Seadrill (SDRL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Seadrill (SDRL) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 10.28% in Q3 2026, up 3.12 percentage points from 7.16% a year earlier but down 5.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Seadrill (SDRL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Seadrill's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 8.58% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 5.13 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.27%, down 26.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +469.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 29.75% in FY2024 (+7.84 pp), 21.90% in FY2023 and -17.20% in FY2021 (+449.09 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -1.04% in Q4 2024 to 76.80% in Q2 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.24 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 50.47 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 75.21 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 16.04% (Q2 2026), 6.70% (Q1 2026) and -0.83% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.30 Bn | 73.91 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 12.05% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 49.10 Bn | 11.25 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.69% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 27.94 Bn | 19.88 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 10.94% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.83 Bn | 21.81 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 18.18% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.97 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 228.22 Mn | 8.24% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.45 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 6.38% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.27 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 13.39% |
| 8 | Transocean | 6.19 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 15.26% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.84 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 13.70% |
| 10 | Seadrill | 2.80 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 194.00 Mn | 10.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.28% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 76.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.23% |
| Feb 22, 2022 | 21.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 34.78% |
API Access
Seadrill Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SDRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "SDRL", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SDRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();