NBR
Nabors Industries Ltd.
NBR lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve, though they disagree widely on how much.
NBR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable |
NBR's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
NBR PE Valuation
NBR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x next year's earnings.
NBR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NBR to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
NBR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.75 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$3.75 | -139% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.34 | +$28.41 |
| Q1 2026 | $13.67 | +$29.32 |
| Q4 2025 | $17.39 | +$39.76 |
| Q3 2025 | $9.64 | +$28.36 |
| Q2 2025 | -$14.07 | +$4.05 |
| Q1 2025 | -$15.65 | -$1.51 |
| Q4 2024 | -$22.37 | -$16.88 |
NBR has swung to a loss: it lost $3.75 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
NBR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $872.2M | +6.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $814.8M | -2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $783.5M | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $797.5M | +9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $818.2M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $832.8M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $736.2M | +0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $729.8M | +0.6% |
NBR's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $872M last quarter, up 6.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +4.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +5.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | +23 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.8% | -4.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7% | -7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -8.6% | -23 points |
NBR's operating margin was 16% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
NBR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $68.7M | +246% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.6M | +$56.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$51.6M | +$25.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $83.8M | +$142.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $19.8M | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | -$46.7M | -186% |
| Q1 2025 | -$77.2M | -3056% |
| Q4 2024 | -$59.1M | -224% |
NBR's free cash flow has turned positive again: $110M over the past year, against −$163M the year before.
NBR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.6% | +230K shares |
| 1 year | -5.3% | -818K shares |
| 3 years | +59% | +5.4M shares |
| 5 years | +83% | +6.6M shares |
| Available history | +106% | +7.5M shares |
NBR has 15M diluted shares, down 5.3% from a year ago.
NBR Net Leverage
NBR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
NBR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 40.6 | Neutral |
NBR's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
NBR PE vs Energy Sector
| Metric | NBR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 6.3x | 13x | 52% below |
| PE % | 67 | 61 | 6 pts above |
NBR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NBR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $81.0 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $84.4 | 1.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $80.7 | 3.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $60.6 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $78.0 | 6.8% above |
NBR's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 6.8% above its 200-week average.
NBR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $147.0 | $58.4 | -60% |
| 2021 | $58.4 | $86.7 | +49% |
| 2022 | $86.7 | $156.0 | +80% |
| 2023 | $156.0 | $81.6 | -48% |
| 2024 | $81.6 | $51.2 | -37% |
| 2025 | $51.2 | $52.6 | +2.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $52.6 | $83.3 | +58% |
NBR is up 58% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.