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NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD NBR
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD (NBR) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.01% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $3.2B at a 9.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies
Percentile vs other Mining & Extraction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.117 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.383 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.098 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.285 |
Sector peers · similar-size Mining & Extraction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBR | NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD | 6/9 | 0.48 | 4.3 | +8.7% |
| NE | Noble Corp plc | 5/9 | 2.54 | 28.2 | +7.4% |
| HP | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 4/9 | 2.68 | — | +35.9% |
| RIG | Transocean Ltd. | 4/9 | -1.12 | — | +12.5% |
| VAL | Valaris Ltd | 6/9 | 4.29 | 5.8 | +0.3% |
| PTEN | PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC | 5/9 | 1.31 | — | -10.3% |
| BORR | Borr Drilling Ltd | 5/9 | 0.78 | 29.8 | +1% |
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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.
FAQ
Is NBR financially healthy?
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does NBR pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD pays a dividend yielding about 0.01% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is NBR?
In FY2025, NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD had a net margin of 9.0% and a return on equity of 30.0%.
Is NBR overvalued or undervalued?
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD trades at about 5.2× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.8×–1817.0×, median 1488.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NBR?
The average Wall-Street price target for NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD is $108.50, about 21.0% above the recent price, from 8 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is NBR a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 4.3×, a dividend yield of 0.01%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.