RIG vs NBR vs SFL Stock Comparison

Transocean, Nabors Industries and Sfl Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RIG Transocean Ltd.
$6.47 +20.0% 1M +67.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.12B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
3 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$12.70 -0.6% 1M +80.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.84B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
6.61%
Marine Shipping Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionRIGNBRSFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.23B $1.30B $1.84B RIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x -30.4x 26.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x — 23.1x SFL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -40.2% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -7.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -12.9x — 6.1x RIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 6.61% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.6% +72.4% +80.7% SFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr -6.8%/yr +9.6%/yr RIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.3% 51.4% 31.1% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 — 45/100 SFL

Percentile Scorecard

RIGNBRSFL

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

AxisRIGNBRSFL
Valuation 52 #23 of 47 74 #13 of 47 31 #94 of 136
Growth 81 #9 of 43 – 56 #54 of 121
Profitability 13 #35 of 40 – –
Financial Health 27 #33 of 45 14 #39 of 45 6 #134 of 143
Shareholder Returns – – 88 #11 of 82
Overall 43 – 45
  • RIG ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NBR 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

PeriodRIGNBRSFLSPY
1 month +20.0%+0.1%-0.6% -0.2%
3 months +29.7%+8.0%+4.8% +3.9%
6 months -4.7%-13.0%+11.5% +8.2%
Year to date +56.7%+50.0%+62.6% +12.9%
1 year +67.6%+72.4%+80.7% +12.3%
3 years -1.2%-20.8%+17.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.4%-7.5%+5.5% +23.3%
5 years +74.9%-29.7%+58.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.8%-6.8%+9.6% +10.9%
10 years -37.7%-86.5%-4.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.6%-18.1%-0.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRIGNBRSFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.3%51.4%31.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%47.8%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.440.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.401.412.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.8%-87.7%-52.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-26.4%-7.6% -1.2%
52-week high $7.58$110.63$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $3.75$46.19$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.

MultipleRIGNBRSFL
P/E now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 26.1x -30.4xmedian 26.1x 26.0xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x —median 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.2xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x 11.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 14.9x 31.1xmedian 14.9x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.26median 0.49 -0.98median 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 monthsRIGNBRSFL
Revenue $4.12B – –
Gross profit $1.72B – –
Operating income -$998.00M – –
Net income -$1.66B – $64.88M
Free cash flow $904.00M – –
R&D – $54.38M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.38 $-2.68 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $509.00M $475.15M $113.10M
Total debt $5.12B – $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 1.20B 14.27M 133.06M
Enterprise value $4.93B $1.80B -$144.29B

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
MetricRIGNBRSFL
P/E -4.4x -30.4x 26.0x
P/FCF 8.0x 31.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x – –
P/S 1.8x 0.4x –
P/B 0.9x 1.3x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA -33.2x – 11.1x
EV/EBIT -11.9x – 29.0x
EV/Revenue 2.9x – –
EV/FCF 13.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.26 -0.98 -1.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRIGNBRSFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -68.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -10.2% – 82.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.0% – -18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.8% -119.1% 78.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 31.1% -18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 136.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 105.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRIGNBRSFL
Gross margin 41.6% – –
EBITDA margin -8.6% – –
Operating margin -24.2% – –
Pretax margin -39.2% – –
Net margin -40.2% – –
FCF margin 22.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 24.2% – –
Return on equity -20.0% 3.7% –
Return on assets -10.9% 0.8% –
Return on invested capital -7.4% – –
Return on capital employed -7.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRIGNBRSFL
Debt / assets 33.8% – 67.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -12.9x – 6.1x
Debt / FCF 5.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 44.8% 66.3% 70.6%
Equity / assets 55.2% 22.3% 29.4%
Interest coverage -1.7x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.08 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRIGNBRSFL
Dividend yield – – 6.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusRIGNBRSFL
Forward P/E 29.4xFY2026 – 23.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $-2.20FY2026 $0.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +450.0%FY2026 -112.7%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% – +76.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.04BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026 $691.35MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.7% +6.5% +19.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRIGNBRSFL
Held by institutions 89.1% 76.0% 43.5%
Institutions holding 535 242 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.0% +8.5% +15.8%
Institutions buying 273 146 133
Institutions selling 151 64 55
Buyers to sellers 1.81 2.28 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.

RIGNBRSFL
RIG 1.00 0.54 0.24
NBR 0.54 1.00 0.19
SFL 0.24 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RIG, NBR and SFL?

Transocean (RIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transocean (RIG) $7.23B, Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.30B, Sfl (SFL) $1.84B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sfl (SFL) returned the most: Transocean (RIG) +67.6%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +72.4%, Sfl (SFL) +80.7%. Over five years, Transocean (RIG) compounded fastest (Transocean (RIG) +11.8%/yr, Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.8%/yr, Sfl (SFL) +9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Transocean (RIG) 0.00%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 0.00%, Sfl (SFL) 6.61%. Transocean (RIG) and Nabors Industries (NBR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Transocean (RIG) 48.3%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.4%, Sfl (SFL) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RIG, NBR 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 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.