NBR vs PDS vs SDRL Stock Comparison

Nabors Industries, Precision Drilling and Seadrill Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NBR Nabors Industries Ltd
$81.25 +2.0% 1M +50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.09B
P/E
4.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Land Drilling Energy
4 wins
SDRL SEADRILL Ltd
$46.37 +5.7% 1M +46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.68B
P/E
2,678x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.53B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Precision Drilling leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Precision Drilling 5, Nabors Industries 4, Seadrill 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBRPDSSDRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.09B $1.22B $2.68B SDRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.4x -348.8x 2,678x NBR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.9x 65.3x PDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +9.4% +13.1% SDRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% -0.2% 0.1% NBR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% 0.0% 0.2% NBR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.7x 1.0x PDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.7% +60.2% +46.0% PDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.1%/yr +17.6%/yr — PDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.9% 40.2% 42.2% PDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 53/100 44/100 NBR

Percentile Scorecard

NBRPDSSDRL

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

AxisNBRPDSSDRL
Valuation 94 #4 of 47 96 #3 of 47 13 #41 of 47
Growth 65 #16 of 44 35 #29 of 44 63 #17 of 44
Profitability 78 #10 of 41 60 #17 of 41 18 #34 of 41
Financial Health 18 #38 of 46 67 #16 of 46 82 #9 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 7 #29 of 31 –
Overall 63 53 44
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • PDS 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

PeriodNBRPDSSDRLSPY
1 month +2.0%+13.7%+5.7% -2.0%
3 months -2.7%+26.7%+9.1% -2.2%
6 months -22.8%+1.2%-5.2% +4.2%
Year to date +49.6%+34.1%+34.0% +10.6%
1 year +50.7%+60.2%+46.0% +10.4%
3 years -19.4%+60.7%+11.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year -6.9%+17.1%+3.6% +20.2%
5 years -18.8%+124.4%— +61.6%
5 years, per year -4.1%+17.6%— +10.1%
10 years -85.8%+11.3%— +261.3%
10 years, per year -17.7%+1.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNBRPDSSDRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.9%40.2%42.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%42.0%40.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.190.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.001.501.09 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.7%-55.5%-66.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.6%-10.4%-15.4% -3.2%
52-week high $110.63$107.60$54.80 $779.14
52-week low $46.19$56.91$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.

MultipleNBRPDSSDRL
P/E now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 24.9x -367.8xmedian 24.9x 2,875xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 8.4x 2.9xmedian 8.4x 8.4xmedian 8.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.7xmedian 15.0x 2.4xmedian 15.0x -22.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.50 13.79median 0.50 110.43median 0.50

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 monthsNBRPDSSDRL
Revenue $3.23B $1.43B $1.53B
Gross profit $1.25B $433.02M $703.00M
Operating income $125.73M $340.55M $119.00M
Net income $322.20M -$2.45M $1.00M
Free cash flow $39.65M $512.21M -$132.00M
R&D $54.02M – –
EPS (diluted) $17.31 $-0.26 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $509.78M $16.33M $337.00M
Total debt $2.12B $443.31M $737.00M
Shares (diluted) 14.27M 13.34M 65.00M
Enterprise value -$1.29B $1.06B $1.30B

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
MetricNBRPDSSDRL
P/E 4.7x -367.8x 2,875x
P/FCF 32.7x 2.4x -22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x 4.3x -55.8x
P/S 0.4x 0.9x 1.9x
P/B 1.4x 1.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 3.8x 2.9x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 23.1x 4.9x 27.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.2x 2.2x
EV/FCF 73.3x 3.3x -25.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.1x 5.7x -63.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 13.79 110.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBRPDSSDRL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 9.4% 13.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -0.1% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 0.3% 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -6.4% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -53.7% -1.5% 75.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.6% -5.9% 38.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,034% -105.8% -98.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 180.0% -26.5% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 298.9% -109.0% -98.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 88.1% -26.7% 26.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.0% -9.3% -44.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -7.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 126.8% 3.5% 32.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.2% -0.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBRPDSSDRL
Gross margin 38.8% 30.2% 45.9%
EBITDA margin 23.9% 40.7% 25.6%
Operating margin 3.9% 23.8% 7.8%
Pretax margin 14.9% 0.9% 1.2%
Net margin 7.6% -0.2% 0.1%
FCF margin 1.2% 35.7% -8.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.7% 20.4% -3.4%
Return on equity 33.9% -0.2% 0.0%
Return on assets 7.3% -0.1% 0.0%
Return on invested capital 2.7% 0.0% 0.2%
Return on capital employed 3.3% 20.1% 3.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x -119.3x -52.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBRPDSSDRL
Debt / assets 48.0% 22.7% 17.9%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.7x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 53.5x 0.9x -5.6x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 41.7% 30.2%
Equity / assets 21.4% 58.3% 69.8%
Interest coverage 0.7x 9.5x 1.9x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 0.60 1.88 2.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBRPDSSDRL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -3.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -3.9% –
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.

ConsensusNBRPDSSDRL
Forward P/E – 18.9xFY2026 65.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.20FY2026 $5.11FY2026 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -112.7%FY2026 +5,010.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +69.3% +402.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.26BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026 $1.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% +2.1% +20.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBRPDSSDRL
Held by institutions 76.0% – 97.4%
Institutions holding 243 – 240
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.5% – -3.9%
Institutions buying 146 – 141
Institutions selling 65 – 60
Buyers to sellers 2.25 – 2.35

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.

NBRPDSSDRL
NBR 1.00 0.69 0.60
PDS 0.69 1.00 0.61
SDRL 0.60 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBR, PDS and SDRL?

Seadrill (SDRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.09B, Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.22B, Seadrill (SDRL) $2.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, NBR, PDS and SDRL?

Nabors Industries (NBR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nabors Industries (NBR) 4.4x, Precision Drilling (PDS) -348.8x, Seadrill (SDRL) 2,678x). On next year's consensus earnings, Precision Drilling (PDS) is cheapest (Precision Drilling (PDS) 18.9x, Seadrill (SDRL) 65.3x). 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%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +9.4%, Seadrill (SDRL) +13.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nabors Industries (NBR) has the highest net margin (Nabors Industries (NBR) 7.6%, Precision Drilling (PDS) -0.2%, Seadrill (SDRL) 0.1%). On return on invested capital, Nabors Industries (NBR) leads (Nabors Industries (NBR) 2.7%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.0%, Seadrill (SDRL) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Precision Drilling (PDS) returned the most: Nabors Industries (NBR) +50.7%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +60.2%, Seadrill (SDRL) +46.0%. Over five years, Precision Drilling (PDS) compounded fastest (Nabors Industries (NBR) -4.1%/yr, Precision Drilling (PDS) +17.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Precision Drilling (PDS) has been the steadiest (Nabors Industries (NBR) 50.9%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 40.2%, Seadrill (SDRL) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NBR, PDS 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, Precision Drilling (PDS) 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.