NBR vs PDS vs SDRL Stock Comparison

Nabors Industries, Precision Drilling and Seadrill Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NBR Nabors Industries Ltd
$81.47 +0.1% 1M +72.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Land Drilling Energy
1 win
SDRL SEADRILL Ltd
$50.95 +11.8% 1M +62.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
3,236x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.53B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Precision Drilling leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Precision Drilling 5, Seadrill 4, Nabors Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBRPDSSDRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $1.41B $3.24B SDRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -33.4x -60.2x 3,236x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.6x 71.8x PDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.0% +13.1% SDRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -1.7% 0.1% SDRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 0.2% SDRL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 1.0x PDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +72.4% +65.7% +62.6% NBR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr +17.2%/yr — PDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.4% 39.0% 40.9% PDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 52/100 44/100 PDS

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 74 #13 of 47 96 #3 of 47 13 #41 of 47
Growth – 24 #33 of 43 62 #17 of 43
Profitability – 67 #14 of 40 21 #32 of 40
Financial Health 14 #39 of 45 66 #16 of 45 82 #9 of 45
Shareholder Returns – 10 #29 of 32 –
Overall – 52 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 +0.1%+22.2%+11.8% -0.2%
3 months +8.0%+27.6%+24.3% +3.9%
6 months -13.0%+1.1%+2.3% +8.2%
Year to date +50.0%+39.0%+47.3% +12.9%
1 year +72.4%+65.7%+62.6% +12.3%
3 years -20.8%+72.8%+27.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.5%+20.0%+8.5% +23.3%
5 years -29.7%+120.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.8%+17.2%— +10.9%
10 years -86.5%+4.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -18.1%+0.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNBRPDSSDRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.4%39.0%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%40.9%37.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.140.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.411.681.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.7%-55.5%-66.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-2.0%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $110.63$101.96$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 -30.4xmedian 26.1x -57.1xmedian 26.1x 3,159xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 2.9xmedian 8.8x 9.1xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 14.9x 2.5xmedian 14.9x -24.1xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.98median 0.49 1.89median 0.49 121.34median 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 monthsNBRPDSSDRL
Revenue – $1.39B $1.53B
Gross profit – $429.47M $703.00M
Operating income – $336.65M $119.00M
Net income – -$22.36M $1.00M
Free cash flow – $508.21M -$132.00M
R&D $54.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.68 $-1.75 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $475.15M $46.65M $337.00M
Total debt – $1.91B $737.00M
Shares (diluted) 14.27M 13.34M 65.00M
Enterprise value $1.28B $1.24B $1.85B

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 -30.4x -57.1x 3,159x
P/FCF 31.1x 2.5x -24.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.4x -61.3x
P/S 0.4x 0.9x 2.1x
P/B 1.3x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 2.9x 9.1x
EV/EBIT – 5.0x 30.1x
EV/Revenue – 1.2x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 3.3x -27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.7x -69.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.98 1.89 121.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBRPDSSDRL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.0% 13.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -3.6% 18.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.2% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -7.6% 75.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -6.7% 38.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -129.5% -98.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -29.9% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -119.1% -133.2% -98.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% -30.1% 26.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.8% -44.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.8% 32.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBRPDSSDRL
Gross margin – 30.9% 45.9%
EBITDA margin – 41.7% 25.6%
Operating margin – 24.2% 7.8%
Pretax margin – 0.7% 1.2%
Net margin – -1.7% 0.1%
FCF margin – 36.6% -8.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.4% -3.4%
Return on equity 3.7% -1.9% 0.0%
Return on assets 0.8% -1.1% 0.0%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 0.2%
Return on capital employed – 19.6% 3.2%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -13.3x -52.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBRPDSSDRL
Debt / assets – 23.0% 17.9%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 1.0x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x -5.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 41.1% 30.2%
Equity / assets 22.3% 58.9% 69.8%
Interest coverage – 9.1x 1.9x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 1.8x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 1.90 2.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBRPDSSDRL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -2.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -2.6% –
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.

ConsensusNBRPDSSDRL
Forward P/E – 19.6xFY2026 71.8xFY2026
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 242 – 239
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.5% – -4.0%
Institutions buying 146 – 140
Institutions selling 64 – 60
Buyers to sellers 2.28 – 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.

NBRPDSSDRL
NBR 1.00 0.66 0.57
PDS 0.66 1.00 0.59
SDRL 0.57 0.59 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) $1.28B, Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.41B, Seadrill (SDRL) $3.24B.

Which company is growing faster?

Seadrill (SDRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Precision Drilling (PDS) +5.0%, Seadrill (SDRL) +13.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seadrill (SDRL) has the highest net margin (Precision Drilling (PDS) -1.7%, Seadrill (SDRL) 0.1%). On return on invested capital, Seadrill (SDRL) leads (Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.0%, Seadrill (SDRL) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nabors Industries (NBR) returned the most: Nabors Industries (NBR) +72.4%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +65.7%, Seadrill (SDRL) +62.6%. Over five years, Precision Drilling (PDS) compounded fastest (Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.8%/yr, Precision Drilling (PDS) +17.2%/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) 51.4%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 39.0%, Seadrill (SDRL) 40.9%). 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.