Nabors Industries (NBR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Nabors Industries (NBR) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -32.75% for Q2 2026, down 32.75 percentage points from 0.00% a year earlier and down 2.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nabors Industries (NBR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nabors Industries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -30.08%, up 23.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +12.35 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nabors Industries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -53.66% in FY2024 (-34.66 pp), -19.00% in FY2023 (+35.18 pp), -54.19% in FY2022 (-10.93 pp) and -43.25% in FY2021 (-0.82 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -12.39 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 58.29 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 41.14 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was -29.88% (Q1 2026), -28.47% (Q4 2025) and -27.12% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 78.73 Bn | 75.84 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 9.52% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 55.45 Bn | 18.73 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 8.85% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 28.88 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 21.36% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 27.45 Bn | 23.60 Bn | 684.70 Mn | -134.40% |
| 5 | Noble | 7.62 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 4.10% |
| 6 | Transocean | 7.16 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 358.00 Mn | -7.40% |
| 7 | Nov | 7.06 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 1.65% |
| 8 | Valaris | 6.74 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 123.70 Mn | 5.63% |
| 9 | Weatherford International | 6.30 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 16.40% |
| 10 | Nabors Industries | 1.29 Bn | -591.87 Mn | 309.38 Mn | -32.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -32.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -29.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -28.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -27.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -60.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -19.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -56.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -61.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -58.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -58.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -52.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -44.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -43.80% |
API Access
Nabors Industries Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NBR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NBR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();