VAL vs SFL vs NBR Stock Comparison

Valaris, Sfl and Nabors Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VAL Valaris Ltd
$101.69 +29.7% 1M +80.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.05B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.14B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
5 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$13.18 +0.9% 1M +83.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
6.37%
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Valaris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Valaris 5, Sfl 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVALSFLNBRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.05B $1.91B $1.41B VAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 27.0x -32.9x VAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.6x 24.0x — SFL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.2% — — –
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 — 6.37% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +80.1% +83.3% +70.1% SFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr +10.8%/yr -2.9%/yr VAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 31.0% 51.5% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 45/100 — VAL

Percentile Scorecard

VALSFLNBR

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

AxisVALSFLNBR
Valuation 17 #39 of 47 30 #95 of 136 72 #14 of 47
Growth 57 #19 of 43 55 #55 of 121 –
Profitability 67 #14 of 40 – –
Financial Health 68 #15 of 45 7 #131 of 140 14 #39 of 45
Shareholder Returns – 89 #10 of 80 –
Overall 52 45 –
  • VAL ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • 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

PeriodVALSFLNBRSPY
1 month +29.7%+0.9%+14.4% +0.7%
3 months +34.5%+7.2%+7.7% +3.7%
6 months -0.3%+14.3%-13.8% +7.1%
Year to date +101.8%+68.8%+62.8% +12.8%
1 year +80.1%+83.3%+70.1% +11.9%
3 years +53.8%+22.3%-11.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.4%+6.9%-3.8% +22.8%
5 years +188.7%+66.6%-13.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%+10.8%-2.9% +10.9%
10 years —+3.2%-85.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+0.3%-17.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVALSFLNBRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%31.0%51.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%29.1%47.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.360.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.442.691.36 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.8%-52.6%-87.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-4.1%-20.1% -1.2%
52-week high $113.42$13.74$110.63 $779.14
52-week low $49.03$7.19$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.

MultipleVALSFLNBR
P/E now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 28.5x 27.0xmedian 16.5x -32.9xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.2x —median 0.9x 0.4xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 8.9x 11.3xmedian 8.8x —median 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -292.4xmedian 15.4x —median 11.9x 31.1xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.52 -1.50median 0.84 -1.06median 0.52

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 monthsVALSFLNBR
Revenue $2.14B – –
Gross profit $529.80M – –
Operating income $241.00M – –
Net income $938.00M $64.88M –
Free cash flow -$24.10M – –
R&D – – $54.38M
EPS (diluted) $13.35 $0.49 $-2.68
Cash & equivalents $541.20M $113.10M $475.15M
Total debt $1.09B $2.38B –
Shares (diluted) 70.40M 133.06M 14.27M
Enterprise value $4.66B -$144.22B $1.91B

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
MetricVALSFLNBR
P/E 7.5x 27.0x -32.9x
P/FCF -292.4x – 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x – –
P/S 3.3x – 0.4x
P/B 2.2x 1.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.7x 11.3x –
EV/EBIT 31.5x 29.5x –
EV/Revenue 3.6x – –
EV/FCF -315.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -1.50 -1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVALSFLNBR
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.2% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -31.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -53.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 242.1% 82.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 94.2% -18.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 245.4% 78.2% -119.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 102.2% -18.0% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -110.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVALSFLNBR
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% – –
Return on equity 29.2% – 3.7%
Return on assets 17.3% – 0.8%
Return on invested capital 5.6% – –
Return on capital employed 5.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.4x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVALSFLNBR
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% 70.6% 66.3%
Equity / assets 59.1% 29.4% 22.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.15 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVALSFLNBR
Dividend yield – 6.4% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 6.4% 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.

ConsensusVALSFLNBR
Forward P/E 33.6xFY2026 24.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.03FY2026 $0.55FY2026 $-2.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -78.3%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026 -112.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +116.2% +76.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.24BFY2026 $691.35MFY2026 $3.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +19.5% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVALSFLNBR
Held by institutions 90.4% 43.5% 76.0%
Institutions holding 336 223 242
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +15.8% +8.5%
Institutions buying 144 133 146
Institutions selling 137 55 64
Buyers to sellers 1.05 2.42 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.

VALSFLNBR
VAL 1.00 0.22 0.49
SFL 0.22 1.00 0.20
NBR 0.49 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VAL, SFL and NBR?

Valaris (VAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valaris (VAL) $7.05B, Sfl (SFL) $1.91B, Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, VAL, SFL and NBR?

Valaris (VAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valaris (VAL) 7.5x, Sfl (SFL) 27.0x, Nabors Industries (NBR) -32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sfl (SFL) is cheapest (Valaris (VAL) 33.6x, Sfl (SFL) 24.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sfl (SFL) returned the most: Valaris (VAL) +80.1%, Sfl (SFL) +83.3%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +70.1%. Over five years, Valaris (VAL) compounded fastest (Valaris (VAL) +23.6%/yr, Sfl (SFL) +10.8%/yr, Nabors Industries (NBR) -2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sfl (SFL) 6.37%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 0.00%. Valaris (VAL) and Nabors Industries (NBR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Valaris (VAL) 55.6%, Sfl (SFL) 31.0%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VAL, SFL 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, Valaris (VAL) 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.