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Valaris Limited

VAL

Energy · 85.72 +0.9% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Valaris Limited'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
  • Revenue decreased 12.4% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+0.9% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 5 activeOffshore Oilfield Services · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • VAL's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if VAL'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

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges
  • Revenue decreased 12.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 17.2 percentage points.
  • Net income decreased 56.2% versus the comparable filing period.
What would clarify the read
  • VAL'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 periods9
Price observations327
Usable filing statements231
Verified relationships4
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +24.0% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +338.6 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +4369.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 68% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 32200% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

85.72
6m-8.2%12m+67.5%24m
Annual trajectory

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

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2020-12-31$1.4B-30.5%
2022-12-31$1.6B+12.3%
2023-12-31$1.8B+11.3%-0.5%
2024-12-31$9.6M-99.5%-3.1%
2025-12-31$11.9M+24.0%-2.7%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 5 filings
Our net cash provided by operating activities and capital expenditures were as follows (in millions): Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 88.1 $ 275.9 Capital expenditures $ (206.4) $ (167.4) During the six months e…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Demand and volumenegative · 5 filings
Our backlog excludes ARO's backlog but includes backlog from our rigs leased to ARO at the contractual lease rates, which are subject to adjustment under the terms of the shareholder agreement governing the joint venture (the "Shareholder Agreement").
10-Q · May 5, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 5 filings
Net foreign currency exchange losses were $3.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $14.3 million in the prior year period, primarily driven by favorable exchange rate movements in euros and British pounds, partially offset by unfavor…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 4 filings
Interest expense, net increased by $14.0 million, or 17%, in 2025 compared to 2024, primarily due to lower capitalized interest for VALARIS DS-13 and VALARIS DS-14, which were delivered at the end of 2023 and mobilized to the shipyard in 2024.
10-K · Feb 20, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 510.7× · EV/sales 551.6×. 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

85.72+0.9% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 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 VAL. 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

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-07-31.

cautious
OperationscautiousEvidence score -4
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationwithheld

Capital and cash conversion

Investment load increased

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Capital spending consumed more revenue while free-cash-flow margin declined.

Capital spending YoY
+23.3%
Capital spending / revenue
+20.5%
Free-cash-flow margin
-11.8%
FCF margin change
-20.6 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

No thresholded improvement was identified.

What weakened

  • Revenue decreased 12.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 17.2 percentage points.
  • Net income decreased 56.2% versus the comparable filing period.

Filing receipts

Further contributing to the offsetting increase was a net $5.4 million increase attributable to non-recurring items, comprised of a $17.1 million accrual reversal in the prior year period related to a favorable arbitration outcome for a previously disclosed patent license litigation, partially offset by an $11.7 million reversal of previously recognized bad debt expense during the current year period in connection with the execution of a favorable settlement resulting in the collection of outstanding customer invoices from 2020.

Other income (expense), net, increased primarily due to favorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations relative to the prior year period of $10.9 million and a net $8.2 million increase from the recognition of pre-tax gains on sales of assets, driven by the sale of VALARIS 104 during the six months ended June 30, 2026, partially offset by gains from the sales of VALARIS 75 and an office in Angola in the prior year period.

Jackup depreciation expense increased $5.4 million, or 20%, during the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior year period, primarily due to new assets placed in service for certain rigs that underwent capital upgrades.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind VAL

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

Depends on

PBR10.0% of VALcustomerFeb 20, 2026

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.

JYNTFiling-linked namepartnerFeb 20, 2026

Joint venture investments could be adversely affected by our joint venture partners’ actions, financial condition and liquidity and disputes between us and our joint venture partners.

Depended on by

RIGTransocean Ltd.investeeFeb 23, 2026

Agreement to acquire Valaris Limited On February 9, 2026, we and Valaris Limited, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Bermuda ("Valaris"), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the "Agreement") providing for the combi…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

VAL is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Offshore Oilfield Services. 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.

Context history

Theme membership history

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