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Strong Q3 Earnings Beat Expectations Halliburton’s October 21 Q3 earnings release blew past analyst forecasts, reinvigorating the stock. The oilfield services firm earned just $0.02 per share (due to restructuring charges) but $0.58/share adjusted, beating the $0.50 consensus marketbeat.com. Third-quarter revenue was $5.60 billion, slightly above Wall Street’s $5.39B estimate marketbeat.com. CEO Jeff Miller underscored the quarter’s achievements: “We delivered total company revenue of $5.6 billion and adjusted operating margin of 13%. We also took steps that will deliver estimated savings of $100 million per quarter, reset our 2026 capital budget and idled equipment that no longer meets our return