Noble Corp plc (NE) stock
NENYSEDrilling Oil & Gas WellsFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as NE.WT, NE.WTA
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 27, 2026Score 7/3078% above fair value
$42.58+0.36 (+0.85%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $6.80BP/E 121.7Yield 4.70%
Noble statistics
97 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 10, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 3, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.59
- 1.38
- P/OCF Ratio
- 9.08
- 4.94
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.78
- 1.95
- EV / EBIT
- 23.30
- 10.81
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.19%
- 1.81%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.01%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 158M
- 78M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.00%
- 10.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 87.5%
- 68.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 14M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -2.56%
- 0.16%
- Short % of Float
- 8.88%
- 6.75%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 8.79%
- 5.40%
- Days to Cover
- 9.47
- 4.31
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $54.98
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $27.67
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $44.07
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $43.80
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $44.94
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.91
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 6.77%
- 4.36%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -0.75%
- -7.37%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -5.59%
- -6.42%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -18.9%
- -12.7%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 50.8%
- 16.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 39.9%
- 9.22%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -10.8%
- -5.72%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 58.8%
- 22.5%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.79
- 0.86
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 47.1
- 43.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 43.1%
- 47.6%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.00
- 0.67
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 6.77%
- 3.70%
- EBITDA Margin
- 12.0%
- 22.3%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 1.22%
- 2.43%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 0.73%
- 0.12%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 3.02%
- 5.17%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 5.56%
- 5.57%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.76
- 1.07
- Quick Ratio
- 1.32
- 0.61
- Debt / Equity
- 0.44
- 0.40
- Debt / EBITDA
- 5.27
- 1.73
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.33
- 1.15
- Interest Coverage
- 2.34
- 2.11
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -13.0%
- 7.22%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -76.3%
- 6.67%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -75.2%
- -13.6%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 32.5%
- -0.28%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 27.8%
- 15.8%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -7.93%
- -18.5%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.41
- 0.39
- Revenue Per Employee
- $666.35K
- $1.65M
- Profits Per Employee
- $11.92K
- $1.81K
- Employee Count
- 4,500
- 326
- WACC
- 8.97%
- 7.89%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $203.09M
- $16.37M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.55B
- -$47.77M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$9.72
- -$0.39
- Equity (Book Value)
- $4.29B
- $598.56M
- Book Value Per Share
- $26.86
- $10.10
- Tangible Book Value
- $4.29B
- $567.72M
- Working Capital
- $546.45M
- $1.72M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 0.79%
- 1.88%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.70%
- 2.46%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.00%
- 0.31%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.70%
- 2.09%
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.00
- $0.60
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 11.1%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 2
- 0
- Payout Ratio
- 602.0%
- 33.1%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $153.20M
- $46.86M
- Income Tax
- $149.44M
- $7.64M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 73.6%
- 21.5%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $14.54
- $29.41
- Graham Upside
- -65.8%
- 12.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.10
- 1.53
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | NE | S&P 500 | Difference | NE per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -0.8% | -2.7% | +1.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | -2.4% | -1.7% | −0.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | +55.7% | +11.9% | +43.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +50.9% | +12.0% | +38.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +6.3% | +78.2% | −71.8 pts | +2.1% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +87.8% | +73.2% | +14.6 pts | +13.4% | +11.6% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
14M NE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 2.6% from the previous report, or 8.88% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 9.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 76.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 14,040,449 | -2.6% | 1,482,658 | 9.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 14,409,437 | +0.7% | 1,122,012 | 12.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14,312,618 | -2.6% | 1,182,614 | 12.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 14,695,060 | +1.0% | 1,218,670 | 12.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 14,549,834 | -2.3% | 1,037,259 | 14.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 14,898,278 | -0.9% | 1,202,724 | 12.4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 15,028,185 | +15.6% | 1,920,537 | 7.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 13,005,119 | +19.1% | 1,451,757 | 9.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10,922,086 | +16.5% | 2,358,906 | 4.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9,373,386 | +4.5% | 1,017,792 | 9.2 |
| May 29, 2026 | 8,965,973 | +8.3% | 1,410,757 | 6.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 8,275,172 | -10.9% | 1,382,842 | 6.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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