Seadrill (SDRL) Free Cash Flow (2024 - 2026)

Seadrill's (SDRL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$35.0 million in Q1 2026, up 51.39% year-on-year from -$23.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 44.44% quarter-over-quarter from -$63.0 million in Q4 2025.

Seadrill (SDRL) Free Cash Flow (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Seadrill has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 3 years of filings, most recently posting -$35.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$35.0 million, up 51.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$101.0 million (up 31.29% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$138.0 million, down 100.0% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$35.0 million for Q1 2026 at Seadrill, up from -$63.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $36.0 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$80.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 3-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$31.0 million (2024), against an average of -$26.9 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 111.25% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 1300.0% in 2025.
  • Seadrill's Free Cash Flow stood at -$31.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 103.23% to -$63.0 million in 2025, then soared by 44.44% to -$35.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$35.0 million (Q1 2026), -$63.0 million (Q4 2025), and $9.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Precision Drilling 156.90 Bn 156.84 Bn 120.82 Mn 93.45 Mn
2 Noble 7.48 Bn 6.81 Bn 755.58 Mn 169.44 Mn
3 Transocean 6.71 Bn 6.09 Bn 475.00 Mn 136.00 Mn
4 Patterson Uti Energy 4.36 Bn 4.03 Bn 535.85 Mn -52.77 Mn
5 Helmerich & Payne 3.92 Bn 3.82 Bn 907.56 Mn -26.28 Mn
6 Seadrill 2.75 Bn 2.42 Bn 177.00 Mn -35.00 Mn
7 Sable Offshore 1.56 Bn 1.51 Bn -66.76 Mn -103.27 Mn
8 Nabors Industries 1.45 Bn 1.33 Bn 290.08 Mn -51.62 Mn
9 Borr Drilling 1.40 Bn 1.16 Bn - 48.40 Mn
10 Valaris 492.40 Mn -85.40 Mn 92.00 Mn -25.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -35.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -35.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -63.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -63.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 9.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -72.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -72.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -31.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -80.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -80.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 36.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 36.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.00 Mn