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Stock Analysis on Net

SLB N.V. (NYSE:SLB)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

SLB N.V., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jun 30, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Net income 815 761 800 774 1,048 829 1,118 1,218 1,145 1,098 1,148 1,137 1,046 944 1,082 920 970 520 611 562 443 312
Charges and credits 262 112 142 25 146 (36) (62) (285) (18) (47)
Depreciation and amortization, includes depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets, exploration data costs, and Asset Performance Solutions (APS) investments 712 685 732 638 633 640 648 640 631 600 609 579 561 563 549 533 532 533 532 530 526 532
Gain on sale of APS project (149)
Impairment of equity method investment 210 52 69
Amortization of inventory purchase accounting adjustment 166
Deferred taxes (58) 53 (190) (29) (23) (37) (73) 61 1 (30) (66) (24) 6 112 (42) (8) 25 (14) 2 (15) 11 (29)
Stock-based compensation expense 78 101 75 89 77 91 72 71 73 100 75 58 79 81 77 76 71 89 95 73 72 84
Earnings of equity method investments, less dividends received (24) 3 (12) (37) (10) (9) (21) 28 (16) (12) (41) (47) (32) (44) (30) (28) 6 4 21 (2) (13)
(Increase) decrease in receivables 31 (338) 453 (48) (8) (472) 160 359 (326) (429) 344 (389) (105) (509) (426) (415) (483) (404) 61 17 (98) (16)
(Increase) decrease in inventories (138) (224) 177 39 (74) (214) 142 (94) 23 (172) 80 34 (80) (288) 112 (197) (188) (464) 21 (32) 37 49
(Increase) decrease in other current assets 25 (55) (77) 1 6 80 (20) (84) 61 46 14 (50) 103 54 100 96 (63) (177) (119) (32) 555 (17)
(Increase) decrease in other assets 3 3 17 5 (33) (11) 16 2 (12) 7 (12) 20 (8) (10) (5) (14) (1) (25) 7 19 (39) 11
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities (23) (383) 599 176 (282) (275) (26) 112 (195) (885) 734 260 203 (473) 229 532 (146) 89 820 40 (262) (438)
Increase (decrease) in estimated liability for taxes on income (137) (102) 61 (40) (106) (56) 96 20 (121) (46) 51 78 (107) (84) 90 54 (56) 8 (30) (33) (58) (33)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities 26 (26) (2) (33) 46 27 (7) 20 19 (11) (2) (65) 2 23 (4) 9 (5) (27) (12) 31 (18)
Other 49 9 (16) 70 (25) 68 11 33 (33) 29 (78) 17 22 6 (69) 24 51 (25) (27) (21) 4 5
Change in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of business acquisitions and divestitures (164) (1,116) 1,212 170 (476) (853) 372 368 (584) (1,450) 1,122 (32) (37) (1,302) 54 76 (877) (1,003) 706 (54) 170 (457)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 544 (274) 2,205 908 94 (169) 1,272 1,231 291 (771) 1,874 540 562 (614) 532 647 (562) (389) 1,321 508 777 117
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,359 487 3,005 1,682 1,142 660 2,390 2,449 1,436 327 3,022 1,677 1,608 330 1,614 1,567 408 131 1,932 1,070 1,220 429
Capital expenditures (459) (343) (516) (409) (371) (398) (609) (460) (463) (399) (594) (464) (471) (410) (572) (382) (360) (304) (447) (273) (243) (178)
APS investments (123) (103) (116) (87) (117) (108) (93) (134) (135) (121) (116) (138) (120) (133) (167) (109) (143) (168) (169) (117) (103) (85)
Exploration data costs capitalized (61) (64) (84) (85) (32) (51) (57) (50) (62) (29) (32) (38) (31) (52) (20) (13) (24) (40) (18) (9) (5) (7)
Cash acquired in ChampionX Corporation acquisition 479
Proceeds from sale of ChampionX Drilling Technologies business 286
Other business acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired (179) (57) (43) (97) (10) (37) (1) (47) (478) (27) 38 (18) (18) (244) (13) (37) (8) 31 (99) (22) (13)
Proceeds from sale of Liberty shares 137 219 429 84 109
Proceeds from sale of ADC shares 223
Proceeds from sale of real estate 120
(Purchases) sales of short-term investments, net (758) 600 (605) (60) 455 177 236 (315) (343) 390 129 12 (260) 236 193 (512) 121 336 (3) (131) 401 520
Proceeds from sale of APS investment 22 316
Purchases of Blue Chip Swap securities (57) (44) (48) (75) (71) (60) (24) (52) (16) (169)
Proceeds from sale of Blue Chip Swap securities 50 42 39 63 60 41 17 34 6 91
Other 25 101 (3) 14 (3) 58 1 (5) 53 65 (9) (83) (81) (135) (30) (53) (23) (29) 10 (13) (26)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (1,555) 33 (1,270) 44 246 (432) (477) (1,024) (1,493) (151) (520) (733) (983) (547) (272) (1,083) 82 (115) (526) (619) 15 211
Stock repurchase program (648) (451) (114) (2,300) (501) (501) (465) (270) (100) (151) (213) (230)
Dividends paid (440) (426) (426) (403) (387) (386) (389) (393) (394) (357) (356) (356) (356) (249) (248) (248) (177) (175) (175) (175) (175) (174)
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 1 104 117 105 119 100 105 86 78 64 75 62
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 32 74 (1) 8 4 5 5 15 5 47 3 35 52 22 7
Taxes paid on net settled stock-based compensation awards (4) (59) (6) (2) (53) (4) (8) (78) (7) (18) (56) (88) (1) (7) (4) (81) (3) (3) (18)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 1,203 782 (660) (421) (724) 1,805 (374) 1,504 345 2 433 559 (100) 134
Repayment of long-term debt 3 (732) (485) (1,112) (539) 10 (426) (1,578) (1,650) (1,000) (189) (789) (98)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings 13 (3) (36) 45 (1) (27) 27 (123) (10) (9) 45 5 2 (50) 50 (2) (27) 16 (11) (11) 18 (101)
Other (32) (23) (113) (38) 3 (30) (29) (30) 7 (13) (20) (14) 4 (1) (47) (1) (2) (1) (31) (19) (24) (17)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 128 (734) (1,721) (1,932) (1,111) (878) (1,431) (1,295) 221 (267) (2,009) (382) (183) 62 (1,844) (180) (188) (170) (1,220) (322) (1,070) (212)
Translation effect on cash (8) (3) 8 (16) 23 42 (24) 3 1 (21) (81) (4) (13) 1 (23) (17) (9) (3) 2 1 6 (4)
Net increase (decrease) in cash (76) (217) 22 (222) 300 (608) 458 133 165 (112) 412 558 429 (154) (525) 287 293 (157) 188 130 171 424

