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Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) Stock Analysis

Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) is a Oil & Gas Drilling stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

NBR

$81.02

+$1.01 (+1.26%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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NBR Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$79.66
Previous Close
$80.01
Day's Range
78.67–81.30
52-Week Range
40.78–112.90
Volume
141.05K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.13
Valuation
Market Cap
$1.23B
P/E Ratio
6.18
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
17.69
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
2.90
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.38
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
13.12
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$3.18B+8.69%
Net Income (FY)
$286.62M
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
7.69%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
15.19M
1-Year Return
+97.85%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
October 27, 2026
Avg Volume
225.18K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, NBR closed at $81.02, +97.85% over 1 year.

Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) has a market capitalization of $1.23B.

In fiscal 2025, NBR reported revenue of $3.18B.

NBR Stock Return by Calendar Year

Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $19,785
+97.85%
5 years
$10,000 $6,592
−34.08%
10 years
$10,000 $1,369
−86.31%

If you had invested $10,000 in Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $1,369 at the close on October 21, 2026: −86.31% in total, −18.03% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+49.21%
2025−5.02%
2024−29.96%
2023−47.29%
2022+90.99%
2021+39.26%
2020−58.62%
2019+45.25%
2018−69.27%
2017−57.75%
2016 (partial year)+70.97%

As of October 21, 2026.

NBR Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$3.18B$286.62M9.0%
2024$2.93B−$176.08M−6.0%
2023$3.01B−$11.78M−0.4%
2022$2.65B−$350.26M−13.2%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$3.18B$621.08M$263.43M$286.62M9.0%
2024$2.93B$554.31M$247.93M−$176.08M−6.0%
2023$3.01B$570.31M$269.86M−$11.78M−0.4%
2022$2.65B$322.69M$44.32M−$350.26M−13.2%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

NBR Dividend History

$0.50−50.0% vs 2019

Dividends per share, 2020 · 1 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2020$0.501−50.0%
2019$1.002−91.7%
2018$12.004+100.0%
2017$6.002+100.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2020$0.501−50.0%
2019$1.002−91.7%
2018$12.004+100.0%
2017$6.002+100.0%
2016$3.001—

Most recent payment: $0.50 per share, ex-dividend March 11, 2020. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

NBR Valuation vs Oil & Gas Drilling Median

Median of 15 stocks
MetricNBROil & Gas Drilling medianvs median
P/E6.1813.1153% below
P/S ratio0.380.9660% below
Profit margin7.69%−1.81%9.5 pts above

Medians across 15 Oil & Gas Drilling stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) is capitalised at $1.23B on the latest close. The company sits in the Energy sector, in the Oil & Gas Drilling industry. Headcount on file is 13,900.

The 52-week range on file runs from $40.78 to $112.90. The most recent close on file for NBR is $81.02, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$1.01 (+1.26%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 98.68% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $3.18B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $2.93B, that is a change of +8.69%. Net income for the same year was $286.62M. The reported profit margin is 7.69%. That is 9.5 percentage points above the Oil & Gas Drilling median of −1.81%. Trailing earnings per share are 13.12.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $2.65B in 2022 to $3.18B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 1 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 6.18. That is 52.84% below the Oil & Gas Drilling median of 13.11. The forward P/E on file is 17.69. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 2.9. The price-to-sales ratio is 0.38. On price-to-sales that is 59.97% below the Oil & Gas Drilling median of 0.96. 15 Oil & Gas Drilling companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The reported beta is 1.13. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 81.76%. The trailing one-year total return is +97.85%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −18.03%.

Growth & Income

The dividend record for NBR runs through 2020. Dividends are recorded for 5 calendar years; 2020 shows 1 payments totalling $0.50 a share. The year before, 2019, totalled $1.00 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2022 at +90.99%; the weakest is 2018 at −69.27%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 3 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +49.21%.

Peer Comparison

Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) operates in the Oil & Gas Drilling industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Nabors Industries Ltd. NBR $1.23B 6.2
Noble Corporation plc NE $7.03B 46.8
Transocean Ltd. RIG $6.75B —
Valaris Limited VAL $6.37B 6.9

The Oil & Gas Drilling industry average P/E ratio is 13.1x. Nabors Industries Ltd. trades at a P/E of 6.2.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Nabors Industries Ltd.

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.

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