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Liberty Energy (LBRT)

8 quarters tracked (Q3'24 to Q2'26) · latest call July 23, 2026
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53%
Kept of 30 resolved
16
Kept or exceeded
14
Missed
21
Still pending
Share count, 3 yrs/yr · flat

Score History

QuarterCall dateDisclosureFinancial qualityKeptMissed
Q2'26July 23, 20264/122 high, 3 medium, 1 low flags21Call sheet →
Q1'26April 23, 20264/123 high, 3 medium, 1 low flags21Call sheet →
Q4'25January 29, 20266/122 high, 4 medium, 1 low flags31Call sheet →
Q3'25October 17, 20255/123 high, 4 medium, 1 low flags12Call sheet →
Q2'25July 25, 20255/123 high, 3 medium, 1 low flags22Call sheet →
Q1'25April 17, 20256/125 high, 3 medium, 1 low flags11Call sheet →
Q4'24January 30, 20254/123 high, 5 medium, 1 low flags14Call sheet →
Q3'24October 17, 20248/122 high, 4 medium, 2 low flags42Call sheet →
Disclosure: the 6-item rubric, each scored 0-2, out of 12. Financial quality: flagged indicators by severity. Kept and missed count the prior-quarter promises scored on that call.

Promise Ledger · All Quarters

MarkedStatusPromise
Q2'26PendingNo material cash taxes in 2026
Reaffirmed expectation
Q2'26DeliveredAccelerating commercial pipeline
Multiple partnerships announced, though no firm contracts
Q2'26PendingVantage 400MW deployment
No update provided, concerning silence
Q2'26PendingPower generation beginning late 2027
Pushed to Q4 2027, technically still achievable but concerning
Q2'26Missed$1B CapEx for 2026
Blown out to $1.5B, a 50% miss on capital discipline
Q2'26DeliveredSequential growth in Q2 revenue and profitability
Revenue up 16%, EBITDA up 20% sequentially
Q1'26PendingNo material cash taxes in 2026
Still expecting 25% book rate, minimal cash
Q1'26DeliveredMeaningful frac efficiencies from AI platform
14% reduction in maintenance cost per unit achieved
Q1'26Pending$15-20M increased LPI overhead costs
Not broken out in Q1 results
Q1'26PendingFlat 2026 revenue year-over-year
Q1 tracking slightly ahead of flat
Q1'26Missed330MW data center expansion Q4 2027/Q2 2028
Project canceled, though megawatts reallocated
Q1'26ExceededDeploy 1GW of power by 2029
Raised target to 3GW by 2029
Q4'25PendingQ3: 1GW cumulative power by end of 2027
Expanded target to 3GW by 2029, original target intact
Q4'25DeliveredQ3: No significant cash taxes in Q4
Confirmed no material cash taxes paid
Q4'25MissedQ3: Normal seasonal trends in Q4
Q4 revenue up 10% sequentially, defied normal seasonal decline
Q4'25ExceededQ3: Total 2025 CapEx of $525-550M
Actual was $571M, exceeded high end by $21M
Q4'25DeliveredQ3: Expecting tax rate of 25% of pretax income
Q4 tax rate was 20%, better than guided
Q4'25PendingQ3: 500MW generation delivered by end of 2026
Subtly shifted to 'take delivery' language, suggesting installation might lag
Q3'25DeliveredSand slurry system to reduce costs and improve reliability
Successfully field tested, 'consistently exceeding delivery volumes'
Q3'25PendingOklo SMRs providing baseload by early 2030s
No update on Oklo progress, still talking 2030s timeline
Q3'25MissedMaintain strong balance sheet and liquidity through cycles
Net debt up $100M in one quarter, cash down to $13M, liquidity cut nearly in half
Q3'25Missed$575M CapEx for 2025
Cut to $525-550M, reducing both completions and power spending
Q3'25PendingBegin power generation 'sometime in 2026'
Still maintaining 2026 but hedging with 'over a period of time' language
Q3'25PendingDeploy power generation assets at 3 sites (1 Colorado, 2 Texas) in H2 2025
Pushed to 'gradually in building blocks over years' this quarter, clear timeline regression
Q2'25MissedContinue share buyback program opportunistically
Zero buybacks in Q2 despite 'depressed' stock price
