Nabors Industries (NBR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Nabors Industries (NBR) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 3.68% in Q3 2026, down 37.42 percentage points from 41.10% a year earlier and down 30.26 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).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +15.73 percentage points.
- 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 33.94% (Q2 2026), 33.71% (Q1 2026) and 39.54% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 74.69 Bn | 71.14 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.59% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 48.29 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 14.41% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 26.55 Bn | 18.45 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 18.10% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.06 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 38.85% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.56 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 228.22 Mn | 1.22% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.32 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 2.39% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.16 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 21.95% |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.81 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 3.47% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.47 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 24.42% |
| 10 | Nabors Industries | 1.11 Bn | -1.31 Bn | 339.76 Mn | 3.68% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.68% |
| 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% |
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();