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Earnings Call Insights: Baker Hughes (BKR) Q2 2026
Chairman, President & CEO Lorenzo Simonelli framed Q2 as a quarter where “disciplined execution and the strength of our diversified portfolio more than offset anticipated headwinds in the Middle East,” and said the company delivered adjusted EBITDA of “$1.23 billion, exceeding the high end of our guidance range,” with adjusted EPS of “$0.64” and “record 18.3%” adjusted EBITDA margin.
Simonelli highlighted IET’s order momentum: “orders doubling year-over-year to a record $7.1 billion,” “a 2.2x book-to-bill ratio,” and RPO “up 19% to an all-time high of $37.1 billion,” adding, “we are further expanding gas turbine and generator capacity,” and “when this additional capacity comes online by 2029, we estimate it could support nearly $5 billion in annual Power Systems revenue opportunity at full utilization.”
Simonelli emphasized the Chart Industries deal close and reporting change: “Chart will operate as Baker Hughes' third reporting segment,” and said integration is being driven through “18 work streams,” with priorities including “customer continuity, employee retention and consistent operational performance,” while pursuing cross-selling, lifecycle services, and “an integrated go-to-market strategy.”
Executive VP & CFO Ahmed Moghal said Q2 included “total company bookings of $10.5 billion,” with “free cash flow of $1.1 billion,” and a “net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio declining to 0.1x,” while noting, “following the Chart acquisition, leverage will temporarily increase,” and the company “expect[s] to return to 1 to 1.5x net leverage within 24 months.”
Moghal said the company is “not providing Chart segment guidance today” and will provide “updated Baker Hughes and Chart guidance ahead of the third quarter earnings call.”
For Q3, Moghal guided to “company revenue of $6.87 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $1.205 billion,” and specified assumptions: “we assume current activity levels in the Middle East remain broadly unchanged through year-end,” while cautioning “any material change in geopolitical conditions or regional disruptions could result in outcomes that differ either positively or negatively from our current guidance.”
For FY 2026, Moghal raised expectations versus the prior quarter’s stance, saying, “we now expect company revenue and adjusted EBITDA to modestly exceed our previous expectations,” and guided to “revenue of $27.35 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $4.85 billion.”
Moghal lifted full-year IET orders guidance to “$17.5 billion to $19.5 billion,” while maintaining the IET revenue midpoint at “$13.5 billion” (assuming Waygate closes at year-end) and modestly raising IET EBITDA midpoint to “$2.725 billion,” adding that “given longer GTE cycle times,” a “meaningful portion of the GTE order mix” extends “beyond 2027.”
Moghal reported GAAP diluted EPS of “$0.68” and said, “excluding $0.04 of adjusting items, adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.64,” alongside “adjusted EBITDA of $1.23 billion” and “free cash flow of $1.1 billion.”
In IET, Moghal reported “revenue of $3.3 billion,” EBITDA of “$678 million,” and margin of “20.6%,” attributing margin to “favorable backlog pricing and ongoing execution of the Baker Hughes Business System.”
In OFSE, Moghal reported “revenue for the quarter was $3.45 billion,” “EBITDA of $605 million,” and margin of “17.5%,” and said the segment delivered “a significantly stronger-than-anticipated quarter despite ongoing disruptions in the Middle East.”
Arun Jayaram, JPMorgan: asked about “capacity expansion plans through 2029” and what it means for “mix, pricing… and CapEx”; Executive VP & CFO Moghal said the “expected $5 billion of annualized revenue capacity by 2029” implies “roughly a 3 to 4x increase” vs. “approximate $1 billion” last year, with “paybacks below 2 years,” phased spend “between 2026… and out to 2028,” and “gas turbines would represent roughly half of the opportunity.”
Scott Gruber, Citigroup: asked for “commercial synergies with Chart”; CEO Simonelli said “data centers is one of the clearest near-term commercial opportunities,” combining “power generation… and… project execution” with Chart’s “thermal management,” and also called “gas infrastructure… very actionable,” spanning multiple molecules “across hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen,” plus longer-term adjacencies including “space, geothermal and mining.”
