BORR vs NBR vs VAL Stock Comparison

Borr Drilling, Nabors Industries and Valaris Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BORR Borr Drilling Ltd
$3.96 -5.7% 1M +31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.02B
Div. yield
0.02%
Offshore Drilling Energy
NBR Nabors Industries Ltd
$82.34 +1.1% 1M +73.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
4.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Land Drilling Energy
4 wins
VAL Valaris Ltd
$99.35 +22.7% 1M +75.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.79B
P/E
7.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.14B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Valaris leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Valaris 6, Nabors Industries 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBORRNBRVALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.07B $1.16B $6.79B VAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.8x 4.7x 7.2x NBR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 32.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +5.6% -13.2% NBR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -18.3% 7.6% 44.0% VAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 2.7% 5.6% VAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 2.1x 1.3x VAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.6% +73.9% +75.3% VAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr -6.0%/yr +22.2%/yr VAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.3% 51.5% 55.6% NBR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 64/100 51/100 NBR

Percentile Scorecard

BORRNBRVAL

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

AxisBORRNBRVAL
Valuation 52 #23 of 47 91 #5 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Growth 33 #30 of 44 63 #17 of 44 54 #21 of 44
Profitability 30 #29 of 41 85 #7 of 41 65 #15 of 41
Financial Health 22 #36 of 46 16 #39 of 46 67 #16 of 46
Shareholder Returns 23 #25 of 32 – –
Overall 32 64 51
  • BORR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • VAL 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

PeriodBORRNBRVALSPY
1 month -5.7%+1.1%+22.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.6%+4.5%+26.6% +3.5%
6 months -31.1%-9.2%+2.1% +7.0%
Year to date -1.7%+51.6%+97.1% +12.2%
1 year +31.6%+73.9%+75.3% +13.0%
3 years -35.6%-19.9%+49.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -13.7%-7.1%+14.4% +23.1%
5 years +90.4%-26.6%+172.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.8%-6.0%+22.2% +11.0%
10 years —-86.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-18.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBORRNBRVALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.3%51.5%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%48.0%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.440.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.581.431.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-87.7%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-25.6%-12.4% -1.8%
52-week high $6.61$110.63$113.42 $779.14
52-week low $2.96$46.19$49.03 $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.

MultipleBORRNBRVAL
P/E now vs peer median -5.6xmedian 25.5x 4.8xmedian 25.5x 7.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 0.4xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 8.6x 3.8xmedian 8.6x 18.3xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 14.7x 33.1xmedian 14.7x -285.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.41 0.05median 0.41 0.07median 0.41

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 monthsBORRNBRVAL
Revenue $1.02B $3.23B $2.14B
Gross profit – $1.25B $529.80M
Operating income $211.70M $125.73M $241.00M
Net income -$243.60M $322.20M $938.00M
Free cash flow $164.00M $39.65M -$24.10M
R&D – $54.02M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.70 $17.31 $13.35
Cash & equivalents $223.60M $509.78M $541.20M
Total debt $2.49B $2.12B $1.09B
Shares (diluted) 264.55M 14.27M 70.40M
Enterprise value -$5.46M -$1.22B $4.41B

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
MetricBORRNBRVAL
P/E -5.6x 4.8x 7.3x
P/FCF 7.4x 33.1x -285.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 1.9x 19.2x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 3.2x
P/B 1.3x 1.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 3.8x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 16.4x 23.3x 30.8x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 0.9x 3.5x
EV/FCF 21.2x 73.8x -308.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.1x 4.2x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.05 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBORRNBRVAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 5.6% -13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 2.1% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.6% -31.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -38.0% -53.7% -53.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -23.6% 33.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -549.4% 3,034% 242.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 180.0% 94.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -429.4% 298.9% 245.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.8% 88.1% 102.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -27.0% 32.0% -39.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 2.0% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.1% 126.8% -110.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.2% -40.2% -29.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBORRNBRVAL
Gross margin – 38.8% 24.8%
EBITDA margin 39.0% 23.9% 19.0%
Operating margin 20.8% 3.9% 11.3%
Pretax margin 0.5% 14.9% 16.1%
Net margin -18.3% 7.6% 44.0%
FCF margin 16.1% 1.2% -1.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% 21.7% 16.8%
Return on equity -11.4% 33.9% 29.2%
Return on assets -3.3% 7.3% 17.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 2.7% 5.6%
Return on capital employed 6.0% 3.3% 5.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 2.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.7% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBORRNBRVAL
Debt / assets 67.2% 48.0% 20.0%
Debt / equity 2.6x 2.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 2.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 15.2x 53.5x -45.1x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 78.6% 40.9%
Equity / assets 26.0% 21.4% 59.1%
Interest coverage 1.1x 0.7x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.28 0.61 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBORRNBRVAL
Dividend yield 0.0% – –
Net buyback yield -0.4% – –
Shareholder yield -0.4% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusBORRNBRVAL
Forward P/E – – 32.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.71FY2026 $-2.20FY2026 $3.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -517.6%FY2026 -112.7%FY2026 -78.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +116.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026 $2.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +6.5% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBORRNBRVAL
Held by institutions 43.2% 76.0% 90.4%
Institutions holding 190 242 336
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +8.5% +1.4%
Institutions buying 95 146 144
Institutions selling 66 64 137
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.28 1.05

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.

BORRNBRVAL
BORR 1.00 0.44 0.57
NBR 0.44 1.00 0.47
VAL 0.57 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BORR, NBR and VAL?

Valaris (VAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borr Drilling (BORR) $1.07B, Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.16B, Valaris (VAL) $6.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, BORR, NBR and VAL?

Nabors Industries (NBR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borr Drilling (BORR) -5.8x, Nabors Industries (NBR) 4.7x, Valaris (VAL) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nabors Industries (NBR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Borr Drilling (BORR) +2.7%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +5.6%, Valaris (VAL) -13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valaris (VAL) has the highest net margin (Borr Drilling (BORR) -18.3%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 7.6%, Valaris (VAL) 44.0%). On return on invested capital, Valaris (VAL) leads (Borr Drilling (BORR) 0.0%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 2.7%, Valaris (VAL) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valaris (VAL) returned the most: Borr Drilling (BORR) +31.6%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +73.9%, Valaris (VAL) +75.3%. Over five years, Valaris (VAL) compounded fastest (Borr Drilling (BORR) +13.8%/yr, Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.0%/yr, Valaris (VAL) +22.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Borr Drilling (BORR) 0.02%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 0.00%, Valaris (VAL) 0.00%. Nabors Industries (NBR) and Valaris (VAL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nabors Industries (NBR) has been the steadiest (Borr Drilling (BORR) 54.3%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.5%, Valaris (VAL) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Valaris (VAL) 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.