Nabors Industries (NBR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Nabors Industries (NBR) posted Operating Margin of 60.31% for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from 60.06% in Q1 2026, and down 452.0% year-over-year from 17.13% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Nabors Industries (NBR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nabors Industries has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 60.31% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 452.0% year-over-year to 60.31% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 46.34%, a 1074.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 42.86%, up 1687.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 60.31% for Q2 2026 at Nabors Industries, roughly flat from 60.06% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 8.7% in Q3 2025, with the low at 93.85% in Q1 2022.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 57.87%, with a median of 59.49% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Margin sank 987 bps in 2024, then jumped 5247 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 63.58% in 2022, then climbed by 14 bps to 54.44% in 2023, then dropped by 12 bps to 61.06% in 2024, then climbed by 6 bps to 57.37% in 2025, then fell by 5 bps to 60.31% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 60.31% (Q2 2026), 60.06% (Q1 2026), and 57.37% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patterson Uti Energy | 4.90 Bn | 4.70 Bn | 597.25 Mn | -0.57% |
| 2 | Helmerich & Payne | 4.43 Bn | 4.19 Bn | 349.94 Mn | 18.19% |
| 3 | Nabors Industries | 1.28 Bn | 770.31 Mn | 309.38 Mn | -60.31% |
| 4 | Precision Drilling | 1.19 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 89.29 Mn | 21.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -60.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -60.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -57.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -55.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -50.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -61.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -61.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -58.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -57.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -54.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -62.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -53.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -47.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -63.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -60.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -73.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -93.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -80.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -85.71% |