Nabors Industries (NBR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Nabors Industries' Operating Margin came in at -60.31% for Q2 2026, down 4.52 percentage points from -55.79% a year earlier and down 0.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Nabors Industries (NBR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Nabors Industries reported Operating Margin of -46.34%, up 10.74 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -42.86%, up 16.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +52.60 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was -59.74% in FY2024 (-5.26 pp), -54.47% in FY2023 (+17.16 pp), -71.63% in FY2022 (+16.28 pp) and -87.91% in FY2021 (+7.56 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.96 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 52.47 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a drop of 70.90 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NBR's Operating Margin at -60.06% (Q1 2026), -57.37% (Q4 2025) and -8.70% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.39 Bn | 73.50 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.94% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 56.70 Bn | 19.98 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 12.74% |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 27.74 Bn | 23.88 Bn | 684.70 Mn | -57.68% |
| 4 | Halliburton | 27.03 Bn | 18.79 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 13.62% |
| 5 | Nov | 6.97 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 9.04% |
| 6 | Noble | 6.81 Bn | 4.74 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 4.23% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 5.95 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 333.00 Mn | 9.68% |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.90 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 358.00 Mn | 15.73% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.52 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 123.70 Mn | 9.48% |
| 10 | Nabors Industries | 1.26 Bn | -618.68 Mn | 309.38 Mn | -60.31% |
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% |
Nabors Industries Operating Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "NBR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=NBR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();