Noble Corp plc NE
Noble Corporation plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales ("Noble"), is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. We provide contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry with our global fleet of mobile offshore drilling units. We deliver our services through a high-specification fleet of floating and jackup rigs and the deployment of our drilling rigs in oil and gas basins around the world. Noble and its predecessors have been engaged in the contract drilling of oil and gas wells since 1921. As of December 31, 2025, our fleet of 36 drilling rigs consisted of 25 floaters and 11 jackups.
On June 9, 2024, Noble entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the "Diamond Merger Agreement") with Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. ("Diamond"), Dolphin Merger Sub 1, Inc., and Dolphin Merger Sub 2, Inc., under which Noble would acquire Diamond in a stock plus cash transaction (the "Diamond Transaction"). On September 4, 2024 (the "Diamond Closing Date"), Noble completed its acquisition of Diamond.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.29B | $3.06B | $2.59B | $1.41B | — | $964.3M | — |
| SG&A | $133.1M | $140.5M | $128.4M | $82.2M | — | $121.2M | — |
| Total operating expenses | $2.87B | $2.45B | $2.01B | $1.19B | — | $5.04B | — |
| Operating income | $415.6M | $604.0M | $574.7M | $228.8M | — | -$4.08B | — |
| Interest expense | $162.4M | $94.2M | $59.1M | $42.7M | — | $164.7M | — |
| Pre-tax income | $273.1M | $492.3M | $512.2M | $191.5M | — | -$4.24B | — |
| Income tax | $56.4M | $44.0M | $30.3M | $22.6M | — | $260.4M | — |
| Net income | $216.7M | $448.4M | $481.9M | $168.9M | — | -$3.98B | — |
| EPS, basic | 1.36 | 3.01 | 3.48 | 1.99 | — | -15.86 | — |
| EPS, diluted | 1.35 | 2.96 | 3.32 | 1.73 | — | -15.86 | — |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $160.2M | $151.6M | $145.2M | $97.6M | — | $250.8M | — |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $471.4M | $247.3M | $367.7M | $485.7M | $196.7M | $112.0M | $105.9M |
| Receivables | $589.6M | $797.0M | $548.8M | $468.8M | $200.4M | $189.2M | — |
| Total current assets | $1.27B | $1.39B | $1.06B | $1.05B | $455.6M | $366.4M | — |
| Property, plant and equipment | $5.40B | $6.04B | $4.12B | $3.98B | $1.48B | $1.16B | — |
| Goodwill | — | — | $0 | $26.0M | $0 | — | — |
| Other intangibles | — | $214.0K | $10.1M | $34.4M | $61.8M | $113.4M | — |
| Total assets | $7.53B | $7.96B | $5.51B | $5.23B | $2.07B | $1.71B | — |
| Accounts payable | $298.8M | $397.6M | $395.2M | $290.7M | $120.4M | $81.9M | — |
| Short-term debt | — | — | $0 | $159.7M | $0 | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | $759.7M | $940.4M | $641.7M | $667.1M | $248.4M | $185.4M | — |
| Long-term debt | $1.98B | $1.98B | $586.2M | $513.1M | $216.0M | $393.5M | — |
| Total liabilities | $2.98B | $3.31B | $1.59B | $1.63B | $572.8M | $687.2M | — |
| Retained earnings | $286.6M | $411.2M | $541.2M | $255.9M | $102.0M | $0 | — |
| Total equity | $4.55B | $4.65B | $3.92B | $3.61B | $1.50B | -$311.4M | $3.66B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $951.7M | $655.5M | $574.3M | $281.0M | — | $273.2M | — |
| Stock-based compensation | $30.5M | $43.8M | $37.7M | $35.3M | — | $9.2M | — |
| Capital expenditure | $519.5M | $575.3M | $409.6M | $174.3M | — | $148.9M | — |
| Investing cash flow | -$350.1M | -$959.0M | -$366.5M | $375.8M | — | -$121.5M | — |
| Financing cash flow | -$373.9M | $188.1M | -$325.8M | -$367.8M | — | $107.4M | — |
| Dividends paid | $320.4M | $277.8M | $98.8M | $0 | — | — | — |
| Buybacks | $20.0M | $300.0M | $94.8M | $15.0M | — | $0 | — |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001895262-26-000076.
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