NBR vs RIG vs RNGR Stock Comparison

Nabors Industries, Transocean and Ranger Energy Services Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NBR Nabors Industries Ltd
$76.04 -8.6% 1M +46.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
4.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Land Drilling Energy
3 wins
RIG Transocean Ltd.
$5.46 -1.1% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.10B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.03B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Transocean leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Transocean 4, Ranger Energy Services 4, Nabors Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBRRIGRNGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.21B $6.10B $321.77M RIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.4x 20.9x 22.5x NBR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.8x 14.6x RNGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +3.9% +6.1% RNGR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 7.3% 2.4% NBR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% 6.1% 4.7% RIG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.1x 0.1x RNGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 1.77% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.8% +40.0% -0.2% NBR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.8%/yr +8.8%/yr +6.0%/yr RIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 50.4% 34.7% RNGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 72/100 68/100 RIG

Percentile Scorecard

NBRRIGRNGR

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

AxisNBRRIGRNGR
Valuation 94 #4 of 47 87 #7 of 47 91 #5 of 47
Growth 65 #16 of 44 93 #4 of 44 23 #34 of 44
Profitability 73 #12 of 41 78 #10 of 41 45 #23 of 41
Financial Health 18 #38 of 46 29 #33 of 46 82 #9 of 46
Shareholder Returns – – 100 #1 of 32
Overall 62 72 68
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • RIG ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • RNGR 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

PeriodNBRRIGRNGRSPY
1 month -8.6%-1.1%-15.2% -1.0%
3 months -3.2%+6.2%-14.5% -0.4%
6 months -23.5%-12.4%-17.4% +4.5%
Year to date +40.0%+32.2%-2.9% +12.4%
1 year +46.8%+40.0%-0.2% +13.6%
3 years -24.6%-20.2%+17.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year -9.0%-7.2%+5.5% +20.8%
5 years -25.9%+52.5%+33.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year -5.8%+8.8%+6.0% +10.4%
10 years -86.9%-43.5%— +267.7%
10 years, per year -18.4%-5.6%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNBRRIGRNGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%50.4%34.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.2%52.9%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.320.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.920.79-0.01 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.7%-75.8%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.3%-28.0%-26.3% -1.6%
52-week high $110.63$7.58$18.43 $779.14
52-week low $46.19$3.84$12.75 $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.

MultipleNBRRIGRNGR
P/E now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 23.0x 20.9xmedian 23.0x 22.5xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 8.3x 7.3xmedian 8.3x 4.2xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 15.0x 7.6xmedian 15.0x 22.2xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.48 0.71median 0.48 -0.96median 0.48

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 monthsNBRRIGRNGR
Revenue $3.23B $4.03B $606.70M
Gross profit $1.25B $1.62B $107.20M
Operating income $125.73M $822.00M $22.70M
Net income $322.20M $292.00M $14.30M
Free cash flow $39.65M $800.00M $14.50M
R&D $54.02M – –
EPS (diluted) $17.31 $0.26 $0.60
Cash & equivalents $509.78M $499.00M $4.20M
Total debt $2.12B $5.02B $13.70M
Shares (diluted) 14.27M 1.13B 24.00M
Enterprise value -$669.92M $4.14B $255.17M

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
MetricNBRRIGRNGR
P/E 4.4x 20.9x 22.5x
P/FCF 30.6x 7.6x 22.2x
P/Operating cash flow 1.7x 6.6x 5.3x
P/S 0.4x 1.5x 0.5x
P/B 1.3x 0.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 0.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 7.3x 4.2x
EV/EBIT 22.5x 12.9x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF 71.2x 13.3x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.0x 11.5x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.71 -0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBRRIGRNGR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 3.9% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 14.3% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 8.4% 4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 23.6% -3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -53.7% 133.6% -27.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.6% 66.3% -21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,034% 110.0% -36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 180.0% 30.9% -24.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 298.9% 108.0% -39.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 88.1% 29.4% -23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.0% 52.3% -25.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 55.8% -7.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 126.8% 66.0% -66.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 60.7% -27.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBRRIGRNGR
Gross margin 38.8% 40.2% 17.7%
EBITDA margin 23.9% 35.9% 13.1%
Operating margin 3.9% 20.4% 3.7%
Pretax margin 14.9% 5.2% 3.5%
Net margin 7.6% 7.3% 2.4%
FCF margin 1.2% 19.9% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 21.7% 22.9% 10.0%
Return on equity 33.9% 3.5% 4.7%
Return on assets 7.3% 1.9% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 2.7% 6.1% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 3.3% 6.0% 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 3.2x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBRRIGRNGR
Debt / assets 48.0% 33.3% 2.9%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 53.5x 6.3x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 43.9% 35.2%
Equity / assets 21.4% 56.1% 64.8%
Interest coverage 0.7x 1.5x 9.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.59 0.39 2.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBRRIGRNGR
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield – – 4.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 6.1%
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.

ConsensusNBRRIGRNGR
Forward P/E – 24.8xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.20FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $0.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -112.7%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026 +72.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +36.4% +52.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.26BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026 $648.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% -5.7% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBRRIGRNGR
Held by institutions 76.0% 89.1% 84.6%
Institutions holding 243 536 146
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.5% +10.0% +7.9%
Institutions buying 146 274 82
Institutions selling 65 151 43
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.81 1.91

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.

NBRRIGRNGR
NBR 1.00 0.58 0.58
RIG 0.58 1.00 0.52
RNGR 0.58 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBR, RIG and RNGR?

Transocean (RIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.21B, Transocean (RIG) $6.10B, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) $321.77M.

Which stock is cheaper, NBR, RIG and RNGR?

Nabors Industries (NBR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nabors Industries (NBR) 4.4x, Transocean (RIG) 20.9x, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) is cheapest (Transocean (RIG) 24.8x, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nabors Industries (NBR) +5.6%, Transocean (RIG) +3.9%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nabors Industries (NBR) has the highest net margin (Nabors Industries (NBR) 7.6%, Transocean (RIG) 7.3%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Transocean (RIG) leads (Nabors Industries (NBR) 2.7%, Transocean (RIG) 6.1%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nabors Industries (NBR) returned the most: Nabors Industries (NBR) +46.8%, Transocean (RIG) +40.0%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) -0.2%. Over five years, Transocean (RIG) compounded fastest (Nabors Industries (NBR) -5.8%/yr, Transocean (RIG) +8.8%/yr, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nabors Industries (NBR) 0.00%, Transocean (RIG) 0.00%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 1.77%. Nabors Industries (NBR) and Transocean (RIG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) has been the steadiest (Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.2%, Transocean (RIG) 50.4%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.