Valaris Ltd
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $6.29B
- P/E (TTM)
- 6.7
- Dividend yield
- –
About Valaris
Drilling Oil & Gas Wells, SIC 1381
Valaris Limited is an offshore contract drilling company that supplies integrated drilling services to the international oil and gas industry. The company operates rigs on a day-rate contract basis, providing drilling equipment and personnel to drill and complete oil and natural gas wells, as well as offering ancillary services such as well interventions, plug and abandonment work, and carbon capture projects. Its operations are organized into four segments: Floaters, Jackups, ARO, and Other, which includes third-party rig management. Valaris provides services to major international, government-owned, and independent oil and gas companies.
As of December 31, 2025, the company owned 46 rigs situated across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, North and South America, and Asia and the Pacific Rim, alongside an interest in nine joint venture rigs. Valaris operates in major offshore markets across six continents, maintaining personnel across 25 locations globally. The text identifies Valaris as a Bermuda company without stating a specific headquarters city.
Summary of the business section of Valaris's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Valaris Ltd
- Founded
- 1987
- Headquarters
- Hamilton, Bermuda
- Address
- Richmond House, 12 Par-La-Ville Road HM 08
- Phone
- 4402076594660
- Website
- valaris.com
- Employees
- 5,070, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Drilling Oil & Gas Wells
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Houston, Texas
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- VAL
- Other tickers
- VAL.WT
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 69M, Jul 30, 2026
- Public float
- $2.50B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 1-for-4 reverse, May 2, 2019
- SEC CIK
- 314808
- CUSIP
- G9460G101
- ISIN
- USG9460G1016
- LEI
- 5299008BQ9IREYWBTS30
- EIN
- 98-1589854
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Dibowitz | President & CEO, Director | 254,607 |
| Melissa Barron | Controller | 17,742 |
| Davor Vukadin | SVP & General Counsel | 19,737 |
| Matthew Lyne | SVP - CCO | 33,652 |
| Gilles Luca | SVP - COO | 96,396 |
| Christopher T. Weber | SVP - CFO | 62,433 |
| Kristian Johansen | Director | 9,548 |
| Elizabeth Leykum | Director | 43,019 |
| Dick Fagerstal | Director | 28,017 |
| Joseph Goldschmid | Director | 38,560 |
| Catherine Hughes | Director | 15,448 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Anton Dibowitz | $6.05M | $9.20M | $2.35M | $213 | $167 |
| FY2025 Tom Burke | $0 | $0 | $2.35M | $213 | $167 |
| FY2024 Anton Dibowitz | $6.29M | $1.91M | $2.44M | $289 | $168 |
| FY2024 Tom Burke | $0 | $0 | $2.44M | $289 | $168 |
| FY2023 Anton Dibowitz | $2.31M | $29.56M | $2.68M | $285 | $161 |
| FY2023 Tom Burke | $0 | $0 | $2.68M | $285 | $161 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“We had a global workforce of approximately 5,070 persons including contractors, and approximately 3,800 persons excluding contractors, as of December 31, 2025.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings