Halliburton Q1 Beats Forecast, Shares Rise 1.5%

Halliburton posted Q1 adjusted EPS of $0.60, beating the $0.50 estimate, with revenue $5.4 bn surpassing the $5.31 bn consensus.
Operating margin was 13% and adjusted operating income fell to $679 m from $787 m a year earlier.
Drilling & Evaluation revenue rose 4% YoY to $2.4 bn, while Completion & Production slipped 3% to $3.0 bn.
International revenue grew 3% to $3.3 bn offsetting a 4% decline in North America revenue to $2.1 bn; shares rose 1.5% pre‑market.