Nabors Industries Ltd (NBR)

Nabors Industries Ltd. provides drilling and drilling-related services for land-based and offshore oil and natural gas wells in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: U.S. Drilling, International Drilling, Drilling Solutions, and Rig Technologies. The company offers tubular running services, including casing and tubing running, and torque monitoring; managed pressure drilling services; and drilling-bit steering systems and rig instrumentation software. The company also offers drilling systems comprising ROCKit, a directional steering control system; SmartNAV, a collaborative guidance and advisory platform; SmartSLIDE, a directional steering control system; and RigCLOUD, a digital infrastructure that integrate applications to deliver real-time insight into operations across the rig fleet. In addition, it operates a fleet of land-based drilling rigs and marketed platforms rigs; manufactures and sells top drives, catwalks, wrenches, drawworks, and other drilling related equipment, such as robotic systems and downhole tools; and provides aftermarket sales and services for the installed base of its equipment. Nabors Industries Ltd. was founded in 1952 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Ticker
NBR
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Drilling
Market cap
$1.06B
52-week range
$44.04 - $112.90

Valuation

Share price
$73.20 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM)
-18.48x
Price to book
1.07x
Price to free cash flow
9.61x
Enterprise value
$2.62B
Book value per share
$68.44

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day+2.49%
5 days-19.37%
1 month-9.87%
3 months-11.92%
6 months-26.38%
Year to date+34.81%
1 year+41.75%
3 years-24.36%
5 years-28.62%
10 years-87.38%
All time+11.54%

Short interest

As of
Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float
6.73%
Shares short
977.90K
Days to cover
5.34
Change since prior report
+1.63%
Source
FINRA consolidated short interest

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
30.01%
Return on invested capital
8.90%
Return on assets
5.98%
Return on capital employed
12.41%
Gross margin
39.89%
Net margin
9.00%
EBITDA margin
35.16%
Revenue growth
8.69%
Free cash flow growth
-267.85%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.40%
Current ratio
1.77x
Net debt to EBITDA
1.71x

Latest reported year

Period end
Dec 31, 2025
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$3.18B
Cost of revenue
$1.91B
Gross profit
$1.27B
EBITDA
$1.12B
Net income
$286.62M
Earnings per share
$18.75
Research and development
$53.06M
Interest expense
$215.37M
Shares outstanding
13.19M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$3.18B$1.27B$286.62M$18.75
2024-12-31$2.93B$1.19B-$176.08M-$22.37
2023-12-31$3.01B$1.22B-$11.78M-$5.49
2022-12-31$2.65B$987.76M-$350.26M-$40.52
2021-12-31$2.02B$730.65M-$569.27M-$76.58
2020-12-31$2.13B$800.97M-$805.64M-$118.69
2019-12-31$3.04B$1.11B-$702.88M-$105.39
2018-12-31$3.06B$1.08B-$640.95M-$99.61
2017-12-31$2.56B$846.22M-$546.81M-$95.00
2016-12-31$2.23B$883.54M-$1.03B-$182.00

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-3139.89%9.00%30.01%8.90%
2024-12-3140.53%-6.01%-41.80%12.27%
2023-12-3140.44%-0.39%-2.17%9.61%
2022-12-3137.22%-13.20%-65.25%0.72%
2021-12-3136.21%-28.22%-79.18%-2.02%
2020-12-3137.53%-37.75%-64.10%-4.03%
2019-12-3136.61%-23.10%-34.28%0.82%
2018-12-3135.34%-20.96%-23.30%0.46%
2017-12-3133.00%-21.32%-18.61%-1.02%
2016-12-3139.66%-46.22%-31.64%-0.87%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$940.74M$2.12B
2024-12-31$397.30M$2.51B
2023-12-31$1.07B$2.51B
2022-12-31$452.31M$2.54B
2021-12-31$991.49M$3.26B
2020-12-31$481.75M$2.97B
2019-12-31$452.50M$3.33B
2018-12-31$481.80M$3.59B
2017-12-31$365.37M$4.03B
2016-12-31$295.20M$3.58B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-31-$22.68M$23.38M
2024-12-31$13.51M$16.50M
2023-12-31$97.01M$15.84M
2022-12-31$127.64M$15.83M
2021-12-31$194.74M$19.36M
2020-12-31$154.24M$24.64M
2019-12-31$256.82M$24.66M
2018-12-31-$133.16M$26.40M
2017-12-31-$511.71M$31.90M
2016-12-31$136.45M$32.00M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
Mar 11, 2020
Payment dateDividend per share
2020-03-11$0.01
2019-12-12$0.01
2019-09-10$0.01
2018-12-12$0.06
2018-09-10$0.06
2018-06-11$0.06
2018-03-12$0.06
2017-12-12$0.06

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-10-27Sep 2026-$0.36
2026-07-28Jun 2026-$1.54
2026-04-28Mar 2026-$2.39
2026-02-11Dec 2025-$2.93
2025-10-28Sep 2025-$2.37
2025-07-29Jun 2025-$2.05
2025-04-29Mar 2025-$2.64
2025-02-12Dec 2024-$1.86

Filings and sources

Company website
nabors.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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