VAL vs SFL Stock Comparison

Valaris and Sfl Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VAL Valaris Ltd
$99.35 +22.7% 1M +75.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.81B
P/E
7.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.14B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
5 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$12.76 -0.2% 1M +81.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.69B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
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.

QuestionVALSFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.81B $1.69B VAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.2x 26.1x VAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.8x 23.2x 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 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +75.3% +81.3% SFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr +9.7%/yr VAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 31.1% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 46/100 VAL

Percentile Scorecard

VALSFL

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

AxisVALSFL
Valuation 20 #38 of 47 31 #94 of 136
Growth 54 #21 of 44 56 #54 of 122
Profitability 65 #15 of 41 –
Financial Health 67 #16 of 46 6 #135 of 144
Shareholder Returns – 90 #9 of 82
Overall 51 46
  • VAL 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

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

Risk

MeasureVALSFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%31.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.380.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.352.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.8%-52.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $113.42$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $49.03$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.

MultipleVALSFL
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 25.5x 26.2xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.2x —median 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 8.6x 11.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -285.7xmedian 14.7x —median 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 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 monthsVALSFL
Revenue $2.14B –
Gross profit $529.80M –
Operating income $241.00M –
Net income $938.00M $64.88M
Free cash flow -$24.10M –
EPS (diluted) $13.35 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $541.20M $113.10M
Total debt $1.09B $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 70.40M 133.06M
Enterprise value $4.42B -$144.43B

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVALSFL
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%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 102.2% -18.0%
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
MetricVALSFL
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% –
Return on assets 17.3% –
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
MetricVALSFL
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%
Equity / assets 59.1% 29.4%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVALSFL
Dividend yield – 6.6%
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield – 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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

VALSFL
VAL 1.00 0.23
SFL 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VAL and SFL?

Valaris (VAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valaris (VAL) $6.81B, Sfl (SFL) $1.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, VAL and SFL?

Valaris (VAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valaris (VAL) 7.2x, Sfl (SFL) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sfl (SFL) is cheapest (Valaris (VAL) 32.8x, Sfl (SFL) 23.2x). 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) +75.3%, Sfl (SFL) +81.3%. Over five years, Valaris (VAL) compounded fastest (Valaris (VAL) +22.2%/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%, Sfl (SFL) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do VAL and SFL move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.23, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, VAL 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, 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.