunity — SLB said it can rapidly scale activity in Venezuela if licenses and compliance are secured, offering a material incremental growth avenue. SLB is poised to rapidly increase activities in Venezuela
• Neutral Sentiment: Market context — broader earnings season and macro prints (inflation, jobless claims, Davos) are influencing energy and cyclical flows; SLB’s move comes amid sector rotation into oil‑services. Major Tech Earnings Ahead
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage/targets supportive — several recent analyst upgrades and price targets sit around the low‑$50s, providing technical/psychological support but mixed by differing models. SLB Gears Up For Q4 Print; Forecast Changes
• Negative Sentiment: Underlying profit and cash‑flow weakness — third‑party reports show gross profit, operating profit and cash from operations declined Y/Y (operating profit down ~29%, cash flow negative for the quarter), which tempers the quality of the beat. SLB Releases Q4 2025 Earnings: Revenue Slightly Beats, EPS Miss; Operating Profit and Cash Flow Drop
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed headlines and early selling calls — some outlets flagged that profit and revenue slumped in 2025 and reported insider sales, which could pressure sentiment if investors focus on near‑term margin trends. SLB Earnings: Stock Slides as Profit and Revenue Slump in 2025

About SLB

SLB (NYSE: SLB), historically known as Schlumberger, is a leading global provider of technology, integrated project management and information solutions for the energy industry. Founded by Conrad and Marcel Schlumberger in 1926, the company develops and supplies products and services used across the exploration, drilling, completion and production phases of oil and gas development. Its offerings are intended to help operators characterize reservoirs, drill and complete wells, optimize production and manage field operations throughout the asset lifecycle.

SLB’s product and service portfolio spans reservoir characterization and well testing, wireline and logging services, directional drilling and drilling tools, well construction and completion technologies, production systems, and subsea equipment.