NE vs NBR vs VAL Stock Comparison

Noble, Nabors Industries and Valaris Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
NBR Nabors Industries Ltd
$80.93 -2.5% 1M +74.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.17B
P/E
4.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Land Drilling Energy
4 wins
VAL Valaris Ltd
$97.32 +17.9% 1M +72.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.89B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.14B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNENBRVALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.66B $1.17B $6.89B NE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.2x 4.7x 7.3x NBR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 91.8x — 33.3x VAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.1% +5.6% -13.2% NBR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 7.6% 44.0% VAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.1% -32.7% 5.6% VAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -1.9x 1.3x NBR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.7% +74.5% +72.8% NBR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.4%/yr -7.7%/yr +22.0%/yr VAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 51.4% 55.4% NE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 56/100 52/100 NE

Percentile Scorecard

NENBRVAL

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

AxisNENBRVAL
Valuation 35 #31 of 47 83 #9 of 47 22 #37 of 47
Growth 37 #28 of 44 72 #13 of 44 54 #21 of 44
Profitability 68 #14 of 41 55 #19 of 41 65 #15 of 41
Financial Health 58 #20 of 46 13 #40 of 46 67 #16 of 46
Shareholder Returns 90 #4 of 32 – –
Overall 58 56 52
  • NE ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • VAL 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

PeriodNENBRVALSPY
1 month +7.0%-2.5%+17.9% -1.0%
3 months +10.3%-2.9%+22.4% +2.9%
6 months -3.7%-10.0%+6.7% +6.4%
Year to date +69.0%+49.0%+93.1% +11.4%
1 year +56.7%+74.5%+72.8% +13.1%
3 years +2.1%-29.4%+42.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +0.7%-11.0%+12.6% +21.5%
5 years +79.6%-32.9%+169.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.4%-7.7%+22.0% +10.9%
10 years —-87.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-18.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNENBRVALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%51.4%55.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%47.8%47.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.440.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.391.451.31 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.9%-87.7%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.2%-26.8%-14.2% -2.5%
52-week high $54.37$110.63$113.42 $779.14
52-week low $27.97$46.19$49.03 $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.

MultipleNENBRVAL
P/E now vs peer median 50.9xmedian 25.5x 4.7xmedian 25.5x 7.2xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 0.4xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 8.8x -3.4xmedian 8.8x 18.0xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 14.7x 32.6xmedian 14.7x -279.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.95median 0.41 0.05median 0.41 0.07median 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 monthsNENBRVAL
Revenue $3.07B $3.23B $2.14B
Gross profit $1.08B $1.25B $529.80M
Operating income $348.74M -$1.50B $241.00M
Net income $149.58M $322.20M $938.00M
Free cash flow $283.92M $39.65M -$24.10M
R&D – $54.02M –
EPS (diluted) $0.94 $17.31 $13.35
Cash & equivalents $456.21M $509.78M $541.20M
Total debt $1.89B $9.08B $1.09B
Shares (diluted) 159.57M 14.27M 70.40M
Enterprise value $5.59B -$1.21B $4.51B

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
MetricNENBRVAL
P/E 50.9x 4.7x 7.2x
P/FCF 26.8x 32.6x -279.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 1.8x 18.8x
P/S 2.5x 0.4x 3.2x
P/B 1.7x 1.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x -3.4x 18.0x
EV/EBIT 26.0x -1.9x 30.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 0.9x 3.4x
EV/FCF 31.9x 73.2x -302.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 4.1x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.95 0.05 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNENBRVAL
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.1% 5.6% -13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 2.1% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -22.9% -0.6% -31.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 0.7% 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -42.7% 14.3% -53.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.9% 4.2% 33.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -51.6% 3,034% 242.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.1% 180.0% 94.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -51.0% 298.9% 245.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 88.1% 102.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% 32.0% -39.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% 2.0% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% 126.8% -110.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% -40.2% -29.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNENBRVAL
Gross margin 35.2% 38.8% 24.8%
EBITDA margin 30.0% -26.4% 19.0%
Operating margin 11.4% -46.3% 11.3%
Pretax margin 6.4% 14.9% 16.1%
Net margin 4.9% 7.6% 44.0%
FCF margin 9.3% 1.2% -1.1%
Operating cash flow margin 28.7% 21.7% 16.8%
Return on equity 3.3% 33.9% 29.2%
Return on assets 2.0% 7.3% 17.3%
Return on invested capital 4.1% -32.7% 5.6%
Return on capital employed 5.2% -39.8% 5.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.9x 2.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.7% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNENBRVAL
Debt / assets 26.1% 48.0% 20.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -1.9x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 53.5x -45.1x
Liabilities / assets 38.1% 78.6% 40.9%
Equity / assets 61.9% 21.4% 59.1%
Interest coverage 2.2x -7.8x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.38 -0.61 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNENBRVAL
Dividend yield 4.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 4.2% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusNENBRVAL
Forward P/E 91.8xFY2026 – 33.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.52FY2026 $-2.20FY2026 $2.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -22.4%FY2026 -112.7%FY2026 -79.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +334.6% – +123.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.75BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026 $2.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -16.3%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +6.8% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNENBRVAL
Held by institutions 78.7% 76.0% 90.4%
Institutions holding 374 242 336
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +8.5% +1.4%
Institutions buying 186 146 144
Institutions selling 126 64 137
Buyers to sellers 1.48 2.28 1.05

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.

NENBRVAL
NE 1.00 0.55 0.75
NBR 0.55 1.00 0.47
VAL 0.75 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NE, NBR and VAL?

Noble (NE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Noble (NE) $7.66B, Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.17B, Valaris (VAL) $6.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, NE, NBR and VAL?

Nabors Industries (NBR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Noble (NE) 51.2x, Nabors Industries (NBR) 4.7x, Valaris (VAL) 7.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valaris (VAL) is cheapest (Noble (NE) 91.8x, Valaris (VAL) 33.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nabors Industries (NBR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Noble (NE) -11.1%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +5.6%, Valaris (VAL) -13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valaris (VAL) has the highest net margin (Noble (NE) 4.9%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 7.6%, Valaris (VAL) 44.0%). On return on invested capital, Valaris (VAL) leads (Noble (NE) 4.1%, Nabors Industries (NBR) -32.7%, Valaris (VAL) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nabors Industries (NBR) returned the most: Noble (NE) +56.7%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +74.5%, Valaris (VAL) +72.8%. Over five years, Valaris (VAL) compounded fastest (Noble (NE) +12.4%/yr, Nabors Industries (NBR) -7.7%/yr, Valaris (VAL) +22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Noble (NE) has been the steadiest (Noble (NE) 40.8%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.4%, Valaris (VAL) 55.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NE, NBR and VAL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nabors Industries (NBR) 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.