VAL vs NBR vs BORR Stock Comparison

Valaris, Nabors Industries and Borr Drilling Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VAL Valaris Ltd
$99.35 +22.7% 1M +75.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.79B
P/E
7.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.14B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
6 wins
NBR Nabors Industries Ltd
$82.34 +1.1% 1M +73.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
4.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Land Drilling Energy
4 wins
BORR Borr Drilling Ltd
$3.96 -5.7% 1M +31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.02B
Div. yield
0.02%
Offshore Drilling Energy

Head to Head

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Valaris leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Valaris 6, Nabors Industries 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVALNBRBORRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.79B $1.16B $1.07B VAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.2x 4.7x -5.8x NBR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.2% +5.6% +2.7% NBR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.0% 7.6% -18.3% VAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 2.7% 0.0% VAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.1x 5.7x VAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +75.3% +73.9% +31.6% VAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr -6.0%/yr +13.8%/yr VAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 51.5% 54.3% NBR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 64/100 32/100 NBR

Percentile Scorecard

VALNBRBORR

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

AxisVALNBRBORR
Valuation 20 #38 of 47 91 #5 of 47 52 #23 of 47
Growth 54 #21 of 44 63 #17 of 44 33 #30 of 44
Profitability 65 #15 of 41 85 #7 of 41 30 #29 of 41
Financial Health 67 #16 of 46 16 #39 of 46 22 #36 of 46
Shareholder Returns – – 23 #25 of 32
Overall 51 64 32
  • VAL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NBR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • BORR 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

PeriodVALNBRBORRSPY
1 month +22.7%+1.1%-5.7% -0.8%
3 months +26.6%+4.5%-3.6% +3.5%
6 months +2.1%-9.2%-31.1% +7.0%
Year to date +97.1%+51.6%-1.7% +12.2%
1 year +75.3%+73.9%+31.6% +13.0%
3 years +49.8%-19.9%-35.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.4%-7.1%-13.7% +23.1%
5 years +172.5%-26.6%+90.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.2%-6.0%+13.8% +11.0%
10 years —-86.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-18.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVALNBRBORRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%51.5%54.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%48.0%54.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.380.440.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.351.430.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.8%-87.7%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-25.6%-40.1% -1.8%
52-week high $113.42$110.63$6.61 $779.14
52-week low $49.03$46.19$2.96 $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.

MultipleVALNBRBORR
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 25.5x 4.8xmedian 25.5x -5.6xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.2x 0.4xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 8.6x 3.8xmedian 8.6x 8.8xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -285.7xmedian 14.7x 33.1xmedian 14.7x 7.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.41 0.05median 0.41 0.38median 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 monthsVALNBRBORR
Revenue $2.14B $3.23B $1.02B
Gross profit $529.80M $1.25B –
Operating income $241.00M $125.73M $211.70M
Net income $938.00M $322.20M -$243.60M
Free cash flow -$24.10M $39.65M $164.00M
R&D – $54.02M –
EPS (diluted) $13.35 $17.31 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $541.20M $509.78M $223.60M
Total debt $1.09B $2.12B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 70.40M 14.27M 264.55M
Enterprise value $4.41B -$1.22B -$5.46M

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
MetricVALNBRBORR
P/E 7.3x 4.8x -5.6x
P/FCF -285.7x 33.1x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 1.9x 9.1x
P/S 3.2x 0.4x 1.2x
P/B 2.1x 1.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x 3.8x 8.8x
EV/EBIT 30.8x 23.3x 16.4x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 0.9x 3.4x
EV/FCF -308.4x 73.8x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 4.2x 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.05 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVALNBRBORR
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.2% 5.6% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 2.1% 18.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -31.7% -0.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 0.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -53.8% -53.7% -38.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% -23.6% 15.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 242.1% 3,034% -549.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 94.2% 180.0% -43.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 245.4% 298.9% -429.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 102.2% 88.1% -14.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.6% 32.0% -27.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 2.0% 18.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -110.4% 126.8% -68.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.8% -40.2% 43.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVALNBRBORR
Gross margin 24.8% 38.8% –
EBITDA margin 19.0% 23.9% 39.0%
Operating margin 11.3% 3.9% 20.8%
Pretax margin 16.1% 14.9% 0.5%
Net margin 44.0% 7.6% -18.3%
FCF margin -1.1% 1.2% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 21.7% 13.1%
Return on equity 29.2% 33.9% -11.4%
Return on assets 17.3% 7.3% -3.3%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 2.7% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 5.2% 3.3% 6.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 2.2x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.7% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVALNBRBORR
Debt / assets 20.0% 48.0% 67.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.2x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.1x 5.7x
Debt / FCF -45.1x 53.5x 15.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.9% 78.6% 74.0%
Equity / assets 59.1% 21.4% 26.0%
Interest coverage – 0.7x 1.1x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.9x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.6x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.11 0.61 0.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVALNBRBORR
Dividend yield – – 0.0%
Net buyback yield – – -0.4%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -9.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.6%
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.

ConsensusVALNBRBORR
Forward P/E 32.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.03FY2026 $-2.20FY2026 $-0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -78.3%FY2026 -112.7%FY2026 -517.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +116.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.24BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +6.5% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVALNBRBORR
Held by institutions 90.4% 76.0% 43.2%
Institutions holding 336 242 190
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +8.5% +2.4%
Institutions buying 144 146 95
Institutions selling 137 64 66
Buyers to sellers 1.05 2.28 1.44

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.

VALNBRBORR
VAL 1.00 0.47 0.57
NBR 0.47 1.00 0.44
BORR 0.57 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VAL, NBR and BORR?

Valaris (VAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valaris (VAL) $6.79B, Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.16B, Borr Drilling (BORR) $1.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, VAL, NBR and BORR?

Nabors Industries (NBR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valaris (VAL) 7.2x, Nabors Industries (NBR) 4.7x, Borr Drilling (BORR) -5.8x). 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: Valaris (VAL) -13.2%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +5.6%, Borr Drilling (BORR) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Valaris (VAL) has the highest net margin (Valaris (VAL) 44.0%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 7.6%, Borr Drilling (BORR) -18.3%). On return on invested capital, Valaris (VAL) leads (Valaris (VAL) 5.6%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 2.7%, Borr Drilling (BORR) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valaris (VAL) returned the most: Valaris (VAL) +75.3%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +73.9%, Borr Drilling (BORR) +31.6%. Over five years, Valaris (VAL) compounded fastest (Valaris (VAL) +22.2%/yr, Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.0%/yr, Borr Drilling (BORR) +13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Valaris (VAL) 0.00%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 0.00%, Borr Drilling (BORR) 0.02%. Valaris (VAL) and Nabors Industries (NBR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nabors Industries (NBR) has been the steadiest (Valaris (VAL) 55.6%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.5%, Borr Drilling (BORR) 54.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.