BORR vs NBR vs NE Stock Comparison

Borr Drilling, Nabors Industries and Noble Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BORR Borr Drilling Ltd
$4.09 -2.6% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.02B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
2 wins
NBR Nabors Industries Ltd
$81.47 +0.1% 1M +72.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Land Drilling Energy
1 win
NE Noble Corp plc
$45.27 +5.7% 1M +48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.23B
P/E
134.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
4.42%
Offshore Drilling Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Noble leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Noble 6, Borr Drilling 2, Nabors Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBORRNBRNELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.26B $1.30B $7.23B NE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.8x -30.4x 134.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 90.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% — -13.0% BORR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18.3% — 1.8% NE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 1.5% NE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x — 1.7x NE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 4.42% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +72.4% +48.8% NBR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr -6.8%/yr +11.8%/yr BORR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 51.4% 41.2% NE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 — 51/100 NE

Percentile Scorecard

BORRNBRNE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBORRNBRNE
Valuation 50 #24 of 47 74 #13 of 47 37 #30 of 47
Growth 31 #30 of 43 – 10 #39 of 43
Profitability 31 #28 of 40 – 64 #15 of 40
Financial Health 23 #35 of 45 14 #39 of 45 52 #22 of 45
Shareholder Returns 23 #25 of 32 – 90 #4 of 32
Overall 31 – 51
  • BORR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NE ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBORRNBRNESPY
1 month -2.6%+0.1%+5.7% -0.2%
3 months +5.1%+8.0%+15.6% +3.9%
6 months -32.8%-13.0%-11.2% +8.2%
Year to date +1.5%+50.0%+60.3% +12.9%
1 year +30.3%+72.4%+48.8% +12.3%
3 years -33.5%-20.8%-2.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -12.7%-7.5%-0.8% +23.3%
5 years +94.8%-29.7%+74.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.3%-6.8%+11.8% +10.9%
10 years —-86.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-18.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBORRNBRNESPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%51.4%41.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%47.8%38.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.440.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.561.411.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-87.7%-65.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-26.4%-16.7% -1.2%
52-week high $6.61$110.63$54.37 $779.14
52-week low $2.96$46.19$27.97 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBORRNBRNE
P/E now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 26.1x -30.4xmedian 26.1x 134.7xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x 9.5xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.9x 31.1xmedian 14.9x 74.6xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.49 -0.98median 0.49 -2.55median 0.49

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBORRNBRNE
Revenue $1.02B – $3.00B
Gross profit – – $1.02B
Operating income $211.70M – $358.43M
Net income -$243.60M – $53.65M
Free cash flow $164.00M – $96.93M
R&D – $54.38M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $-2.68 $0.34
Cash & equivalents $223.60M $475.15M $337.19M
Total debt $2.49B – $1.89B
Shares (diluted) 264.55M 14.27M 159.65M
Enterprise value $179.41M $1.80B $5.30B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBORRNBRNE
P/E -5.8x -30.4x 134.7x
P/FCF 7.7x 31.1x 74.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x – 9.7x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 2.4x
P/B 1.3x 1.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.3x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x – 9.5x
EV/EBIT 16.6x – 24.5x
EV/Revenue 3.5x – 2.9x
EV/FCF 21.5x – 90.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x – 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 -0.98 -2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBORRNBRNE
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% – -13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.1% – 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -24.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -38.0% – -34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% – -14.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -549.4% – -76.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.3% – -51.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -429.4% -119.1% -76.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.8% 31.1% -52.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -27.0% – -16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% – 17.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.1% – -75.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.2% – -8.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBORRNBRNE
Gross margin – – 34.0%
EBITDA margin 39.0% – 30.9%
Operating margin 20.8% – 12.0%
Pretax margin 0.5% – 6.8%
Net margin -18.3% – 1.8%
FCF margin 16.1% – 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% – 25.0%
Return on equity -11.4% 3.7% 1.2%
Return on assets -3.3% 0.8% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 1.5%
Return on capital employed 6.0% – 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x – 14.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBORRNBRNE
Debt / assets 67.2% – 26.4%
Debt / equity 2.6x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x – 1.7x
Debt / FCF 15.2x – 19.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 66.3% 40.1%
Equity / assets 26.0% 22.3% 59.9%
Interest coverage 1.1x – 2.3x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.2x – 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.29 – 2.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBORRNBRNE
Dividend yield 0.0% – 4.4%
Net buyback yield -0.4% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 0.0% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -9.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBORRNBRNE
Forward P/E – – 90.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.71FY2026 $-2.20FY2026 $0.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -517.6%FY2026 -112.7%FY2026 -25.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +344.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026 $2.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 -16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +6.5% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBORRNBRNE
Held by institutions 43.2% 76.0% 78.7%
Institutions holding 190 242 374
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +8.5% -2.0%
Institutions buying 95 146 186
Institutions selling 66 64 126
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.28 1.48

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BORRNBRNE
BORR 1.00 0.44 0.54
NBR 0.44 1.00 0.55
NE 0.54 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BORR, NBR and NE?

Noble (NE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borr Drilling (BORR) $1.26B, Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.30B, Noble (NE) $7.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

Borr Drilling (BORR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Borr Drilling (BORR) +2.7%, Noble (NE) -13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Noble (NE) has the highest net margin (Borr Drilling (BORR) -18.3%, Noble (NE) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Noble (NE) leads (Borr Drilling (BORR) 0.0%, Noble (NE) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nabors Industries (NBR) returned the most: Borr Drilling (BORR) +30.3%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +72.4%, Noble (NE) +48.8%. Over five years, Borr Drilling (BORR) compounded fastest (Borr Drilling (BORR) +14.3%/yr, Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.8%/yr, Noble (NE) +11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Borr Drilling (BORR) 0.00%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 0.00%, Noble (NE) 4.42%. Borr Drilling (BORR) and Nabors Industries (NBR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Noble (NE) has been the steadiest (Borr Drilling (BORR) 54.2%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.4%, Noble (NE) 41.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BORR, NBR and NE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Noble (NE) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.