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HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.

HOS · Materials · $1.1B mkt cap · FY2025 filings · · No moat ·

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The five investor questions

75

2021–2025 (latest 5 aligned FYs; v3 window cap 5): revenue $675M to $1.3B, increasing; diluted EPS -0.41 to 0.21, increasing.

0

Median gross margin 11.6% over 10y, variable.

0

Median ROIC 1.7%, above the 12% hurdle in 0% of years.

55

Net cash position — no leverage risk.

44

Owner earnings changed trend unclear over up to the ten most recent annual observations.

Price vs. value if growth stopped today

A cautious baseline, not a price target: what the shares may support if normalized owner earnings simply hold steady.

Above value if growth stopped todayBelow value if growth stopped today
29% below value if growth stopped today
$134M
$10.08
$16.34
$7.18
29% below value if growth stopped today

A discount this large is often a warning rather than a bargain — the market may expect earnings to keep falling. See the revenue trend above.

How to read this

What today’s price assumes: owner earnings shrinking ~7%/yr over 5 years. The estimate assumes owner earnings stay flat (0% growth).

We solve for the constant annual change in owner earnings that would make the five-year zero-growth estimate equal today’s price. This keeps the existing model inputs and calculation unchanged; it is an expectations lens, not a forecast.

This zero-growth estimate assumes trailing owner earnings persist — unreliable for declining businesses. The recent FY revenue series does not trigger the three-consecutive-declines flag.

Among the current top-score group, the median current price is 267% above the zero-growth estimate across 49 of the current top 50 companies by Moat Score with both values.

Score records captured Oct 30, 2026.

Exactly which 50 companies?

FTNT, IBEX, META, MEDP, MSFT, GOOG, LULU, ANF, IDXX, TXRH, FHI, QLYS, FFIV, ADBE, LLY, MANH, CPRT, VEEV, RMD, GRMN, PCTY, EAT, UI, SSD, MNST, DOCS, LRCX, MCO, NTAP, NVDA, CORT, SFM, MPTI, ULTA, SN, ROL, CTAS, PAYC, IRMD, DECK, MORN, INTU, JKHY, TPR, LGCY, UCFI, DAL, GWW, ISRG, MPWR

Missing a usable price or zero-growth estimate: ANF.

Model details under moat-index@3.0.0: zero-growth multiple 11.1×, capped-growth comparison at no more than 18×; 9% discount rate; high-end growth 4% (capped at 4%) using min(5y revenue CAGR, 5y diluted-EPS CAGR), clamped to 0%–4%; maintenance capex uses min(capex, D&A); abstain when D&A is unavailable. This is a disclosed model range, not intrinsic value as fact.

19 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. booked $1.3B of revenue in FY2025 in the Materials sector and kept 12.3% of it as gross profit — a thin-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, 2.4% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue shrank from $2.1B (FY2008) to $1.3B (FY2025) — about −2.9% a year compounded over 17 years.

It earned 3.3% on invested capital in the latest filed year, FY2025. Across the full 18-year measurable filed record, median ROIC was 2.1%. Over the v3 recent window (10 measurable filed years), median ROIC was 1.7%. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 0/100.

The balance sheet carried $308M of total debt in FY2025 against $202M of owner earnings — roughly 1.5 years of owner earnings to retire it all. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 55/100.

Put together: Business Trend is the strongest of the five filters (75/100) and Pricing Power the weakest (0/100), which is how HOS lands at 35/100 — a None moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

FY2007–FY2025 · 19 fiscal years, normalized from HOS’s SEC filings

Sales, as filed$1.3B FY2025
$0$1B$2B2007201320192025
Revenue kept after cost of goods12.3% FY2025
0%2007201320192025
Standard ROIC or separately labeled Operating ROICStandard ROIC 3.2% FY2025

Exact FY and FY-1 financing invested-capital inputs are required.

0%2007201320192025
Cash an owner could take out$202M FY2025
−$500M$02007201320192025

The explained ROIC gaps have filed inputs but no meaningful positive invested-capital denominator. Other gaps mean the item is not in the filings for that year. The series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

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How HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$1.3B · 100%Cost of revenue$1.1B · 88%Gross profit$159M · 12%Operating income$65.1M · 5%Income before tax$42.5M · 3%Income tax$11.7M · 1%Net income$30.8M · 2%As of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$1.3B100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Cost of revenue$1.1B88%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
$159M12%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
$65.1M5%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Income before tax$42.5M3%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Income tax$11.7M1%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
$30.8M2%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 30, 2026 · annual-row source set
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What HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. owns — and owes

HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.'s filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$2.6B100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Cash and equivalents$445M17%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
$308M12%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Stockholders’ equity$1.6B60%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 30, 2026 · annual-row source set

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What drives HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity2%Tax burden73%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden65%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin5%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.50×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.68×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$30.8MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Income before tax$42.5MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Operating income$65.1MFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
$1.3BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Ending assets$2.6BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Beginning assets$2.6BFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-001617 · filed Feb 27, 2025
$1.6BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
$1.5BFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0001558370-25-001617 · filed Feb 27, 2025
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 30, 2026 · annual-row source set
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Where HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.'s cash went

HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations$137M100%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Depreciation and amortization$187M137%
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000866829-26-000008 · filed Feb 26, 2026
· event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 30, 2026 · annual-row source set

