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Noble Corporation PLC (DE:85V1)
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Noble Corporation (85V1) Earnings Dates, Call Summary & Reports

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Earnings Data

Report Date
May 04, 2026
After Close (Confirmed)
Period Ending
2026 (Q1)
Consensus EPS Forecast
0.22
Last Year’s EPS
0.22
Same Quarter Last Year
Based on 8 Analysts Ratings

Earnings Call Summary

Q4 2025
Earnings Call Date:Feb 11, 2026|
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveys a fundamentally constructive and confident outlook driven by meaningful backlog growth, strong full-year 2025 financials, disciplined capital recycling, and targeted fleet reinvestment that underpin management's visibility to a substantial earnings and free cash flow inflection in 2027 (~$1.3B EBITDA and ~$600M FCF run-rate). Offsetting this optimism are clear near-term headwinds: lower 2025 Brent prices (-15% YoY), soft dayrates and present utilization gaps (82% present vs 95% contracted), elevated 2026 CapEx tied to strategic projects, Petrobras-related contract uncertainty in Brazil, and potential one-off cash exposures (e.g., up to $85M BOP lease buyout). On balance, the positive operational momentum, backlog quality, commercial wins, and capital allocation actions outweigh the near-term macro and timing challenges, but the recovery is contingent on market execution and demand crystallizing into 2026–2027.
Company Guidance
Noble guided 2026 revenue of $2.8–3.0 billion (including ~ $150 million of reimbursables) and adjusted EBITDA of $940–1,020 million, with Q1 EBITDA expected roughly flat to Q4 2025 and a modestly higher weighting in H2; they forecast total 2026 CapEx of $590–640 million (including roughly half of the $160 million Great White project, ~ $25 million of customer‑reimbursable CapEx, and ~ $50 million of additional project CapEx tied to recent $1.3 billion awards), cash taxes of ~11–12% of adjusted EBITDA, a favorable working capital reduction of ~ $100 million, and note a potential BOP lease buyout of up to $85 million (not in CapEx guidance). The company reported a $7.5 billion backlog (≈ $2.3 billion to convert in the remainder of 2026 and year‑two backlog slightly larger than 2026), ended Q4 2025 with revenue of $705 million, adjusted EBITDA of $232 million (30% margin), Q4 cash from operations $187 million and free cash flow $35 million, and FY2025 results of $3.3 billion revenue, $1.1 billion adjusted EBITDA, $497 million net CapEx and $454 million free cash flow. Looking through 2027, management illustrated a run‑rate scenario (13 of 15 tier‑one drillships working plus D‑rig contributions) of roughly $1.3 billion EBITDA and about $600 million free cash flow, and expects go‑forward sustaining CapEx to trend to the high $300s–$400 million range (excluding remaining Great White spend).
Strong Q4 and Full-Year Financial Results
Q4 contract drilling services revenue of $705,000,000, adjusted EBITDA of $232,000,000 and adjusted EBITDA margin of 30%. Q4 cash flow from operations was $187,000,000, CapEx was $152,000,000, and Q4 free cash flow was $35,000,000. Full-year 2025 revenue was $3,300,000,000 with adjusted EBITDA of $1,100,000,000 and full-year free cash flow of $454,000,000.
Backlog Growth and Bookings
Backlog increased to $7,500,000,000. Management highlighted ~30% year-over-year backlog growth (noted relative to a 15% YoY decline in Brent). Approximately $2,300,000,000 of backlog is scheduled to convert to revenue in the remainder of 2026, and year-two backlog currently exceeds prompt year backlog.
Material Commercial Wins
Key contract awards include: Noble Great White three-year contract in Norway with Aker BP valued at $473,000,000 (includes mobilization) with anticipated project EBITDA potential of ~$240,000,000 over three years; Noble Johnny D’Souza two-year contract in Nigeria valued at $292,000,000; Noble Developer three-well BP contract (Trinidad) at a $375,000/day dayrate starting in early 2027; Noble Black Rhino awarded one firm workover (~50 days) plus one option well in the U.S. Gulf. Additional multi-well awards and extensions across South America and Southeast Asia expand booked rig years.
Fleet Strategy and Capital Recycling
Completed sale of five jackups to Borr Drilling for $360,000,000 (cash proceeds $210,000,000 plus $150,000,000 seller note) and expected $64,000,000 sale of Noble Resolve (close in Q3). Strategic focus sharpened toward high-end deepwater and CJ70 jackup market, and planned reactivation and upgrade investments (e.g., Great White) to enhance NAV and capability.
Forward-Year Visibility and 2027 Run-Rate Goal
2026 guidance: revenue $2,800,000,000–$3,000,000,000 and adjusted EBITDA $940,000,000–$1,020,000,000. Management envisions a 2027 run-rate of ~ $1,300,000,000 in EBITDA and ~ $600,000,000 in free cash flow assuming 13 of 15 tier-one drillships working at current market rates and contribution from all three D rigs.
Maintained Shareholder Returns
Returned $80,000,000 to shareholders in Q4 via $0.50 per share dividend; board declared a $0.50 per share dividend for the current quarter, signaling continued capital return commitment.
Market Recovery Indicators
Contracted UDW rig count recovered to 105 from a recent low of 97 (+8 rigs, ~8.2% increase) and is approaching the 2024 high of 107. Marketed contracted utilization is 95% (with present working rigs at 90 representing an 82% present marketed utilization), and management noted improving demand pockets across South America, West Africa, Mediterranean/Black Sea, and Asia Pacific (Asia Pacific contracted rigs up from 4 to 8).

Noble Corporation (DE:85V1) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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DE:85V1 Earnings History

Report Date
Fiscal Quarter
Forecast / EPS
Last Year's EPS
EPS YoY Change
Press Release
Slides
Play Transcript
May 04, 2026
2026 (Q1)
0.22 / -
0.22
Feb 11, 2026
2025 (Q4)
0.15 / 0.08
0.475-83.93% (-0.40)
Oct 27, 2025
2025 (Q3)
0.22 / 0.16
0.339-52.50% (-0.18)
Aug 05, 2025
2025 (Q2)
0.40 / 0.11
0.61-81.94% (-0.50)
Apr 28, 2025
2025 (Q1)
0.38 / 0.22
0.382-42.22% (-0.16)
Feb 17, 2025
2024 (Q4)
0.56 / 0.47
0.873-45.63% (-0.40)
Nov 05, 2024
2024 (Q3)
0.68 / 0.34
0.738-54.02% (-0.40)
Jul 31, 2024
2024 (Q2)
0.54 / 0.61
0.32289.47% (+0.29)
May 06, 2024
2024 (Q1)
0.46 / 0.38
0.161136.84% (+0.22)
Feb 22, 2024
2023 (Q4)
0.51 / 0.87
0.348151.22% (+0.53)
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DE:85V1 Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date
Price 1 Day Before
Price 1 Day After
Percentage Change
Feb 11, 2026
€35.05€35.25+0.57%
Oct 27, 2025
€25.72€25.04-2.67%
Aug 05, 2025
€21.60€22.18+2.69%
Apr 28, 2025
€17.49€18.78+7.38%
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