NBR vs SDRL vs SFL Stock Comparison

Nabors Industries, Seadrill and Sfl Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SDRL SEADRILL Ltd
$50.95 +11.8% 1M +62.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.21B
P/E
3,214x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.53B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
2 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$12.70 -0.6% 1M +80.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.72B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Sfl leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sfl 6, Seadrill 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBRSDRLSFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.25B $3.21B $1.72B SDRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -32.7x 3,214x 26.5x SFL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 71.8x 23.1x SFL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +13.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.1% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 6.1x SDRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +72.4% +62.6% +80.7% SFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr — +9.6%/yr SFL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.4% 40.9% 31.1% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 45/100 SFL

Percentile Scorecard

NBRSDRLSFL

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

AxisNBRSDRLSFL
Valuation 74 #13 of 47 13 #41 of 47 31 #94 of 136
Growth – 62 #17 of 43 56 #54 of 121
Profitability – 21 #32 of 40 –
Financial Health 14 #39 of 45 82 #9 of 45 6 #134 of 143
Shareholder Returns – – 88 #11 of 82
Overall – 44 45
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SDRL 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

PeriodNBRSDRLSFLSPY
1 month +0.1%+11.8%-0.6% -0.2%
3 months +8.0%+24.3%+4.8% +3.9%
6 months -13.0%+2.3%+11.5% +8.2%
Year to date +50.0%+47.3%+62.6% +12.9%
1 year +72.4%+62.6%+80.7% +12.3%
3 years -20.8%+27.9%+17.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.5%+8.5%+5.5% +23.3%
5 years -29.7%—+58.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.8%—+9.6% +10.9%
10 years -86.5%—-4.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -18.1%—-0.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNBRSDRLSFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.4%40.9%31.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%37.6%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.260.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.411.532.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.7%-66.1%-52.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-7.0%-7.6% -1.2%
52-week high $110.63$54.80$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $46.19$28.40$7.03 $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.

MultipleNBRSDRLSFL
P/E now vs peer median -30.4xmedian 26.1x 3,159xmedian 26.1x 26.0xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 1.3x —median 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 9.1xmedian 8.8x 11.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 14.9x -24.1xmedian 14.9x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.98median 0.49 121.34median 0.49 -1.44median 0.82

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 monthsNBRSDRLSFL
Revenue – $1.53B –
Gross profit – $703.00M –
Operating income – $119.00M –
Net income – $1.00M $64.88M
Free cash flow – -$132.00M –
R&D $54.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.68 $0.02 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $475.15M $337.00M $113.10M
Total debt – $737.00M $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 14.27M 65.00M 133.06M
Enterprise value $1.25B $1.83B -$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
MetricNBRSDRLSFL
P/E -30.4x 3,159x 26.0x
P/FCF 31.1x -24.1x –
P/Operating cash flow – -61.3x –
P/S 0.4x 2.1x –
P/B 1.3x 1.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.1x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 9.1x 11.1x
EV/EBIT – 30.1x 29.0x
EV/Revenue – 2.3x –
EV/FCF – -27.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -69.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.98 121.34 -1.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBRSDRLSFL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 13.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 75.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 38.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -98.7% 82.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% -18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -119.1% -98.7% 78.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 26.0% -18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -44.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 32.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBRSDRLSFL
Debt / assets – 17.9% 67.8%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 6.1x
Debt / FCF – -5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 30.2% 70.6%
Equity / assets 22.3% 69.8% 29.4%
Interest coverage – 1.9x –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.5x 0.4x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBRSDRLSFL
Dividend yield – – 6.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusNBRSDRLSFL
Forward P/E – 71.8xFY2026 23.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.20FY2026 $0.71FY2026 $0.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -112.7%FY2026 – +450.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +402.8% +76.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.26BFY2026 $1.51BFY2026 $691.35MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% +20.0% +19.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBRSDRLSFL
Held by institutions 76.0% 97.4% 43.5%
Institutions holding 242 239 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.5% -4.0% +15.8%
Institutions buying 146 140 133
Institutions selling 64 60 55
Buyers to sellers 2.28 2.33 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.

NBRSDRLSFL
NBR 1.00 0.55 0.19
SDRL 0.55 1.00 0.35
SFL 0.19 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBR, SDRL and SFL?

Seadrill (SDRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.25B, Seadrill (SDRL) $3.21B, Sfl (SFL) $1.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, NBR, SDRL and SFL?

Sfl (SFL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nabors Industries (NBR) -32.7x, Seadrill (SDRL) 3,214x, Sfl (SFL) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sfl (SFL) is cheapest (Seadrill (SDRL) 71.8x, Sfl (SFL) 23.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sfl (SFL) returned the most: Nabors Industries (NBR) +72.4%, Seadrill (SDRL) +62.6%, Sfl (SFL) +80.7%. Over five years, Sfl (SFL) compounded fastest (Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.8%/yr, Sfl (SFL) +9.6%/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) 51.4%, Seadrill (SDRL) 40.9%, Sfl (SFL) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NBR, SDRL 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, Sfl (SFL) leads on 6. 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.