NE vs HP vs BORR Stock Comparison

Noble, Helmerich & Payne and Borr Drilling Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NE Noble Corp plc
$47.73 +7.0% 1M +56.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.66B
P/E
51.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.07B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
7 wins
HP Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
$38.92 -1.6% 1M +51.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.00B
Div. yield
0.03%
Land Drilling Energy
2 wins
BORR Borr Drilling Ltd
$4.41 +1.1% 1M +43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.02B
Div. yield
0.02%
Offshore Drilling Energy
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Noble leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Noble 7, Helmerich & Payne 2, Borr Drilling 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEHPBORRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.66B $3.98B $1.03B NE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.2x -29.0x -5.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 91.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.1% +16.6% +2.7% HP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% -3.4% -18.3% NE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.1% 2.0% 0.0% NE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.0x 5.7x NE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% HP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.7% +51.5% +43.2% NE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.4%/yr +2.7%/yr +13.9%/yr BORR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 42.8% 53.2% NE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 39/100 31/100 NE

Percentile Scorecard

NEHPBORR

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

AxisNEHPBORR
Valuation 35 #31 of 47 67 #16 of 47 48 #25 of 47
Growth 37 #28 of 44 40 #27 of 44 33 #30 of 44
Profitability 68 #14 of 41 25 #31 of 41 30 #29 of 41
Financial Health 58 #20 of 46 33 #31 of 46 22 #36 of 46
Shareholder Returns 90 #4 of 32 29 #23 of 32 23 #25 of 32
Overall 58 39 31
  • NE ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • HP ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • BORR 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

PeriodNEHPBORRSPY
1 month +7.0%-1.6%+1.1% -1.0%
3 months +10.3%+10.2%+4.0% +2.9%
6 months -3.7%+1.5%-22.5% +6.4%
Year to date +69.0%+35.7%+9.4% +11.4%
1 year +56.7%+51.5%+43.2% +13.1%
3 years +2.1%-4.4%-33.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +0.7%-1.5%-12.9% +21.5%
5 years +79.6%+14.1%+91.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.4%+2.7%+13.9% +10.9%
10 years —-41.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-5.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNEHPBORRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%42.8%53.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%42.7%51.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.170.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.391.200.81 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.9%-71.9%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.2%-18.3%-33.3% -2.5%
52-week high $54.37$47.64$6.61 $779.14
52-week low $27.97$25.32$2.96 $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.

MultipleNEHPBORR
P/E now vs peer median 50.9xmedian 25.5x -28.4xmedian 25.5x -6.2xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 8.8x 6.7xmedian 8.8x 9.1xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 14.7x 12.3xmedian 14.7x 8.3xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.95median 0.41 0.86median 0.41 0.42median 0.41

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 monthsNEHPBORR
Revenue $3.07B $4.00B $1.02B
Gross profit $1.08B $1.27B –
Operating income $348.74M $89.92M $211.70M
Net income $149.58M -$130.00M -$243.60M
Free cash flow $283.92M $315.29M $164.00M
R&D – $27.14M –
EPS (diluted) $0.94 $-1.37 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $456.21M $204.43M $223.60M
Total debt $1.89B $1.86B $9.00B
Shares (diluted) 159.57M 100.03M 264.55M
Enterprise value $5.59B $3.06B -$42.19M

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
MetricNEHPBORR
P/E 50.9x -28.4x -6.2x
P/FCF 26.8x 12.3x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 6.7x 10.2x
P/S 2.5x 1.0x 1.3x
P/B 1.7x 1.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 6.7x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 26.0x 61.4x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.4x 3.6x
EV/FCF 31.9x 17.5x 22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 9.5x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.95 0.86 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEHPBORR
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.1% 16.6% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 12.0% 18.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -22.9% 5.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 4.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -42.7% -20.0% -38.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -45.2% 15.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -51.6% -340.3% -549.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.1% -32.4% -43.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -51.0% -341.3% -429.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.2% -32.9% -14.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% 14.8% -27.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -7.7% 18.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% 762.7% -68.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% -5.9% 43.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEHPBORR
Gross margin 35.2% 31.8% –
EBITDA margin 30.0% 20.7% 39.0%
Operating margin 11.4% 2.3% 20.8%
Pretax margin 6.4% -1.0% 0.5%
Net margin 4.9% -3.4% -18.3%
FCF margin 9.3% 7.9% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 28.7% 14.5% 13.1%
Return on equity 3.3% -4.8% -11.4%
Return on assets 2.0% -2.0% -3.3%
Return on invested capital 4.1% 2.0% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 5.2% 1.6% 6.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.9x -4.5x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.9% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEHPBORR
Debt / assets 26.1% 29.6% 67.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.0x 5.7x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 5.9x 15.2x
Liabilities / assets 38.1% 57.5% 74.0%
Equity / assets 61.9% 42.5% 26.0%
Interest coverage 2.2x 0.9x 1.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.4x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.38 2.02 0.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEHPBORR
Dividend yield 4.2% 2.6% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 2.6% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -77.9% -9.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 32.1% 14.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -13.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -17.3% –

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.

ConsensusNEHPBORR
Forward P/E 91.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.52FY2026 $-0.38FY2026 $-0.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -22.4%FY2026 -140.4%FY2026 -505.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +334.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.75BFY2026 $4.21BFY2026 $1.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -16.3%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +5.4% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEHPBORR
Held by institutions 78.7% 100.0% 43.2%
Institutions holding 374 374 190
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% -0.3% +2.4%
Institutions buying 186 175 95
Institutions selling 126 125 66
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.40 1.44

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.

NEHPBORR
NE 1.00 0.58 0.57
HP 0.58 1.00 0.46
BORR 0.57 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NE, HP and BORR?

Noble (NE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Noble (NE) $7.66B, Helmerich & Payne (HP) $3.98B, Borr Drilling (BORR) $1.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

Helmerich & Payne (HP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Noble (NE) -11.1%, Helmerich & Payne (HP) +16.6%, Borr Drilling (BORR) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Noble (NE) has the highest net margin (Noble (NE) 4.9%, Helmerich & Payne (HP) -3.4%, Borr Drilling (BORR) -18.3%). On return on invested capital, Noble (NE) leads (Noble (NE) 4.1%, Helmerich & Payne (HP) 2.0%, Borr Drilling (BORR) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Noble (NE) returned the most: Noble (NE) +56.7%, Helmerich & Payne (HP) +51.5%, Borr Drilling (BORR) +43.2%. Over five years, Borr Drilling (BORR) compounded fastest (Noble (NE) +12.4%/yr, Helmerich & Payne (HP) +2.7%/yr, Borr Drilling (BORR) +13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Helmerich & Payne (HP) has the highest dividend yield: Noble (NE) 0.00%, Helmerich & Payne (HP) 0.03%, Borr Drilling (BORR) 0.02%. Noble (NE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Noble (NE) has been the steadiest (Noble (NE) 40.8%, Helmerich & Payne (HP) 42.8%, Borr Drilling (BORR) 53.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NE, HP and BORR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Noble (NE) leads on 7. 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.