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How Seadrill Limited stacks up
SDRL · against 132 other Energy companies of similar size
Profitability
18/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #109 of 133 · scores higher than 17% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score14 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including SDRL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 18?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are weaker than most Energy peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 84% of peers. Return on assets: 0.0% vs peer median 4.4%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 78% of peers. Return on invested capital: 2.9% vs peer median 9.3%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 62% of peers. Operating margin: 7.8% vs peer median 11.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SDRL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SDRL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 131 reported | 2.9% | 9.2% | 23% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 131 reported | 7.8% | 11.9% | 40% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 127 reported | 0.0% | 3.8% | 17% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 126 reported | 0.0% | 9.1% | 18% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 133 reported | 35.3% | 35.3% | 50% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SDRL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.6B USD | 99 | 61 | |
| 2 | 3.2B USD | 98 | 66 | |
| 2 | 3.1B CAD (≈$2.3B) | 98 | 62 | |
| 2 | 5.2B USD | 98 | 93 | |
| 5 | 191.9B INR (≈$2.3B) | 97 | 69 | |
| 106 | 23.8B CNY (≈$3.3B) | 19 | 34 | |
| 106 | 2.0B USD | 19 | 39 | |
| 106 | 25.0B NOK (≈$2.4B) | 19 | 57 | |
| 109 | 2.4B USD | 18 | 39 | |
| 109 | 2.9B USD | 18 | 29 | |
| 111 | 3.3B AUD (≈$2.2B) | 17 | 34 | |
| 112 | 150.0B THB (≈$4.2B) | 14 | 37 | |
| 113 | 12.7B CNY (≈$1.8B) | 13 | 18 | |
| 113 | 3.8B USD | 13 | 45 |
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