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TIDEWATER INC

IndustrialsTransportation & Utilities
Ticker TDWHOUSTON, TXFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $27.86Diluted shares 50.0M

Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) operates as a global provider of marine and transportation services to the offshore energy industry. Founded in 1956, the company maintains its website at www.tdw.com and operates a diversified fleet of 208 offshore service vessels and support vessels serving customers across more than 30… From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$1.35B
+0.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.35B
20.89%
−2.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 18.43%
$333.45M
+86.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $245.49M
24.51%
+8.3 percentage points
Last 12 mo 17.72%
Cash & financing
$379.11M
+38.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $293.92M
$353.35M
+43.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $253.85M
0.48
Was 0.57× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.47
50.4M
−5.0% year over year
Last 12 mo 50.0M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What TIDEWATER INC does

In the company’s own words

Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) operates as a global provider of marine and transportation services to the offshore energy industry. Founded in 1956, the company maintains its website at www.tdw.com and operates a diversified fleet of 208 offshore service vessels and support vessels serving customers across more than 30 countries as of December 31, 2025.

The company's core business involves providing vessel services that support all phases of offshore crude oil and natural gas exploration, field development, production and maintenance, as well as windfarm development and maintenance activities. Service offerings include towing and anchor handling for mobile offshore drilling units, supply and personnel transportation, offshore construction support, seismic and subsea support, and specialized services such as pipe laying and cable laying.

Tidewater's fleet comprises primarily Anchor Handling Towing Supply Vessels (AHTS) and Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs). As of December 31, 2025, the company operated 52 AHTS vessels across small, medium and large classes, and 139 PSVs in medium and large configurations, along with 17 other specialty vessels including crew boats and offshore tugs. During 2025, PSVs contributed approximately 72.3 percent of vessel revenue, AHTS vessels contributed 24.2 percent, and other vessels contributed 3.5 percent.

The company manages operations through five geographically aligned reporting segments: Americas, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe/Mediterranean, and West Africa. This structure enables rapid response to changing local market conditions and customer requirements. Tidewater's principal customers include large international integrated and independent oil and gas companies, mid-sized exploration and production firms, government-owned organizations engaged in oil and gas operations, offshore drilling contractors, and companies providing services to the offshore energy industry.

The company employs approximately 7,300 individuals globally across more than 30 countries. Tidewater conducts business through domestic and international subsidiaries and joint ventures, often structured to satisfy local ownership or content requirements. In February 2026, the company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wilson Sons Ultratug and Atlantic Offshore Services, which operate 22 platform supply vessels in Brazil, for $500 million on a debt-free, cash-free basis, expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Transportation & Utilities
Headquarters
HOUSTON, TX
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
98222
SIC
4400

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-864.56M$-220.91M$422.75M$1.07B$1.71B2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns TIDEWATER INC — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

360
funds hold it
1 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$2.02B
held by funds, at market
55.8%
of shares held by funds
1
bond issues held by funds

Superinvestors in TIDEWATER INC · what they did last quarter

Tweedy BrowneINCREASED +14.0%
Tweedy, Browne
0.1%of 13F portfolio

Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.

Largest fund holders · TIDEWATER INC’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.17%of fund net assets
Neuberger Genesis Fund
NBGNX · NEUBERGER BERMAN EQUITY FUNDS
1.41%of fund net assets
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV · American Century ETF Trust
0.33%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.10%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

TIDEWATER INC’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 1 issues of TIDEWATER INC’s debt, $251.63M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 9.13%, maturing 2030 to 2030.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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