John Anderson, Barclays: asked what drove OFS outperformance and the “moving parts” for 2H; CFO Moghal said outperformance came from stronger activity “outside the Middle East,” better-than-anticipated Middle East results “driven by product revenue outperformance,” and SSPS where “revenue increased about 10% sequentially,” while 2H assumptions included Middle East “broadly stable,” “seasonal recovery” in North America onshore, constructive Latin America activity, and SSPS contribution through “stronger backlog conversion.”
Carlos Escalante, Wolfe Research: asked drivers of record IET orders and margins on recent orders; CEO Simonelli cited strength across “data centers, LNG, gas processing,” including “$2.6 billion” Power Systems orders with “approximately 150 gas turbines,” said “data centers accounted for $2.2 billion of Power Systems orders,” and added pricing discipline supports IET margins “in 2027 and beyond.”
Marc Bianchi, TD Cowen: asked puts/takes for IET 2H and why free cash conversion unchanged; CFO Moghal cited uncertainty around “project timing, local supply chains,” plus “Gas Tech equipment backlog conversion” and “aeroderivative supply chain,” while noting free cash strength reflected “milestone and advanced payments” and that working capital can drive “quarter-to-quarter variability.”
Analysts’ tone was slightly positive, with questions focused on scaling Power Systems capacity, integrating Chart, and the durability of IET orders; the line of questioning leaned toward execution details rather than challenging the numbers.
Management’s tone was positive and confident in prepared remarks (Simonelli: “We delivered another strong quarter”; Moghal: “We delivered exceptional orders”), while remaining cautious on geopolitics (Moghal: “any material change in geopolitical conditions… could result in outcomes that differ either positively or negatively”).
Versus last quarter’s heavier emphasis on Middle East conflict assumptions, management in Q2 sounded more anchored on orders, backlog, and integration execution, while still flagging the region as “fluid” and a driver of “uncertainty.”
Q2 shifted from Q1’s “expect closing in the second quarter” to reporting the deal is done: Simonelli said, “Earlier this month, we completed the acquisition of Chart Industries,” and Moghal confirmed Chart as a “third operating segment.”
Guidance language tightened around Middle East duration: Q1 assumed reopening and recovery after midyear; Q2 guidance assumed Middle East activity “remain broadly unchanged through year-end,” while still noting outcomes could shift.
IET demand commentary escalated: Q1 said Horizon 2 IET orders could “exceed $40 billion,” while Q2 raised the expectation to “exceed $45 billion,” supported by “$12 billion of IET orders year-to-date” and capacity expansion plans.
Management repeatedly cited Middle East-related risks including “logistics costs and supply chain disruptions,” and warned that “any material change in geopolitical conditions or regional disruptions” could move results.
Moghal flagged IET timing risk: “given longer GTE cycle times,” some order conversion extends “beyond 2027,” and Q3 IET headwinds include “some increase in logistics and inflationary pressures” at regional facilities.
On leverage after Chart, Moghal said leverage will “temporarily increase,” with a plan to delever via “free cash flow generation,” “synergy realization,” and “proceeds from portfolio actions, including the announced Waygate divestiture.”
Baker Hughes management presented Q2 as a quarter of higher-than-guided profitability, record IET orders and backlog growth, and strong free cash flow, while moving from Chart integration planning to post-close execution and a new third-segment reporting structure. For Q3 and full-year 2026, management guided to $6.87 billion revenue and $1.205 billion adjusted EBITDA in Q3 and raised full-year expectations to $27.35 billion revenue and $4.85 billion adjusted EBITDA, alongside a higher $17.5 billion to $19.5 billion IET orders outlook and an updated expectation that Horizon 2 IET orders will exceed $45 billion, even as it maintained caution around Middle East-related disruption and order-to-revenue timing in GTE.