Bringing the fundamentals into focus…
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How Nabors Industries Ltd. stacks up
NBR · against 113 other Energy companies of similar size
Profitability
61/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #36 of 114 · scores higher than 68% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score12 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including NBR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 61?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Energy peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 13.9% vs peer median 11.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 61% of peers. Return on assets: 5.6% vs peer median 4.4%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 73% of peers. Return on invested capital: 16.4% vs peer median 9.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NBR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NBR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 107 reported | 16.4% | 7.5% | 80% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 112 reported | 13.9% | 9.6% | 58% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 110 reported | 5.6% | 3.5% | 72% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 110 reported | 22.3% | 8.1% | 80% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 114 reported | 38.4% | 32.3% | 55% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NBR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.6B USD | 99 | 61 | |
| 1 | 1.3B USD | 99 | 59 | |
| 1 | 1.0B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 4 | 1.4B USD | 98 | 80 | |
| 4 | 3.1B CAD (≈$2.3B) | 98 | 62 | |
| 33 | 68.4B THB (≈$1.9B) | 64 | 66 | |
| 34 | 27.54T IDR (≈$1.7B) | 63 | 63 | |
| 35 | 1.2B AUD (≈$767M) | 62 | 60 | |
| 36 | 670M USD | 61 | 40 | |
| 36 | 1.2B USD | 61 | 59 | |
| 38 | 2.1B USD | 60 | 65 | |
| 39 | 2.1B AUD (≈$1.4B) | 59 | 68 | |
| 40 | 1.9B USD | 58 | 51 | |
| 41 | 2.5B CAD (≈$1.8B) | 57 | 69 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score