RIG vs NE vs NBR Stock Comparison

Transocean, Noble and Nabors Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RIG Transocean Ltd.
$6.47 +20.0% 1M +67.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.12B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
5 wins
NE Noble Corp plc
$45.27 +5.7% 1M +48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.47B
P/E
139.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
4 wins
NBR Nabors Industries Ltd
$81.47 +0.1% 1M +72.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Land Drilling Energy
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Transocean leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Transocean 5, Noble 4, Nabors Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRIGNENBRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.49B $7.47B $1.28B RIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x 139.2x -33.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x 90.5x — RIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% -13.0% — RIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -40.2% 1.8% — NE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -7.4% 1.5% — NE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -12.9x 1.7x — RIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.6% +48.8% +72.4% NBR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr +11.8%/yr -6.8%/yr RIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.3% 41.2% 51.4% NE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 51/100 — NE

Percentile Scorecard

RIGNENBR

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

AxisRIGNENBR
Valuation 52 #23 of 47 37 #30 of 47 74 #13 of 47
Growth 81 #9 of 43 10 #39 of 43 –
Profitability 13 #35 of 40 64 #15 of 40 –
Financial Health 27 #33 of 45 52 #22 of 45 14 #39 of 45
Shareholder Returns – 90 #4 of 32 –
Overall 43 51 –
  • RIG ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NE ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NBR 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

PeriodRIGNENBRSPY
1 month +20.0%+5.7%+0.1% -0.2%
3 months +29.7%+15.6%+8.0% +3.9%
6 months -4.7%-11.2%-13.0% +8.2%
Year to date +56.7%+60.3%+50.0% +12.9%
1 year +67.6%+48.8%+72.4% +12.3%
3 years -1.2%-2.4%-20.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.4%-0.8%-7.5% +23.3%
5 years +74.9%+74.9%-29.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.8%+11.8%-6.8% +10.9%
10 years -37.7%—-86.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.6%—-18.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRIGNENBRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.3%41.2%51.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%38.9%47.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.100.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.401.191.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.8%-65.9%-87.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-16.7%-26.4% -1.2%
52-week high $7.58$54.37$110.63 $779.14
52-week low $3.75$27.97$46.19 $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.

MultipleRIGNENBR
P/E now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 26.1x 134.7xmedian 26.1x -30.4xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.2xmedian 8.8x 9.5xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 14.9x 74.6xmedian 14.9x 31.1xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.26median 0.49 -2.55median 0.49 -0.98median 0.49

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 monthsRIGNENBR
Revenue $4.12B $3.00B –
Gross profit $1.72B $1.02B –
Operating income -$998.00M $358.43M –
Net income -$1.66B $53.65M –
Free cash flow $904.00M $96.93M –
R&D – – $54.38M
EPS (diluted) $-1.38 $0.34 $-2.68
Cash & equivalents $509.00M $337.19M $475.15M
Total debt $5.12B $1.89B –
Shares (diluted) 1.20B 159.65M 14.27M
Enterprise value $5.20B $5.54B $1.28B

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
MetricRIGNENBR
P/E -4.4x 134.7x -30.4x
P/FCF 8.0x 74.6x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 9.7x –
P/S 1.8x 2.4x 0.4x
P/B 0.9x 1.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.7x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -33.2x 9.5x –
EV/EBIT -11.9x 24.5x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 2.9x –
EV/FCF 13.1x 90.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 11.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.26 -2.55 -0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRIGNENBR
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% -13.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.5% -24.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -0.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.5% -34.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -68.7% -14.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -10.2% -76.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.0% -51.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 29.8% -76.5% -119.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% -52.8% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.6% -16.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 17.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 136.0% -75.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 105.6% -8.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRIGNENBR
Gross margin 41.6% 34.0% –
EBITDA margin -8.6% 30.9% –
Operating margin -24.2% 12.0% –
Pretax margin -39.2% 6.8% –
Net margin -40.2% 1.8% –
FCF margin 22.0% 3.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.2% 25.0% –
Return on equity -20.0% 1.2% 3.7%
Return on assets -10.9% 0.7% 0.8%
Return on invested capital -7.4% 1.5% –
Return on capital employed -7.2% 5.5% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 14.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRIGNENBR
Debt / assets 33.8% 26.4% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -12.9x 1.7x –
Debt / FCF 5.7x 19.5x –
Liabilities / assets 44.8% 40.1% 66.3%
Equity / assets 55.2% 59.9% 22.3%
Interest coverage -1.7x 2.3x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 0.08 2.19 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRIGNENBR
Dividend yield – 4.4% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.4% 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.

ConsensusRIGNENBR
Forward P/E 29.4xFY2026 90.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $0.50FY2026 $-2.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +450.0%FY2026 -25.4%FY2026 -112.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.4% +344.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.04BFY2026 $2.75BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 -16.3%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.7% +13.0% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRIGNENBR
Held by institutions 89.1% 78.7% 76.0%
Institutions holding 535 374 242
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.0% -2.0% +8.5%
Institutions buying 273 186 146
Institutions selling 151 126 64
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.48 2.28

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.

RIGNENBR
RIG 1.00 0.74 0.54
NE 0.74 1.00 0.57
NBR 0.54 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RIG, NE and NBR?

Transocean (RIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transocean (RIG) $7.49B, Noble (NE) $7.47B, Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.28B.

Which company is growing faster?

Transocean (RIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Transocean (RIG) +8.5%, Noble (NE) -13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Noble (NE) has the highest net margin (Transocean (RIG) -40.2%, Noble (NE) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Noble (NE) leads (Transocean (RIG) -7.4%, Noble (NE) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nabors Industries (NBR) returned the most: Transocean (RIG) +67.6%, Noble (NE) +48.8%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +72.4%. Over five years, Transocean (RIG) compounded fastest (Transocean (RIG) +11.8%/yr, Noble (NE) +11.8%/yr, Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Noble (NE) has been the steadiest (Transocean (RIG) 48.3%, Noble (NE) 41.2%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Transocean (RIG) leads on 5. 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.