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The financial data reveals a period of growth in profitability and operational cash generation, characterized by significant volatility in working capital and an increasing commitment to shareholder returns. Net income exhibited a consistent upward trajectory from March 2021 through September 2024, peaking at 1,218 million USD before stabilizing in the 761 to 815 million USD range during 2026. Net cash provided by operating activities shows a cyclical pattern, with substantial peaks exceeding 3 billion USD in the fourth quarters of 2023 and 2025, contrasted by sharp declines in the first quarters of those respective years.

Operational Cash Flow and Earnings Quality
Net income growth was supported by steady depreciation and amortization charges, which rose from approximately 530 million USD per quarter in 2021 to over 700 million USD by mid-2026. However, the conversion of net income to operating cash is heavily influenced by swings in working capital. Significant outflows related to receivables and inventories are frequently offset by large increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, particularly in year-end quarters.
Investment and Capital Expenditure Trends
Capital expenditures have remained a consistent cash outflow, generally trending upward from 178 million USD in early 2021 to a range between 343 million and 609 million USD in later periods. Investments in Asset Performance Solutions (APS) represent a persistent quarterly expenditure, typically ranging from 87 million to 169 million USD. Strategic divestments, including the sale of Liberty and ADC shares between 2021 and 2022, provided periodic liquidity injections, as did the 2025 transactions involving ChampionX and APS investment sales.
Financing Activities and Capital Allocation
A clear trend toward increased shareholder distributions is evident. Quarterly dividend payments rose steadily from 175 million USD in 2021 to 440 million USD by June 2026. The stock repurchase program intensified significantly over time, highlighted by a substantial 2.3 billion USD outflow in March 2025. These distributions, along with periodic large-scale repayments of long-term debt—such as the 1.65 billion USD payment in December 2022—have been funded through a combination of operating cash flow and the strategic issuance of new long-term debt.
Working Capital Volatility
The "Change in assets and liabilities" line item demonstrates extreme quarterly variance. Notable deficits occurred in March 2023 (-1,302 million USD) and March 2024 (-1,450 million USD), driven primarily by increases in receivables and decreases in accounts payable. Conversely, December quarters often show significant positive adjustments, suggesting a pattern of aggressive year-end liability management or collection cycles that bolsters quarterly cash positions.

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