NOV Inc. 10-K

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES Market Information Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “NOV”. As of February 6, 2026, there were 1,256 holders of record of our common stock. Many stockholders choose to own shares through brokerage accounts and other intermediaries rather than as holders of record (excluding individual participants in securities positions listing) so the actual number of stockholders is unknown but significantly higher. Cash dividends declared and paid were $0.075 per share in each quarter of 2025 and a supplemental dividend of $0.21 per share was declared and paid in the second quarter of 2025, totaling $190 million cash dividends declared and paid for the year ended December 31, 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2024, cash dividends declared and paid was $0.05 per share in the first quarter, and $0.075 per share in each of the remaining quarters, totaling $108 million. The declaration and payment of future dividends is at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and will be dependent upon the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, future outlook and other factors deemed relevant by the Company’s Board of Directors. The information relating to our equity compensation plans required by Item 5. “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities” is incorporated by reference to such information as set forth in Item 12. “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” contained herein. 26 PERFORMANCE GRAPH The graph below compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock to the S&P 500 Index, the S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Index, the PHLX Oil Service Index, and the S&P Oil & Gas Equipment Index. The total shareholder return assumes $100 invested on December 31, 2020 in NOV Inc., the S&P 500 Index, the S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Index, the PHLX Oil Service Index, and the S&P Oil & Gas Equipment Index. It also assumes reinvestment of all dividends. The results shown in the graph below are not necessarily indicative of future performance. 12/20 12/21 12/22 12/23 12/24 12/25 NOV Inc. 100.00 99.09 154.31 151.46 110.87 123.36 S&P 500 100.00 128.71 105.40 133.10 166.40 196.16 S&P 500 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 100.00 127.56 210.24 214.06 186.98 200.63 PHLX Oil Service Sector 100.00 120.74 194.98 198.71 175.53 181.73 S&P Oil & Gas Equipment Select Industry 100.00 112.24 182.41 195.34 185.27 196.44 This information shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Commission or subject to Regulation 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-1-240.14a-104), other than as provided in Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K, or to the liabilities of section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r). 27 Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers Period Total number of shares purchased Average price paid per share Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (1) Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (1) October 1 through October 31, 2025 1,752,897 $ 13.10 1,752,897 517,796,332 November 1 through November 30, 2025 1,286,728 15.07 1,286,728 498,401,879 December 1 through December 31, 2025 2,675,977 15.77 2,675,977 456,193,440 Total 5,715,602 $ 14.80 5,715,602 (1) On April 25, 2024, the Company established a share repurchase program for up to $1 billion of the currently outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock over a period of 36 months. 28