Nabors Industries (NBR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Nabors Industries (NBR) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 39.76% for Q2 2026, up 26.0% year-over-year from 31.56% in Q2 2025, and down 7.97% on a QoQ basis from 36.83% in Q1 2026.
Nabors Industries (NBR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nabors Industries has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 39.76% in Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 39.76%, up 26.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 39.76% (up 26.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 37.68%, up 338.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 39.76% in Q2 2026, from 36.83% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 32.1% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 46.03% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 40.93% and a median of 41.24% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 2331 bps; it then soared 1087 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 46.03% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 43.85% in 2023, then retreated by 2 bps to 44.82% in 2024, then grew by 20 bps to 36.06% in 2025, then decreased by 10 bps to 39.76% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 39.76% in Q2 2026, 36.83% in Q1 2026, and 36.06% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noble | 7.46 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 273.38 Mn | 5.17% |
| 2 | Transocean | 6.71 Bn | 5.91 Bn | 358.00 Mn | -7.15% |
| 3 | Patterson Uti Energy | 4.63 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 597.25 Mn | -1.08% |
| 4 | Helmerich & Payne | 4.39 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 349.94 Mn | 1.63% |
| 5 | Seadrill | 2.96 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 234.00 Mn | 3.23% |
| 6 | Borr Drilling | 1.36 Bn | 1.14 Bn | - | -4.09% |
| 7 | Nabors Industries | 1.30 Bn | 792.72 Mn | 309.38 Mn | -39.76% |
| 8 | Precision Drilling | 1.15 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 89.29 Mn | 19.19% |
| 9 | Valaris | 886.35 Mn | 345.15 Mn | 123.70 Mn | 5.20% |
| 10 | Sable Offshore | 777.33 Mn | 755.73 Mn | - | -31.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -39.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -36.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -35.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -33.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -41.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -43.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -46.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -43.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -43.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -39.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -44.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -43.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -39.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -39.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -46.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -44.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -43.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -40.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -36.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -36.60% |