NBR vs NE vs SFL Stock Comparison

Nabors Industries, Noble and Sfl Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NBR Nabors Industries Ltd
$71.58 -11.9% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.28B
Div. yield
–
Land Drilling Energy
2 wins
NE Noble Corp plc
$39.88 -3.8% 1M +39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.54B
P/E
121.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
3 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$10.98 -17.4% 1M +47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$752.34M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sfl leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sfl 6, Noble 3, Nabors Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBRNESFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.06B $6.54B $1.46B NE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.8x 121.9x 15.7x SFL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 569.7x 12.1x SFL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% -13.0% -4.4% NBR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.2% 1.8% 12.3% SFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% 1.5% 6.1% SFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 1.7x 5.0x NE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.1% +39.1% +47.4% SFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +7.4%/yr +6.5%/yr NE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.5% 42.4% 32.6% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 47/100 44/100 NBR

Percentile Scorecard

NBRNESFL

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

AxisNBRNESFL
Valuation 94 #4 of 47 28 #34 of 47 49 #71 of 137
Growth 63 #17 of 44 9 #40 of 44 48 #66 of 127
Profitability 65 #15 of 41 58 #18 of 41 62 #48 of 125
Financial Health 22 #36 of 46 53 #22 of 46 9 #134 of 147
Shareholder Returns – 87 #5 of 32 54 #42 of 90
Overall 61 47 44
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NE ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNBRNESFLSPY
1 month -11.9%-3.8%-17.4% -5.9%
3 months -13.9%-2.0%-9.0% -4.6%
6 months -25.8%-17.7%-7.8% +0.2%
Year to date +31.8%+41.2%+40.6% +7.5%
1 year +38.1%+39.1%+47.4% +8.2%
3 years -26.0%-19.0%-1.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -9.6%-6.8%-0.5% +19.0%
5 years -30.2%+42.7%+37.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -6.9%+7.4%+6.5% +9.4%
10 years -87.7%—-11.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year -18.9%—-1.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNBRNESFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.5%42.4%32.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.7%41.3%32.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.090.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.740.921.45 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.7%-65.9%-52.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.3%-26.7%-20.1% -5.9%
52-week high $110.63$54.37$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $46.19$27.97$7.45 $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.

MultipleNBRNESFL
P/E now vs peer median -27.1xmedian 22.0x 118.7xmedian 22.0x 15.8xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 8.1x 8.5xmedian 8.1x 8.5xmedian 7.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 14.2x 65.7xmedian 14.2x 6.1xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.86median 0.45 -2.25median 0.45 -8.61median 0.68

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 monthsNBRNESFL
Revenue $3.28B $3.00B $752.34M
Gross profit $1.26B $1.02B $454.59M
Operating income $276.04M $358.43M $209.41M
Net income $35.72M $53.65M $92.57M
Free cash flow $110.45M $96.93M $261.22M
R&D $54.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.64 $0.34 $0.70
Cash & equivalents $475.07M $337.19M $111.90M
Total debt $2.02B $1.89B $2.33B
Shares (diluted) 14.50M 159.65M 133.06M
Enterprise value -$1.36B $4.61B $932.34M

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
MetricNBRNESFL
P/E -27.1x 118.7x 15.8x
P/FCF 10.6x 65.7x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 1.6x 8.5x 6.1x
P/S 0.4x 2.1x 2.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 3.0x 8.5x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 22.1x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.6x 5.1x
EV/FCF 24.6x 81.7x 14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.7x 10.6x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.86 -2.25 -8.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBRNESFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% -13.0% -4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 5.3% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% -24.4% 0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -0.3% 0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 64.6% -34.1% 23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -14.9% -4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -89.0% -76.3% 5,959%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 70.4% -51.4% -2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -118.8% -76.5% 5,824%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% -52.8% -1.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% -16.8% -17.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 17.8% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 166.7% -75.3% -17.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -8.1% 35.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBRNESFL
Gross margin 38.4% 34.0% 60.4%
EBITDA margin 28.0% 30.9% 59.5%
Operating margin 8.4% 12.0% 27.8%
Pretax margin 2.9% 6.8% 12.6%
Net margin -1.2% 1.8% 12.3%
FCF margin 3.4% 3.2% 34.7%
Operating cash flow margin 22.3% 25.0% 34.7%
Return on equity 3.7% 1.2% 9.2%
Return on assets 0.8% 0.7% 2.8%
Return on invested capital 3.3% 1.5% 6.1%
Return on capital employed 7.4% 5.5% 7.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 20.5x 14.0x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBRNESFL
Debt / assets 45.5% 26.4% 66.4%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.4x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 1.7x 5.0x
Debt / FCF 18.3x 19.5x 8.9x
Liabilities / assets 77.7% 40.1% 69.1%
Equity / assets 22.3% 59.9% 30.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x 2.3x 1.4x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.3x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.69 2.01 0.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBRNESFL
Dividend yield – 5.0% 7.7%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% -1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.0% 6.6%
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.

ConsensusNBRNESFL
Forward P/E – 569.7xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.86FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $0.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -116.4%FY2026 -89.6%FY2026 +810.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2,957.1% -1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.26BFY2026 $2.75BFY2026 $709.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 -16.3%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +11.9% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBRNESFL
Held by institutions 76.0% 78.7% 43.5%
Institutions holding 243 377 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.5% -2.0% +15.8%
Institutions buying 146 186 133
Institutions selling 65 127 55
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.46 2.42

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.

NBRNESFL
NBR 1.00 0.61 0.26
NE 0.61 1.00 0.33
SFL 0.26 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBR, NE and SFL?

Noble (NE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.06B, Noble (NE) $6.54B, Sfl (SFL) $1.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, NBR, NE and SFL?

Sfl (SFL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nabors Industries (NBR) -27.8x, Noble (NE) 121.9x, Sfl (SFL) 15.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sfl (SFL) is cheapest (Noble (NE) 569.7x, Sfl (SFL) 12.1x). 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: Nabors Industries (NBR) +4.4%, Noble (NE) -13.0%, Sfl (SFL) -4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sfl (SFL) has the highest net margin (Nabors Industries (NBR) -1.2%, Noble (NE) 1.8%, Sfl (SFL) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Sfl (SFL) leads (Nabors Industries (NBR) 3.3%, Noble (NE) 1.5%, Sfl (SFL) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sfl (SFL) returned the most: Nabors Industries (NBR) +38.1%, Noble (NE) +39.1%, Sfl (SFL) +47.4%. Over five years, Noble (NE) compounded fastest (Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.9%/yr, Noble (NE) +7.4%/yr, Sfl (SFL) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.5%, Noble (NE) 42.4%, Sfl (SFL) 32.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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