SDRL vs RIG vs NBR Stock Comparison

Seadrill, Transocean and Nabors Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SDRL SEADRILL Ltd
$50.95 +11.8% 1M +62.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
3,236x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.53B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
5 wins
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
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

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

QuestionSDRLRIGNBRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.24B $7.49B $1.28B RIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3,236x -4.5x -33.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 71.8x 29.4x — RIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.1% +8.5% — SDRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% -40.2% — SDRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% -7.4% — SDRL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -12.9x — RIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.6% +67.6% +72.4% NBR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.8%/yr -6.8%/yr RIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 48.3% 51.4% SDRL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 43/100 — SDRL

Percentile Scorecard

SDRLRIGNBR

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

AxisSDRLRIGNBR
Valuation 13 #41 of 47 52 #23 of 47 74 #13 of 47
Growth 62 #17 of 43 81 #9 of 43 –
Profitability 21 #32 of 40 13 #35 of 40 –
Financial Health 82 #9 of 45 27 #33 of 45 14 #39 of 45
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 44 43 –
  • SDRL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • RIG 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

PeriodSDRLRIGNBRSPY
1 month +11.8%+20.0%+0.1% -0.2%
3 months +24.3%+29.7%+8.0% +3.9%
6 months +2.3%-4.7%-13.0% +8.2%
Year to date +47.3%+56.7%+50.0% +12.9%
1 year +62.6%+67.6%+72.4% +12.3%
3 years +27.9%-1.2%-20.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%-0.4%-7.5% +23.3%
5 years —+74.9%-29.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+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

MeasureSDRLRIGNBRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%48.3%51.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%48.6%47.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.410.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.531.401.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-75.8%-87.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-14.6%-26.4% -1.2%
52-week high $54.80$7.58$110.63 $779.14
52-week low $28.40$3.75$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.

MultipleSDRLRIGNBR
P/E now vs peer median 3,159xmedian 26.1x -4.4xmedian 26.1x -30.4xmedian 26.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 8.8x -33.2xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.1xmedian 14.9x 8.0xmedian 14.9x 31.1xmedian 14.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 121.34median 0.49 3.26median 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 monthsSDRLRIGNBR
Revenue $1.53B $4.12B –
Gross profit $703.00M $1.72B –
Operating income $119.00M -$998.00M –
Net income $1.00M -$1.66B –
Free cash flow -$132.00M $904.00M –
R&D – – $54.38M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $-1.38 $-2.68
Cash & equivalents $337.00M $509.00M $475.15M
Total debt $737.00M $5.12B –
Shares (diluted) 65.00M 1.20B 14.27M
Enterprise value $1.85B $5.20B $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
MetricSDRLRIGNBR
P/E 3,159x -4.4x -30.4x
P/FCF -24.1x 8.0x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow -61.3x 7.3x –
P/S 2.1x 1.8x 0.4x
P/B 1.1x 0.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x -33.2x –
EV/EBIT 30.1x -11.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.9x –
EV/FCF -27.2x 13.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow -69.0x 11.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 121.34 3.26 -0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSDRLRIGNBR
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.1% 8.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 15.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.2% 19.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 21.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 75.0% 20.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.4% -68.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -98.7% -10.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -18.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -98.7% 29.8% -119.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -1.3% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -44.4% 79.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% 136.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 105.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSDRLRIGNBR
Gross margin 45.9% 41.6% –
EBITDA margin 25.6% -8.6% –
Operating margin 7.8% -24.2% –
Pretax margin 1.2% -39.2% –
Net margin 0.1% -40.2% –
FCF margin -8.6% 22.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -3.4% 24.2% –
Return on equity 0.0% -20.0% 3.7%
Return on assets 0.0% -10.9% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 0.2% -7.4% –
Return on capital employed 3.2% -7.2% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -52.0x -0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSDRLRIGNBR
Debt / assets 17.9% 33.8% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -12.9x –
Debt / FCF -5.6x 5.7x –
Liabilities / assets 30.2% 44.8% 66.3%
Equity / assets 69.8% 55.2% 22.3%
Interest coverage 1.9x -1.7x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 2.47 0.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSDRLRIGNBR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 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.

ConsensusSDRLRIGNBR
Forward P/E 71.8xFY2026 29.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.71FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $-2.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +450.0%FY2026 -112.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +402.8% +36.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.51BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% -5.7% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSDRLRIGNBR
Held by institutions 97.4% 89.1% 76.0%
Institutions holding 239 535 242
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +10.0% +8.5%
Institutions buying 140 273 146
Institutions selling 60 151 64
Buyers to sellers 2.33 1.81 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.

SDRLRIGNBR
SDRL 1.00 0.70 0.57
RIG 0.70 1.00 0.54
NBR 0.57 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SDRL, RIG and NBR?

Transocean (RIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Seadrill (SDRL) $3.24B, Transocean (RIG) $7.49B, Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.28B.

Which company is growing faster?

Seadrill (SDRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Seadrill (SDRL) +13.1%, Transocean (RIG) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seadrill (SDRL) has the highest net margin (Seadrill (SDRL) 0.1%, Transocean (RIG) -40.2%). On return on invested capital, Seadrill (SDRL) leads (Seadrill (SDRL) 0.2%, Transocean (RIG) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nabors Industries (NBR) returned the most: Seadrill (SDRL) +62.6%, Transocean (RIG) +67.6%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +72.4%. Over five years, Transocean (RIG) compounded fastest (Transocean (RIG) +11.8%/yr, Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Seadrill (SDRL) has been the steadiest (Seadrill (SDRL) 40.9%, Transocean (RIG) 48.3%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SDRL, RIG 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, Seadrill (SDRL) 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.