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q2—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

1 holding0 exited17 not holding18/19 resolved1 not retrieved

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
First Eagle966,716 shares$8.4M · 0% of eligible reported 13FAdded to position · +440,358 shares (84%)
Abrams CapitalNo position reportedNo position reported
Akre CapitalNo position reportedNo position reported
Baupost GroupNo position reportedNo position reported
Berkshire HathawayNo position reportedNo position reported
Brave Warrior AdvisorsNo position reportedNo position reported
Dodge & CoxNo position reportedNo position reported
FundsmithNo position reportedNo position reported
Gardner Russo & QuinnNo position reportedNo position reported
Gates Foundation TrustNo position reportedNo position reported
Mairs & PowerNo position reportedNo position reported
Markel / Markel-GaynerNo position reportedNo position reported
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesNo position reportedNo position reported
Polen CapitalNo position reportedNo position reported
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffNo position reportedNo position reported
Southeastern Asset ManagementNo position reportedNo position reported
Tweedy, BrowneNo position reportedNo position reported
Yacktman Asset ManagementNo position reportedNo position reported
Pershing SquareNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source:
37 SEC filings
  1. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000813917-26-000038 · filed May 15, 2026
  2. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000813917-26-000042 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  3. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000860643-26-000003 · filed May 13, 2026
  4. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000860643-26-000005 · filed Aug 13, 2026
  5. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000905567-26-000002 · filed May 1, 2026
  6. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000905567-26-000003 · filed Aug 11, 2026
  7. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000919574-26-003132 · filed May 15, 2026
  8. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0000919574-26-005176 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  9. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001061768-26-000007 · filed May 14, 2026
  10. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001061768-26-000010 · filed Aug 13, 2026
  11. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001096343-26-000044 · filed May 1, 2026
  12. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001096343-26-000065 · filed Jul 31, 2026
  13. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001104659-26-062592 · filed May 15, 2026
  14. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001104659-26-097175 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  15. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001112520-26-000009 · filed May 14, 2026
  16. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001112520-26-000014 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  17. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-001819 · filed May 14, 2026
  18. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-001911 · filed May 14, 2026
  19. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-001966 · filed May 14, 2026
  20. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-002294 · filed May 15, 2026
  21. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-003035 · filed Aug 4, 2026
  22. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-003402 · filed Aug 13, 2026
  23. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-003496 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  24. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001172661-26-003728 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  25. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-208439 · filed May 6, 2026
  26. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-223352 · filed May 14, 2026
  27. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-226661 · filed May 15, 2026
  28. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-340443 · filed Aug 7, 2026
  29. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-349535 · filed Aug 13, 2026
  30. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001193125-26-352200 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  31. 13F-HR/A · Q1 2026 · Amendment RESTATEMENTFiling detailsAccession 0001325447-26-000018 · filed May 14, 2026
  32. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001325447-26-000020 · filed Aug 5, 2026
  33. 13F-HR/A · Q2 2026 · Amendment NEW HOLDINGSFiling detailsAccession 0001325447-26-000033 · filed Aug 24, 2026
  34. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001398344-26-009296 · filed May 15, 2026
  35. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001398344-26-014641 · filed Aug 14, 2026
  36. 13F-HR · Q1 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001569205-26-000005 · filed May 15, 2026
  37. 13F-HR · Q2 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001569205-26-000012 · filed Aug 14, 2026
· event Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Oct 30, 2026

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What HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. insiders reported

We could not retrieve insider activity for this rendering; no zero-activity claim is shown.

Unavailable: Form 4 activity could not be retrieved for this rendering.

Moat Score history

22 logged readings since Sep 19, 2026 · append-only, never rewritten

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale34.9 / 100
0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatSep 19, 2026Oct 30, 2026

Tier changesSame-methodology and same-normalizer crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

None yet — HOS has read No moat for every logged capture since Sep 19, 2026.

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record cannot be reconstructed retroactively, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

The insider-filing service is temporarily unavailable, so no partial or guessed answer is shown for HOS.

Materials context

#190 of 310 scored Materials companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

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Common questions about HOS

Does HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. have an economic moat?
Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. (HOS) 34.9 out of 100 — below the Shallow-moat bar, so no moat. The five questions behind that score begin at 20% each; if exactly one genuinely lacks data, the other four weights are renormalized and disclosed. revenue and EPS trend 75, pricing power 0, returns on capital 0, balance-sheet safety 55, capital allocation 44.
Is HOS trading below the conservative owner-earnings estimate?
The value if growth stopped today — a zero-growth baseline — is $10.08 per share. It capitalizes normalized owner earnings at a 9% rate and assumes 0% growth. Versus a recent price of $7.18, that is 29% below value if growth stopped today. The model also publishes a capped-growth comparison, but the zero-growth estimate is the cautious baseline. It assumes trailing owner earnings persist and is unreliable for declining businesses. This is an educational estimate from primary SEC filings, not intrinsic value as a fact or investment advice.
How has HOS's Moat Score changed over time?
The record logs 22 readings since Sep 19, 2026; the latest reads 34.9 out of 100 (no moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

Scored from primary SEC filings via the public methodology. Educational only — not a recommendation to buy or sell HOS. See the disclaimer.