NE vs SDRL vs VAL Stock Comparison

Noble, Seadrill and Valaris Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NE Noble Corp plc
$47.94 +12.0% 1M +56.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.26B
P/E
135.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
3 wins
SDRL SEADRILL Ltd
$51.92 +14.0% 1M +62.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.15B
P/E
3,148x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.53B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
2 wins
VAL Valaris Ltd
$99.35 +22.7% 1M +75.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.75B
P/E
7.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.14B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Valaris leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Valaris 6, Noble 3, Seadrill 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNESDRLVALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.26B $3.15B $6.75B NE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 135.3x 3,148x 7.2x VAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 95.9x 75.2x 32.8x VAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.0% +13.1% -13.2% SDRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.1% 44.0% VAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.2% 5.6% VAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 1.3x SDRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.9% +62.9% +75.3% VAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.5%/yr — +22.2%/yr VAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 40.9% 55.6% NE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 44/100 51/100 NE

Percentile Scorecard

NESDRLVAL

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

AxisNESDRLVAL
Valuation 30 #33 of 47 13 #41 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Growth 12 #39 of 44 61 #18 of 44 54 #21 of 44
Profitability 60 #17 of 41 20 #33 of 41 65 #15 of 41
Financial Health 71 #14 of 46 82 #9 of 46 67 #16 of 46
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 32 – –
Overall 55 44 51
  • NE ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SDRL 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

PeriodNESDRLVALSPY
1 month +12.0%+14.0%+22.7% -0.8%
3 months +11.1%+20.9%+26.6% +3.5%
6 months -10.6%+6.2%+2.1% +7.0%
Year to date +69.8%+50.1%+97.1% +12.2%
1 year +56.9%+62.9%+75.3% +13.0%
3 years +3.4%+30.3%+49.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.1%+9.2%+14.4% +23.1%
5 years +80.1%—+172.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.5%—+22.2% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureNESDRLVALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%40.9%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%37.7%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.260.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.391.541.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.9%-66.1%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-5.3%-12.4% -1.8%
52-week high $54.37$54.80$113.42 $779.14
52-week low $27.97$28.40$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.

MultipleNESDRLVAL
P/E now vs peer median 142.6xmedian 25.5x 3,219xmedian 25.5x 7.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.6x 9.3xmedian 8.6x 18.3xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 14.7x -24.6xmedian 14.7x -285.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.70median 0.41 123.65median 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 monthsNESDRLVAL
Revenue $3.00B $1.53B $2.14B
Gross profit – $703.00M $529.80M
Operating income $358.43M $119.00M $241.00M
Net income $53.65M $1.00M $938.00M
Free cash flow – -$132.00M -$24.10M
EPS (diluted) $0.34 $0.02 $13.35
Cash & equivalents $337.19M $337.00M $541.20M
Total debt – $737.00M $1.09B
Shares (diluted) 159.57M 65.00M 70.40M
Enterprise value $7.26B $1.77B $4.37B

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
MetricNESDRLVAL
P/E 142.6x 3,219x 7.3x
P/FCF 23.6x -24.6x -285.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x -62.4x 19.2x
P/S 2.6x 2.1x 3.2x
P/B 1.8x 1.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 9.3x 18.3x
EV/EBIT – 30.6x 30.8x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 2.4x 3.5x
EV/FCF – -27.6x -308.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x -70.1x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.70 123.65 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNESDRLVAL
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.0% 13.1% -13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 6.8% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.2% -31.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.1% 75.0% -53.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.9% 38.4% 33.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -76.3% -98.7% 242.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.4% 26.0% 94.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -76.4% -98.7% 245.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.8% 26.0% 102.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.8% -44.4% -39.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% – -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 32.3% -110.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -29.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNESDRLVAL
Gross margin – 45.9% 24.8%
EBITDA margin – 25.6% 19.0%
Operating margin – 7.8% 11.3%
Pretax margin – 1.2% 16.1%
Net margin – 0.1% 44.0%
FCF margin – -8.6% -1.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.0% -3.4% 16.8%
Return on equity 1.2% 0.0% 29.2%
Return on assets 0.7% 0.0% 17.3%
Return on invested capital – 0.2% 5.6%
Return on capital employed – 3.2% 5.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.0x -52.0x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNESDRLVAL
Debt / assets – 17.9% 20.0%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – -5.6x -45.1x
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 30.2% 40.9%
Equity / assets 59.9% 69.8% 59.1%
Interest coverage – 1.9x –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 0.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 2.50 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNESDRLVAL
Dividend yield 4.2% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusNESDRLVAL
Forward P/E 95.9xFY2026 75.2xFY2026 32.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.50FY2026 $0.69FY2026 $3.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -25.4%FY2026 – -78.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +344.0% +405.8% +116.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.74BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $2.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -16.6%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +19.2% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNESDRLVAL
Held by institutions 78.7% 97.4% 90.4%
Institutions holding 374 239 336
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% -4.0% +1.4%
Institutions buying 186 140 144
Institutions selling 126 60 137
Buyers to sellers 1.48 2.33 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.

NESDRLVAL
NE 1.00 0.75 0.75
SDRL 0.75 1.00 0.63
VAL 0.75 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NE, SDRL and VAL?

Noble (NE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Noble (NE) $7.26B, Seadrill (SDRL) $3.15B, Valaris (VAL) $6.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, NE, SDRL and VAL?

Valaris (VAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Noble (NE) 135.3x, Seadrill (SDRL) 3,148x, Valaris (VAL) 7.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valaris (VAL) is cheapest (Noble (NE) 95.9x, Seadrill (SDRL) 75.2x, Valaris (VAL) 32.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seadrill (SDRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Noble (NE) -13.0%, Seadrill (SDRL) +13.1%, Valaris (VAL) -13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valaris (VAL) has the highest net margin (Seadrill (SDRL) 0.1%, Valaris (VAL) 44.0%). On return on invested capital, Valaris (VAL) leads (Seadrill (SDRL) 0.2%, Valaris (VAL) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valaris (VAL) returned the most: Noble (NE) +56.9%, Seadrill (SDRL) +62.9%, Valaris (VAL) +75.3%. Over five years, Valaris (VAL) compounded fastest (Noble (NE) +12.5%/yr, Valaris (VAL) +22.2%/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%, Seadrill (SDRL) 40.9%, Valaris (VAL) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NE, SDRL 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, Valaris (VAL) 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.