VAL vs NE vs SFL Stock Comparison

Valaris, Noble and Sfl 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
3 wins
NE Noble Corp plc
$47.94 +12.0% 1M +56.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.21B
P/E
134.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
3 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$12.76 -0.2% 1M +81.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.69B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionVALNESFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.79B $7.21B $1.69B NE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.2x 134.4x 26.0x VAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.8x 95.9x 23.2x SFL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.2% -13.0% — NE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.0% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — 6.1x VAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +75.3% +56.9% +81.3% SFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr +12.5%/yr +9.7%/yr VAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 40.8% 31.1% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 55/100 46/100 NE

Percentile Scorecard

VALNESFL

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

AxisVALNESFL
Valuation 20 #38 of 47 30 #33 of 47 31 #94 of 136
Growth 54 #21 of 44 12 #39 of 44 56 #54 of 122
Profitability 65 #15 of 41 60 #17 of 41 –
Financial Health 67 #16 of 46 71 #14 of 46 6 #135 of 144
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 32 90 #9 of 82
Overall 51 55 46
  • VAL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NE 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

PeriodVALNESFLSPY
1 month +22.7%+12.0%-0.2% -0.8%
3 months +26.6%+11.1%+6.9% +3.5%
6 months +2.1%-10.6%+14.2% +7.0%
Year to date +97.1%+69.8%+63.4% +12.2%
1 year +75.3%+56.9%+81.3% +13.0%
3 years +49.8%+3.4%+18.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.4%+1.1%+5.7% +23.1%
5 years +172.5%+80.1%+58.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.2%+12.5%+9.7% +11.0%
10 years ——-4.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-0.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVALNESFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%40.8%31.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%38.2%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.380.120.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.351.392.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.8%-65.9%-52.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-11.8%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $113.42$54.37$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $49.03$27.97$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.

MultipleVALNESFL
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 25.5x 142.6xmedian 25.5x 26.2xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 1.2x —median 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x 11.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -285.7xmedian 14.7x 23.6xmedian 14.7x —median 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.41 -2.70median 0.41 -1.45median 0.81

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 monthsVALNESFL
Revenue $2.14B $3.00B –
Gross profit $529.80M – –
Operating income $241.00M $358.43M –
Net income $938.00M $53.65M $64.88M
Free cash flow -$24.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $13.35 $0.34 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $541.20M $337.19M $113.10M
Total debt $1.09B – $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 70.40M 159.57M 133.06M
Enterprise value $4.41B $7.21B -$144.44B

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
MetricVALNESFL
P/E 7.3x 142.6x 26.2x
P/FCF -285.7x 23.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 10.2x –
P/S 3.2x 2.6x –
P/B 2.1x 1.8x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.8x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x – 11.1x
EV/EBIT 30.8x – 29.1x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.6x –
EV/FCF -308.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 10.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -2.70 -1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVALNESFL
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.2% -13.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -31.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -53.8% -34.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% -14.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 242.1% -76.3% 82.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 94.2% -51.4% -18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 245.4% -76.4% 78.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 102.2% -52.8% -18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.6% -16.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 17.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -110.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.8% – –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVALNESFL
Debt / assets 20.0% – 67.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – 6.1x
Debt / FCF -45.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 40.9% 40.1% 70.6%
Equity / assets 59.1% 59.9% 29.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.11 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVALNESFL
Dividend yield – 4.2% 6.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 4.2% 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.

ConsensusVALNESFL
Forward P/E 32.8xFY2026 95.9xFY2026 23.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.03FY2026 $0.50FY2026 $0.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -78.3%FY2026 -25.4%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +116.2% +344.0% +76.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.24BFY2026 $2.75BFY2026 $691.35MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -16.3%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +13.0% +19.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVALNESFL
Held by institutions 90.4% 78.7% 43.5%
Institutions holding 336 374 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -2.0% +15.8%
Institutions buying 144 186 133
Institutions selling 137 126 55
Buyers to sellers 1.05 1.48 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.

VALNESFL
VAL 1.00 0.75 0.23
NE 0.75 1.00 0.29
SFL 0.23 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VAL, NE and SFL?

Noble (NE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valaris (VAL) $6.79B, Noble (NE) $7.21B, Sfl (SFL) $1.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, VAL, NE and SFL?

Valaris (VAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valaris (VAL) 7.2x, Noble (NE) 134.4x, Sfl (SFL) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sfl (SFL) is cheapest (Valaris (VAL) 32.8x, Noble (NE) 95.9x, Sfl (SFL) 23.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sfl (SFL) returned the most: Valaris (VAL) +75.3%, Noble (NE) +56.9%, Sfl (SFL) +81.3%. Over five years, Valaris (VAL) compounded fastest (Valaris (VAL) +22.2%/yr, Noble (NE) +12.5%/yr, Sfl (SFL) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Valaris (VAL) 55.6%, Noble (NE) 40.8%, Sfl (SFL) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VAL, NE 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, Noble (NE) leads on 3. 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.