Q2'25DeliveredMaintain strong balance sheet through cycles
Net debt down to $140M, expanded credit facility
Q2'25PendingDeploy additional digi capacity in 2025
Still on track but questioning 2026 program
Q2'25Missed$700-750M full year EBITDA target
Guidance withdrawn entirely due to macro uncertainty
Q2'25PendingPower generation delivery beginning Q3 2025
Pushed to 'this fall' with operations now starting Q1 2026, partial slip
Q2'25DeliveredSequential growth in Q2 revenue and EBITDA
Revenue up 7%, EBITDA up 8% sequentially as promised
Q1'25MissedMaintain strong balance sheet
Net debt increased $15M despite 'fortress balance sheet' rhetoric
Q1'25Pending2025 CapEx approximately $650M total
Q1 spent $119M net, on track but flexibility mentioned repeatedly
Q1'25PendingDevelop differentiated power business
IMG acquisition done but no power revenue yet, still pre-revenue
Q1'25PendingFull year 2025 adjusted EBITDA $700-750M
Q1 run rate of $672M annualized, at low end of range already
Q1'25PendingPower generation initial deployments commencing late 2025
Pushed to Q3 2025 for delivery, Q1 2026 for operations, already slipping
Q1'25DeliveredQ1 2025 modest sequential increase in revenue and adjusted EBITDA
Revenue +3.5%, EBITDA +8% sequentially, promise kept but 'modest' was accurate
Q4'24MissedQ3: Activity 'poised to inflect higher in 2025'
Walked back to 'flat lateral footage' for full year 2025
Q4'24MissedQ3: PropX wet sand 'new developments' deployment
Zero mention of PropX performance or wet sand in Q4 despite Q3 emphasis
Q4'24PendingQ3: 'Healthy free cash flow generation in 2025'
Clarified as completions-only FCF, not total company
Q4'24MissedQ3: Temporarily reduce deployed fleets by ~5%
Likely exceeded 5% given revenue decline and refusal to disclose actual fleet count
Q4'24MissedQ3: Beetaloo Basin operations to begin 'next month'
Pushed again to 'next month' from current call, suggesting 3-month delay
Q4'24PendingQ3: 90% of fleets on natural gas by start of 2025
Reiterated as 'on track' but not yet verified
Q4'24DeliveredQ3: Deploy first digiPrime pumps from LAET in Q3
Confirmed LAET delivered first digiPrime pumps in Q3
Q3'24ExceededDJ Basin LPI operations commencing
First CNG sales achieved in July, ahead of expectation
Q3'24DeliveredFlattish Q3 financial results versus Q2
Revenue -2%, EBITDA -9%, roughly flattish
Q3'24DeliveredTax expense rate of approximately 24% of pre-tax income
Q3 at 23%, tracking to guidance
Q3'24MissedMaintain roughly flat deployed fleet count
Now reducing fleet count by 5% for first time in 2 years
Q3'24DeliveredContinue delivering on return of capital program
Increased buybacks to $39M and raised dividend 14%
Q3'24PendingClose to 90% natural gas fleets by year-end
Reiterated as on track but pushed to 'start of year' language
Q3'24PendingCapital expenditures around high end of range for 2024
Tracking toward $650M with Q4 at $200M, would hit high end
Q3'24MissedSecond half financial results to mirror first half quarterly cadence
Q3 matched Q2 as promised, but Q4 guidance implies much worse than Q1
Each row is a promise from the prior call, scored against the quarter in "Marked". Kept-promise rate counts resolved promises only; pending is excluded.
Promise-kept rate counts resolved promises only (pending excluded).
Scores, kept-promise rates, and flags on this site reflect the author's opinion, applying a stated methodology to statements management made on public earnings calls. Informational and educational purposes only - not investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer to buy or sell any security. Sources believed reliable but not guaranteed; the author may hold positions in the securities discussed.

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