NBR vs RIG vs SFL Stock Comparison

Nabors Industries, Transocean and Sfl Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NBR Nabors Industries Ltd
$89.95 +13.5% 1M +90.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Land Drilling Energy
1 win
RIG Transocean Ltd.
$6.70 +26.9% 1M +78.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.12B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
3 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$12.78 -0.5% 1M +75.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.72B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Transocean leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Transocean 3, Sfl 3, Nabors Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBRRIGSFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $7.59B $1.72B RIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -33.2x -4.6x 26.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.5x 23.2x SFL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.5% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -40.2% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -7.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -12.9x 6.1x RIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.7% +78.7% +75.1% NBR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +13.7%/yr +10.1%/yr RIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.4% 48.4% 30.9% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 45/100 SFL

Percentile Scorecard

NBRRIGSFL

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

AxisNBRRIGSFL
Valuation 72 #14 of 47 54 #22 of 47 30 #95 of 136
Growth – 81 #9 of 43 56 #54 of 122
Profitability – 13 #35 of 40 –
Financial Health 14 #39 of 45 27 #33 of 45 6 #134 of 143
Shareholder Returns – – 89 #10 of 81
Overall – 44 45
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • RIG 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

PeriodNBRRIGSFLSPY
1 month +13.5%+26.9%-0.5% +0.9%
3 months +13.5%+35.4%+5.4% +5.9%
6 months -13.7%-3.7%+12.7% +8.5%
Year to date +65.7%+62.2%+63.6% +13.3%
1 year +90.7%+78.7%+75.1% +12.4%
3 years -12.5%+2.3%+18.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -4.4%+0.8%+5.7% +23.5%
5 years -12.2%+89.8%+61.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.6%+13.7%+10.1% +11.0%
10 years -84.9%-34.4%+0.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -17.3%-4.1%+0.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNBRRIGSFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.4%48.4%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%48.6%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.420.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.731.632.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.7%-75.8%-52.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-11.6%-7.0% -0.9%
52-week high $110.63$7.58$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $46.19$3.75$7.19 $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.

MultipleNBRRIGSFL
P/E now vs peer median -33.5xmedian 28.7x -4.5xmedian 28.7x 26.2xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x -34.0xmedian 8.7x 11.1xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 16.3x 8.3xmedian 16.3x —median 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.08median 0.51 3.38median 0.51 -1.45median 0.80

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 monthsNBRRIGSFL
Revenue – $4.12B –
Gross profit – $1.72B –
Operating income – -$998.00M –
Net income – -$1.66B $64.88M
Free cash flow – $904.00M –
R&D $54.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.68 $-1.38 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $475.15M $509.00M $113.10M
Total debt – $5.12B $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 14.27M 1.20B 133.06M
Enterprise value $1.27B $5.30B -$144.41B

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
MetricNBRRIGSFL
P/E -33.5x -4.5x 26.2x
P/FCF 31.1x 8.3x –
P/Operating cash flow – 7.5x –
P/S 0.4x 1.8x –
P/B 1.4x 0.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.9x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – -34.0x 11.1x
EV/EBIT – -12.1x 29.1x
EV/Revenue – 2.9x –
EV/FCF – 13.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.08 3.38 -1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBRRIGSFL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 19.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 21.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 20.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -68.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -10.2% 82.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -18.0% -18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -119.1% 29.8% 78.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% -1.3% -18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 79.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 136.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 105.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBRRIGSFL
Gross margin – 41.6% –
EBITDA margin – -8.6% –
Operating margin – -24.2% –
Pretax margin – -39.2% –
Net margin – -40.2% –
FCF margin – 22.0% –
Operating cash flow margin – 24.2% –
Return on equity 3.7% -20.0% –
Return on assets 0.8% -10.9% –
Return on invested capital – -7.4% –
Return on capital employed – -7.2% –
Asset turnover – 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBRRIGSFL
Debt / assets – 33.8% 67.8%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -12.9x 6.1x
Debt / FCF – 5.7x –
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 44.8% 70.6%
Equity / assets 22.3% 55.2% 29.4%
Interest coverage – -1.7x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 0.4x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBRRIGSFL
Dividend yield – – 6.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusNBRRIGSFL
Forward P/E – 30.5xFY2026 23.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.20FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $0.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -112.7%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +36.4% +76.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.26BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026 $691.35MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% -5.7% +19.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBRRIGSFL
Held by institutions 76.0% 89.1% 43.5%
Institutions holding 242 535 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.5% +10.0% +15.8%
Institutions buying 146 273 133
Institutions selling 64 151 55
Buyers to sellers 2.28 1.81 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.

NBRRIGSFL
NBR 1.00 0.54 0.20
RIG 0.54 1.00 0.24
SFL 0.20 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBR, RIG and SFL?

Transocean (RIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.27B, Transocean (RIG) $7.59B, Sfl (SFL) $1.72B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nabors Industries (NBR) returned the most: Nabors Industries (NBR) +90.7%, Transocean (RIG) +78.7%, Sfl (SFL) +75.1%. Over five years, Transocean (RIG) compounded fastest (Nabors Industries (NBR) -2.6%/yr, Transocean (RIG) +13.7%/yr, Sfl (SFL) +10.1%/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) 52.4%, Transocean (RIG) 48.4%, Sfl (SFL) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NBR, RIG 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, Transocean (RIG) leads on 3. 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.