Nabors Industries (NBR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Nabors Industries (NBR) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -39.76% for Q2 2026, up 0.26 percentage points from -40.03% a year earlier but down 2.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nabors Industries (NBR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nabors Industries' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -37.68%, up 3.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -1.38 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nabors Industries' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -41.06% in FY2024 (+2.77 pp), -43.83% in FY2023 (-1.64 pp), -42.19% in FY2022 (-6.61 pp) and -35.58% in FY2021 (+0.72 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -46.03% in Q4 2022 to a high of -32.10% in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.05 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q3 2025, with a gain of 10.87 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 28.13 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -36.83% (Q1 2026), -36.06% (Q4 2025) and -32.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 78.73 Bn | 75.84 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.42% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 55.45 Bn | 18.73 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 9.65% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 28.88 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 14.18% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 27.45 Bn | 23.60 Bn | 684.70 Mn | -133.92% |
| 5 | Noble | 7.62 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 5.17% |
| 6 | Transocean | 7.16 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 358.00 Mn | -7.15% |
| 7 | Nov | 7.06 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 5.00% |
| 8 | Valaris | 6.74 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 123.70 Mn | 5.20% |
| 9 | Weatherford International | 6.30 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 16.42% |
| 10 | Nabors Industries | 1.29 Bn | -591.87 Mn | 309.38 Mn | -39.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -39.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -36.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -36.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -32.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -40.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -41.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -44.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -42.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -43.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -39.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -43.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -43.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -39.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -39.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -46.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -44.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -43.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -40.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -36.79% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -36.57% |
API Access
Nabors Industries Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NBR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NBR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();