WFRD - Weatherford International plc
Weatherford International plc, an energy services company, provides equipment and services for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil, geothermal, and natural gas wells worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. It offers artificial lift systems, including reciprocating rod, progressing cavity pumping, gas, hydraulic, plunger, and hybrid lift systems, as well as related automation and control systems; pressure pumping and reservoir stimulation services, such as acidizing, fracturing, cementing, and coiled-tubing intervention; and drill stem test tools, surface well testing, and multiphase flow measurement services.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $108.68, ATM IV 42.9%, max pain $95.00, net GEX $1.1M.
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
- Market Cap
- $7.85B
- P/E Ratio
- 16.94
- Beta
- 0.92
- 52-Week Range
- 42.75-112.31
- Dividend Yield
- $1.05
- CEO
- Girishchandra K. Saligram
- Employees
- 18,000
- IPO Date
- Jan 4, 2021
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What WFRD Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 24.5% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($1.1M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.031) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The WFRD overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked WFRD overview questions
- What is WFRD?
- WFRD is the ticker symbol for Weatherford International plc, a listed security. Weatherford International plc, an energy services company, provides equipment and services for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil, geothermal, and natural gas wells worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. Listed on NASDAQ. WFRD is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the WFRD options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the WFRD options snapshot shows spot at $108.68, ATM IV 42.9%, IV rank 24.5%, max pain $95.00, net GEX $1.1M, expected move 12.30%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are WFRD's key statistics?
- Weatherford International plc (WFRD) carries a market capitalization of $7.85B, trailing P/E ratio of 16.94, beta of 0.92 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 42.75-112.31. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does WFRD belong to?
- Weatherford International plc operates in the Energy sector, in the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare WFRD's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the WFRD data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).