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NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD NBR

NYSE · stock · Drilling Oil & Gas Wells · website · IPO 2005-11-03

NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.2B
P / E4.3×
P / S0.4×
P / B1.3×
Net margin9.0%
Return on equity30.0%
FCF margin-0.7%
Net debt$1.2B
Net debt / EBITDA1.1×
Enterprise value USD$2.4B
EV / EBITDA2.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV19.6%
Return on capital12.4%
Graham number +79.5%$161.01

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($161.01); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-46.20% -21.30% -21.00% -23.10% -37.80% -28.20% -13.20% -0.40% -6.00% 9.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-5.30% -5.50% 1.90% 2.90% -8.00% -4.00% 1.70% 14.40% 14.20% 14.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-31.60% -18.60% -23.30% -34.30% -64.10% -79.20% -65.30% -2.20% -41.80% 30.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
276.5M 280.7M 6.7M 7.0M 7.1M 7.6M 8.9M 9.2M 9.2M 14.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$3.34B $3.72B $3.18B $2.93B $2.52B $2.27B $2.09B $1.45B $2.12B $1.18B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-12.60% -6.50% -8.20% -10.40% -14.60% -10.30% -7.40% -0.20% -3.90% 6.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.40% 7.20% 9.70% 4.80% 3.20% 0.50% -0.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.11× 1.38× 1.32× 1.64× 2.38× 4.54× 4.73× 4.63× 5.95× 2.22× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$3.64 -$1.90 -$99.61 -$105.39 -$118.69 -$76.58 -$40.52 -$5.49 -$22.37 $17.39 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD trades at about 5.2× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.8×–1817×, median 1488.4×).

3.8× 1817×

Shaded band = 10-year range (3.8×–1817×); dot = today's 5.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin14.8%14.2%14.4%1.7%-4.0%-8.0%2.9%1.9%-5.5%-5.3%
Net margin9.0%-6.0%-0.4%-13.2%-28.2%-37.8%-23.1%-21.0%-21.3%-46.2%
FCF margin-0.7%0.5%3.2%4.8%9.7%7.2%8.4%———
Return on assets6.0%-3.9%-0.2%-7.4%-10.3%-14.6%-10.4%-8.2%-6.5%-12.6%
Return on equity30.0%-41.8%-2.2%-65.3%-79.2%-64.1%-34.3%-23.3%-18.6%-31.6%
Debt / equity2.22×5.95×4.63×4.73×4.54×2.38×1.64×1.32×1.38×1.11×
Current ratio1.561.751.361.682.862.201.901.921.571.41

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.