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Noble (NE)

Energy · Oil Gas Drilling · NYSE

Noble (NE) is a Energy company in the Oil Gas Drilling industry. It has a market capitalization of $6.53B and a free-cash-flow yield of 6.6%. Over the most recent reported fiscal year, revenue grew 7.5% and free cash flow per share grew 410.3%. Nama's AI scorecard rates it Sell, 2.8 out of 10. On 12-month momentum it ranks in the rising band of its market.
AI scorecard
Sell · 2.8/10
Clearly negative, short of the bottom band. As of Nov 7, 2026.
Momentum
Rising · +42.4% over 12 months ex. last
Second-best fifth of its market on the past year's move.
Shariah screen
Not Shariah Compliant
At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.
Off its high
-26.1%
How far the last close sits under the highest price of the past five years.
Market cap$6.53B
Trailing P/E—
Price / book1.5
Price / sales2.3
FCF yield6.6%
Dividend yield4.9%
Gross margin15.1%
Operating margin11.3%
Net margin1.8%
Revenue growth (YoY)+7.5%
Revenue growth (3-yr annual)+32.5%
EPS growth (YoY)-71.0%
FCF/share growth (YoY)+410.3%
Beta1.0
ExchangeNYSE
SectorEnergy
IndustryOil Gas Drilling

NE earnings

Next report: Feb 10, 2027 (Q4 2026, EPS estimate $0.00). Beat the EPS estimate in 1 of 4 recent quarters.

QuarterReportedEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Q3 2026 Oct 26, 2026 -$0.57 $0.23 -347.8% $728.76M
Q2 2026 Jul 27, 2026 $0.01 $0.18 -94.4% $719.69M
Q1 2026 Apr 26, 2026 $0.26 $0.21 +23.8% $785.69M
Q4 2025 Feb 11, 2026 $0.09 $0.15 -40.0% $764.41M

NE analyst price target

Median target $48.00 from 12 analysts, ranging $25.00 – $60.00.

Oil Gas Drilling peers

TickerCompanyMarket capP/E
RIG Transocean $5.85B 65.5
VAL Valaris $5.54B 7.0
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy $3.76B —
HP Helmerich & Payne $3.52B —
SDRL Seadrill $2.60B —
NBR Nabors Industries $1.20B —
PDS Precision Drilling $1.16B 19.1
BORR Borr Drilling $1.00B —
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NE FAQ

Is NE a buy?
Nama's AI scorecard currently rates Noble Sell (2.8 out of 10), a call computed from its profitability, cash generation, growth, valuation and balance sheet. It is a research reading, not investment advice.
When does NE report earnings?
Noble's next scheduled report is on Feb 10, 2027. Analysts expect EPS of $0.00.
What is the NE price target?
The median analyst price target from 12 analysts is $48.00, with a range of $25.00 – $60.00.
Is NE Shariah compliant?
Nama's AAOIFI-style screen reads Noble as Not Shariah Compliant. At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.
Does NE pay a dividend?
Yes — Noble's dividend yield is 4.9%.