NBR vs NE vs SDRL Stock Comparison

Nabors Industries, Noble and Seadrill Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
NE Noble Corp plc
$47.94 +12.0% 1M +56.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.20B
P/E
134.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
3 wins
SDRL SEADRILL Ltd
$51.92 +14.0% 1M +62.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.22B
P/E
3,216x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.53B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nabors Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nabors Industries 5, Noble 3, Seadrill 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBRNESDRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.16B $7.20B $3.22B NE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.7x 134.2x 3,216x NBR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 95.9x 75.2x SDRL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% -13.0% +13.1% SDRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% — 0.1% NBR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% — 0.2% NBR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — 1.0x SDRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +73.9% +56.9% +62.9% NBR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.0%/yr +12.5%/yr — NE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.5% 40.8% 40.9% NE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 55/100 44/100 NBR

Percentile Scorecard

NBRNESDRL

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

AxisNBRNESDRL
Valuation 91 #5 of 47 30 #33 of 47 13 #41 of 47
Growth 63 #17 of 44 12 #39 of 44 61 #18 of 44
Profitability 85 #7 of 41 60 #17 of 41 20 #33 of 41
Financial Health 16 #39 of 46 71 #14 of 46 82 #9 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 32 –
Overall 64 55 44
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NE ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SDRL 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

PeriodNBRNESDRLSPY
1 month +1.1%+12.0%+14.0% -0.8%
3 months +4.5%+11.1%+20.9% +3.5%
6 months -9.2%-10.6%+6.2% +7.0%
Year to date +51.6%+69.8%+50.1% +12.2%
1 year +73.9%+56.9%+62.9% +13.0%
3 years -19.9%+3.4%+30.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.1%+1.1%+9.2% +23.1%
5 years -26.6%+80.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.0%+12.5%— +11.0%
10 years -86.6%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -18.2%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNBRNESDRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.5%40.8%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%38.2%37.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.120.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.431.391.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.7%-65.9%-66.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-11.8%-5.3% -1.8%
52-week high $110.63$54.37$54.80 $779.14
52-week low $46.19$27.97$28.40 $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.

MultipleNBRNESDRL
P/E now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 25.5x 142.6xmedian 25.5x 3,219xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x 9.3xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 14.7x 23.6xmedian 14.7x -24.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.41 -2.70median 0.41 123.65median 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 monthsNBRNESDRL
Revenue $3.23B $3.00B $1.53B
Gross profit $1.25B – $703.00M
Operating income $125.73M $358.43M $119.00M
Net income $322.20M $53.65M $1.00M
Free cash flow $39.65M – -$132.00M
R&D $54.02M – –
EPS (diluted) $17.31 $0.34 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $509.78M $337.19M $337.00M
Total debt $2.12B – $737.00M
Shares (diluted) 14.27M 159.57M 65.00M
Enterprise value -$1.22B $7.20B $1.83B

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
MetricNBRNESDRL
P/E 4.8x 142.6x 3,219x
P/FCF 33.1x 23.6x -24.6x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 10.2x -62.4x
P/S 0.4x 2.6x 2.1x
P/B 1.4x 1.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 3.8x – 9.3x
EV/EBIT 23.3x – 30.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.6x 2.4x
EV/FCF 73.8x – -27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.2x 10.2x -70.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -2.70 123.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBRNESDRL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% -13.0% 13.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 5.3% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% – 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% – 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -53.7% -34.1% 75.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.6% -14.9% 38.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,034% -76.3% -98.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 180.0% -51.4% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 298.9% -76.4% -98.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 88.1% -52.8% 26.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.0% -16.8% -44.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 17.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 126.8% – 32.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBRNESDRL
Gross margin 38.8% – 45.9%
EBITDA margin 23.9% – 25.6%
Operating margin 3.9% – 7.8%
Pretax margin 14.9% – 1.2%
Net margin 7.6% – 0.1%
FCF margin 1.2% – -8.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.7% 25.0% -3.4%
Return on equity 33.9% 1.2% 0.0%
Return on assets 7.3% 0.7% 0.0%
Return on invested capital 2.7% – 0.2%
Return on capital employed 3.3% – 3.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 14.0x -52.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBRNESDRL
Debt / assets 48.0% – 17.9%
Debt / equity 2.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – 1.0x
Debt / FCF 53.5x – -5.6x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 40.1% 30.2%
Equity / assets 21.4% 59.9% 69.8%
Interest coverage 0.7x – 1.9x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.8x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 0.61 – 2.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBRNESDRL
Dividend yield – 4.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
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.

ConsensusNBRNESDRL
Forward P/E – 95.9xFY2026 75.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.20FY2026 $0.50FY2026 $0.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -112.7%FY2026 -25.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +344.0% +405.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.26BFY2026 $2.74BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 -16.6%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% +13.7% +19.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBRNESDRL
Held by institutions 76.0% 78.7% 97.4%
Institutions holding 242 374 239
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.5% -2.0% -4.0%
Institutions buying 146 186 140
Institutions selling 64 126 60
Buyers to sellers 2.28 1.48 2.33

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.

NBRNESDRL
NBR 1.00 0.55 0.55
NE 0.55 1.00 0.75
SDRL 0.55 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBR, NE and SDRL?

Noble (NE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.16B, Noble (NE) $7.20B, Seadrill (SDRL) $3.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, NBR, NE and SDRL?

Nabors Industries (NBR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nabors Industries (NBR) 4.7x, Noble (NE) 134.2x, Seadrill (SDRL) 3,216x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seadrill (SDRL) is cheapest (Noble (NE) 95.9x, Seadrill (SDRL) 75.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seadrill (SDRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nabors Industries (NBR) +5.6%, Noble (NE) -13.0%, Seadrill (SDRL) +13.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nabors Industries (NBR) has the highest net margin (Nabors Industries (NBR) 7.6%, Seadrill (SDRL) 0.1%). On return on invested capital, Nabors Industries (NBR) leads (Nabors Industries (NBR) 2.7%, Seadrill (SDRL) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nabors Industries (NBR) returned the most: Nabors Industries (NBR) +73.9%, Noble (NE) +56.9%, Seadrill (SDRL) +62.9%. Over five years, Noble (NE) compounded fastest (Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.0%/yr, Noble (NE) +12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Noble (NE) has been the steadiest (Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.5%, Noble (NE) 40.8%, Seadrill (SDRL) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nabors Industries (NBR) leads on 5. 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.