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Noble Corporation plc

NE

Energy · 45.22 -0.4% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:10 GMT-4

Market read

Noble Corporation plc's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 5 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Operating margin improved 7.3 percentage points.
  • Revenue decreased 10.2% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-0.4% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 5 activeOffshore Oil & Gas · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • NE's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if NE's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Energy · Oil & Gas Drilling

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 5 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Operating margin improved 7.3 percentage points.
Evidence that challenges
  • Revenue decreased 10.2% versus the comparable filing period.
What would clarify the read
  • NE's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods6
Price observations327
Usable filing statements78
Verified relationships6
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +7.4% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 4.39x in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -7.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -8.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Diluted shares increased 5.6% in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 530% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

45.73
6m+0.9%12m+52.8%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$770.3M-20.1%$1.51
2022-12-31$1.4B+83.5%$1.73+44.3%
2023-12-31$2.6B+83.1%$3.32+48.8%
2024-12-31$3.1B+18.1%$2.96+4.4%
2025-12-31$3.3B+7.4%$1.35+5.6%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Demand and volumemixed · 4 filings
For example, as described under “Results of Operations” below, the actual revenues earned in the second quarter of 2026 from the Noble Faye Kozack and the Noble Courage differed from prior backlog amounts due to the disclosed temporary operational suspensions.
10-Q · Jul 28, 2026
Credit and interest ratespositive · 3 filings
Interest expense increased as a result of the Diamond Transaction and primarily relates to our 2030 Notes as well as the Diamond Second Lien Notes (as defined below).
10-K · Feb 12, 2026
Input and raw-material costsnegative · 3 filings
The decrease was primarily driven by lower labor costs of $3.4 million, $1.6 million in professional fees, and a combined $2.4 million in office rental and maintenance and facility and office costs due to the Denmark office lease termination during the second…
10-Q · Jul 28, 2026
Labor availability and costsnegative · 3 filings
The decrease was primarily driven by lower labor costs of $3.4 million, $1.6 million in professional fees, and a combined $2.4 million in office rental and maintenance and facility and office costs due to the Denmark office lease termination during the second…
10-Q · Jul 28, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 2.2× · EV/sales 2.7×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

45.22-0.4% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:10 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for NE. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-04-27 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-29.

cautious
OperationscautiousEvidence score -1
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationpremium

What improved

  • Operating margin improved 7.3 percentage points.

What weakened

  • Revenue decreased 10.2% versus the comparable filing period.

Filing receipts

Depreciation and amortization decreased primarily due to divestitures during the current period as well as the timing of capital additions that were placed in service as compared to retirements among the periods.

Demand for midwater semisubmersibles is primarily driven by brownfield activity in mature basins, especially in Northwest Europe, South America, and the Asia Pacific regions, where a generally stable level of baseload demand is supported by infield drilling and plug and abandonment requirements.

The decrease was primarily due to reductions within certain corporate charges such as professional fees, corporate leases, and employee-related costs.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind NE

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

BORRBorr Drilling LimitedsupplierFeb 12, 2026

Rate structures are adjusted annually to reflect market conditions.

JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.lenderFeb 12, 2026

Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement In April 2023, certain subsidiaries of Noble amended and restated the senior secured revolving credit agreement, dated February 5, 2021, by entering into an Amended and Restated Senior Secured Rev…

HSBCHSBC Holdings plclenderFeb 12, 2026

Diamond Credit Agreement In connection with the Diamond Transaction, the Company terminated Diamond’s $300.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Diamond Revolving Credit Facility”) under a credit agreement, dated as of April 23, 2021 (as am…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

NE is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Offshore Oil & Gas. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for NE; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.