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How Noble Corporation plc stacks up
NE · against 400 other Energy companies
Profitability
30/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #280 of 401 · scores higher than 30% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score40 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including NE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 30?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are weaker than most Energy peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 72% of peers. Return on invested capital: 4.7% vs peer median 9.3%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 69% of peers. Return on assets: 2.1% vs peer median 4.4%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 11.4% vs peer median 11.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 383 reported | 4.7% | 9.3% | 28% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 398 reported | 11.4% | 11.7% | 49% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 391 reported | 2.1% | 4.4% | 31% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 384 reported | 3.3% | 10.5% | 25% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 405 reported | 35.4% | 33.2% | 54% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.9B EUR (≈$7.6B) | 100 | 76 | |
| 1 | 22.9B USD | 100 | 72 | |
| 3 | 6.33T SAR (≈$1.71T) | 99 | 66 | |
| 3 | 400M EUR (≈$440M) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 1.6B USD | 99 | 61 | |
| 276 | 4.2B NOK (≈$400M) | 31 | 18 | |
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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