NBR vs SDRL vs PDS Stock Comparison

Nabors Industries, Seadrill and Precision Drilling 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
SDRL SEADRILL Ltd
$43.32 -5.5% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionNBRSDRLPDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.21B $2.66B $1.18B SDRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.4x -149.2x -349.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 61.0x 17.9x PDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +17.1% +9.4% SDRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% -1.1% -0.2% NBR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% NBR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.6x 0.7x SDRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.8% +40.1% +55.9% PDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.8%/yr — +16.2%/yr PDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 42.7% 40.5% PDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 52/100 54/100 NBR

Percentile Scorecard

NBRSDRLPDS

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

AxisNBRSDRLPDS
Valuation 94 #4 of 47 37 #30 of 47 96 #3 of 47
Growth 65 #16 of 44 77 #11 of 44 37 #28 of 44
Profitability 73 #12 of 41 25 #31 of 41 65 #15 of 41
Financial Health 18 #38 of 46 78 #11 of 46 64 #17 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 42 #19 of 32 7 #30 of 32
Overall 62 52 54
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SDRL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • PDS 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

PeriodNBRSDRLPDSSPY
1 month -8.6%-5.5%+3.7% -1.0%
3 months -3.2%+4.4%+22.1% -0.4%
6 months -23.5%-10.3%-0.1% +4.5%
Year to date +40.0%+25.2%+27.3% +12.4%
1 year +46.8%+40.1%+55.9% +13.6%
3 years -24.6%+4.0%+52.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year -9.0%+1.3%+15.1% +20.8%
5 years -25.9%—+111.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year -5.8%—+16.2% +10.4%
10 years -86.9%—+7.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year -18.4%—+0.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNBRSDRLPDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%42.7%40.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.2%41.1%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.200.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.920.941.38 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.7%-66.1%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.3%-20.9%-15.0% -1.6%
52-week high $110.63$54.80$107.60 $779.14
52-week low $46.19$28.40$56.91 $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.

MultipleNBRSDRLPDS
P/E now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 23.0x -149.2xmedian 23.0x -349.1xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 8.3x 6.8xmedian 8.3x 2.8xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 15.0x 70.1xmedian 15.0x 2.3xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.48 —median 0.48 13.09median 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 monthsNBRSDRLPDS
Revenue $3.23B $1.60B $1.43B
Gross profit $1.25B $736.00M $433.02M
Operating income $125.73M $137.00M $340.55M
Net income $322.20M -$18.00M -$2.45M
Free cash flow $39.65M $38.00M $512.21M
R&D $54.02M – –
EPS (diluted) $17.31 $-0.28 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $509.78M $483.00M $16.33M
Total debt $2.12B $737.00M $443.31M
Shares (diluted) 14.27M 65.00M 13.34M
Enterprise value -$669.92M $1.20B $1.03B

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
MetricNBRSDRLPDS
P/E 4.4x -149.2x -349.1x
P/FCF 30.6x 70.1x 2.3x
P/Operating cash flow 1.7x 23.2x 4.0x
P/S 0.4x 1.7x 0.8x
P/B 1.3x 0.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 0.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 6.8x 2.8x
EV/EBIT 22.5x 21.3x 4.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF 71.2x 76.8x 3.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.0x 25.4x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 – 13.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBRSDRLPDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 17.1% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% – -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 24.1% 0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% – -6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -53.7% 191.5% -1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.6% – -5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,034% -152.9% -105.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 180.0% – -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 298.9% -152.9% -109.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 88.1% – -26.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.0% 505.3% -9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – -7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 126.8% 135.8% 3.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.2% – -0.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBRSDRLPDS
Gross margin 38.8% 46.1% 30.2%
EBITDA margin 23.9% 26.9% 40.7%
Operating margin 3.9% 8.6% 23.8%
Pretax margin 14.9% 0.4% 0.9%
Net margin 7.6% -1.1% -0.2%
FCF margin 1.2% 2.4% 35.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.7% 7.2% 20.4%
Return on equity 33.9% -0.6% -0.2%
Return on assets 7.3% -0.4% -0.1%
Return on invested capital 2.7% 0.0% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 3.3% 3.7% 20.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x -6.4x -119.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBRSDRLPDS
Debt / assets 48.0% 17.8% 22.7%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.6x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 53.5x 19.4x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 32.2% 41.7%
Equity / assets 21.4% 67.8% 58.3%
Interest coverage 0.7x 2.2x 9.5x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.59 2.14 1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBRSDRLPDS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.9% -4.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.9% -4.2%
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.

ConsensusNBRSDRLPDS
Forward P/E – 61.0xFY2026 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.20FY2026 $0.71FY2026 $5.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -112.7%FY2026 – +5,010.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +402.8% +69.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.26BFY2026 $1.51BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% +20.0% +2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBRSDRLPDS
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.

NBRSDRLPDS
NBR 1.00 0.61 0.69
SDRL 0.61 1.00 0.61
PDS 0.69 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBR, SDRL and PDS?

Seadrill (SDRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.21B, Seadrill (SDRL) $2.66B, Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.18B.

Which company is growing faster?

Seadrill (SDRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nabors Industries (NBR) +5.6%, Seadrill (SDRL) +17.1%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nabors Industries (NBR) has the highest net margin (Nabors Industries (NBR) 7.6%, Seadrill (SDRL) -1.1%, Precision Drilling (PDS) -0.2%). On return on invested capital, Nabors Industries (NBR) leads (Nabors Industries (NBR) 2.7%, Seadrill (SDRL) 0.0%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Precision Drilling (PDS) returned the most: Nabors Industries (NBR) +46.8%, Seadrill (SDRL) +40.1%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +55.9%. Over five years, Precision Drilling (PDS) compounded fastest (Nabors Industries (NBR) -5.8%/yr, Precision Drilling (PDS) +16.2%/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) 51.2%, Seadrill (SDRL) 42.7%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 40.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NBR, SDRL and PDS?

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 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.