Nabors Industries (NBR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Nabors Industries (NBR) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 33.94% in Q2 2026, up 35.65 percentage points from -1.70% a year earlier and up 0.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nabors Industries (NBR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nabors Industries reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 54.41%, up 72.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +100.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -18.27% in FY2024 (-27.52 pp), 9.25% in FY2023 (+58.18 pp), -48.93% in FY2022 (+6.11 pp) and -55.04% in FY2021 (-8.90 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has ranged from -85.14% in Q1 2022 to 41.10% in Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +19.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 76.57 percentage points in Q2 2023, against a drop of 41.80 percentage points in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 33.71% (Q1 2026), 39.54% (Q4 2025) and 41.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 72.34 Bn | 69.45 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.54% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 55.59 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 15.79% |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 27.02 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 684.70 Mn | 35.41% |
| 4 | Halliburton | 26.54 Bn | 18.29 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 14.73% |
| 5 | Nov | 6.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 1.58% |
| 6 | Noble | 6.50 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 3.30% |
| 7 | Transocean | 5.76 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 358.00 Mn | -20.01% |
| 8 | Weatherford International | 5.72 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 333.00 Mn | 21.25% |
| 9 | Kodiak Gas Services | 5.48 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 246.76 Mn | 4.83% |
| 10 | Nabors Industries | 1.27 Bn | -612.46 Mn | 309.38 Mn | 33.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 33.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 39.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 41.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -19.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -12.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -54.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -59.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -74.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -85.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -70.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -60.80% |
API Access
Nabors Industries Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NBR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NBR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();