Noble NE
NYSE NE
$46.95 +1.09 (+2.38%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Noble (NE) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026)

Noble's (NE) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 8.39% in Q2 2026, down 2015.0% YoY from 0.44% in Q2 2025, and down 138.9% on a QoQ basis from 21.57% in Q1 2026.

Noble (NE) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Noble (NE) has 6 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 8.39% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 2015.0% year-over-year to 8.39% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 9.25% (down 261.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.15%, up 1053.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin slipped to 8.39% in Q2 2026, from 21.57% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 22.71% in Q4 2023 to a low of 47.02% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 5.67% and a median of 13.04% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin surged 2640 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 2319 bps.
  • Tracing NE's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 17.04% in 2022, then jumped by 33 bps to 22.71% in 2023, then tumbled by 102 bps to 0.48% in 2024, then jumped by 1065 bps to 4.63% in 2025, then tumbled by 281 bps to 8.39% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 8.39% (Q2 2026), 21.57% (Q1 2026), and 4.63% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Noble 7.46 Bn 7.01 Bn 273.38 Mn -8.39%
2 Transocean 6.71 Bn 5.91 Bn 358.00 Mn 21.95%
3 Patterson Uti Energy 4.63 Bn 4.43 Bn 597.25 Mn -8.13%
4 Helmerich & Payne 4.39 Bn 4.16 Bn 349.94 Mn 8.11%
5 Seadrill 2.96 Bn 2.60 Bn 234.00 Mn -9.58%
6 Borr Drilling 1.36 Bn 1.14 Bn - -12.96%
7 Nabors Industries 1.30 Bn 792.72 Mn 309.38 Mn 1.18%
8 Precision Drilling 1.15 Bn 1.10 Bn 89.29 Mn 49.01%
9 Valaris 886.35 Mn 345.15 Mn 123.70 Mn -17.14%
10 Sable Offshore 777.33 Mn 755.73 Mn - -16.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -8.39%
Mar 31, 2026 21.57%
Dec 31, 2025 4.63%
Sep 30, 2025 17.48%
Jun 30, 2025 11.76%
Mar 31, 2025 18.01%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.48%
Sep 30, 2024 19.58%
Jun 30, 2024 -4.94%
Mar 31, 2024 -5.95%
Dec 31, 2023 22.71%
Sep 30, 2023 5.76%
Jun 30, 2023 16.34%
Mar 31, 2023 -20.62%
Dec 31, 2022 17.04%
Sep 30, 2022 14.32%
Jun 30, 2022 20.22%
Mar 31, 2022 -47.02%
Dec 31, 2021 -4.36%