NBR vs PTEN vs RIG Stock Comparison

Nabors Industries, Patterson Uti Energy and Transocean Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RIG Transocean Ltd.
$6.70 +26.9% 1M +78.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.12B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Transocean leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Transocean 5, Patterson Uti Energy 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBRPTENRIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.26B $4.79B $7.49B RIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -32.9x -53.4x -4.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 30.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -6.9% +8.5% RIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -1.9% -40.2% PTEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.9% -7.4% PTEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x -12.9x RIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.7% +101.3% +78.7% PTEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +8.0%/yr +13.7%/yr RIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.4% 50.1% 48.4% RIG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 53/100 44/100 PTEN

Percentile Scorecard

NBRPTENRIG

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

AxisNBRPTENRIG
Valuation 72 #14 of 47 61 #19 of 47 54 #22 of 47
Growth – 43 #25 of 43 81 #9 of 43
Profitability – 23 #31 of 40 13 #35 of 40
Financial Health 14 #39 of 45 48 #24 of 45 27 #33 of 45
Shareholder Returns – 90 #4 of 32 –
Overall – 53 44
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • PTEN ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • RIG 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

PeriodNBRPTENRIGSPY
1 month +13.5%+16.1%+26.9% +0.9%
3 months +13.5%+35.0%+35.4% +5.9%
6 months -13.7%+2.0%-3.7% +8.5%
Year to date +65.7%+106.2%+62.2% +13.3%
1 year +90.7%+101.3%+78.7% +12.4%
3 years -12.5%-3.2%+2.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -4.4%-1.1%+0.8% +23.5%
5 years -12.2%+47.2%+89.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.6%+8.0%+13.7% +11.0%
10 years -84.9%-44.4%-34.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year -17.3%-5.7%-4.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNBRPTENRIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.4%50.1%48.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%51.1%48.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.46-0.330.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.732.021.63 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.7%-73.9%-75.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-4.2%-11.6% -0.9%
52-week high $110.63$13.15$7.58 $779.14
52-week low $46.19$5.41$3.75 $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.

MultipleNBRPTENRIG
P/E now vs peer median -33.5xmedian 28.7x -53.4xmedian 28.7x -4.5xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 7.0xmedian 8.7x -34.0xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 16.3x 27.0xmedian 16.3x 8.3xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.08median 0.51 1.85median 0.51 3.38median 0.51

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 monthsNBRPTENRIG
Revenue – $4.67B $4.12B
Gross profit – $1.11B $1.72B
Operating income – -$49.57M -$998.00M
Net income – -$89.62M -$1.66B
Free cash flow – $177.73M $904.00M
R&D $54.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.68 $-0.24 $-1.38
Cash & equivalents $475.15M $203.17M $509.00M
Total debt – $1.23B $5.12B
Shares (diluted) 14.27M 380.19M 1.20B
Enterprise value $1.26B $3.64B $5.20B

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
MetricNBRPTENRIG
P/E -33.5x -53.4x -4.5x
P/FCF 31.1x 27.0x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.6x 7.5x
P/S 0.4x 1.0x 1.8x
P/B 1.4x 1.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 7.0x -34.0x
EV/EBIT – -117.7x -12.1x
EV/Revenue – 1.2x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 32.8x 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.0x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.08 1.85 3.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBRPTENRIG
Revenue growth (1Y) – -6.9% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -11.7% 19.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 21.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 95.2% 20.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -28.4% -68.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 91.7% -10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -31.2% -18.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -119.1% 91.6% 29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% -28.9% -1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -23.6% 79.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% 24.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -46.6% 136.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -22.6% 105.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBRPTENRIG
Gross margin – 23.8% 41.6%
EBITDA margin – 17.8% -8.6%
Operating margin – -1.1% -24.2%
Pretax margin – -2.4% -39.2%
Net margin – -1.9% -40.2%
FCF margin – 3.8% 22.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 15.7% 24.2%
Return on equity 3.7% -2.9% -20.0%
Return on assets 0.8% -1.7% -10.9%
Return on invested capital – -0.9% -7.4%
Return on capital employed – -1.1% -7.2%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -8.2x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBRPTENRIG
Debt / assets – 23.0% 33.8%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x -12.9x
Debt / FCF – 6.9x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 42.2% 44.8%
Equity / assets 22.3% 57.8% 55.2%
Interest coverage – -0.7x -1.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.88 0.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBRPTENRIG
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNBRPTENRIG
Forward P/E – – 30.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.20FY2026 $0.00FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -112.7%FY2026 – +450.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.26BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% +5.1% -5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBRPTENRIG
Held by institutions 76.0% 100.0% 89.1%
Institutions holding 242 435 535
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.5% +1.0% +10.0%
Institutions buying 146 258 273
Institutions selling 64 111 151
Buyers to sellers 2.28 2.32 1.81

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.

NBRPTENRIG
NBR 1.00 0.72 0.55
PTEN 0.72 1.00 0.54
RIG 0.55 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBR, PTEN and RIG?

Transocean (RIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.26B, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) $4.79B, Transocean (RIG) $7.49B.

Which company is growing faster?

Transocean (RIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) -6.9%, Transocean (RIG) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) has the highest net margin (Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) -1.9%, Transocean (RIG) -40.2%). On return on invested capital, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) leads (Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) -0.9%, Transocean (RIG) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) returned the most: Nabors Industries (NBR) +90.7%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +101.3%, Transocean (RIG) +78.7%. Over five years, Transocean (RIG) compounded fastest (Nabors Industries (NBR) -2.6%/yr, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +8.0%/yr, Transocean (RIG) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Transocean (RIG) has been the steadiest (Nabors Industries (NBR) 52.4%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) 50.1%, Transocean (RIG) 48.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NBR, PTEN and RIG?

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