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Noble Corp plc

EnergyOilfield Services
Ticker NEHOUSTON, TXFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $26.89Diluted shares 159.5M

Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) provides offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry, deploying mobile drilling rigs for large integrated and independent operators, as well as government-owned or controlled oil and gas companies. Its single reportable segment, Contract Drilling… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Noble Corp plc reported revenue of $3.00B, down 13.0% from a year earlier, and net income of $53.65M. Its operating margin was 12.0%, and operations generated $749.04M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $3.29B, up 7.4% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $216.72M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$3.29BFY2025
+7.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $3.00B
12.65%FY2025
−7.1 percentage points
Last 12 mo 11.95%
$216.72MFY2025
−51.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $53.65M
6.21%FY2025
−3.4 percentage points
Last 12 mo 1.65%
Cash & financing
$951.68MFY2025
+45.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $749.04M
$432.15MFY2025
+439.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $96.93M
0.43FY2025
Was 0.43× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.44
160.2MFY2025
+5.6% year over year
Last 12 mo 159.5M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Noble Corp plc does

In the company’s own words

Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) provides offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry, deploying mobile drilling rigs for large integrated and independent operators, as well as government-owned or controlled oil and gas companies. Its single reportable segment, Contract Drilling Services, operates a global fleet focused primarily on deepwater and ultra-deepwater floating rigs and ultra-harsh-environment jackups. The fleet includes drillships, semisubmersibles and jackups, which are contracted mainly on a dayrate basis and can be redeployed among regions as customer needs change. Noble has operated in contract drilling since 1921 and acquired Diamond Offshore Drilling in September 2024. At December 31, 2025, the company reported a fleet of 36 rigs, comprising 25 floaters and 11 jackups; its fleet listing as of February 2026 describes 31 owned and operated units. The company had approximately 4,500 employees at year-end 2025, excluding about 1,400 labor contractors and agency personnel. Its website is http://www.noblecorp.com.

Company details
Sector
Energy
Industry (SIC)
Oilfield Services
Headquarters
HOUSTON, TX
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1895262
SIC
1381

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2022–2025 · USD
$-328.56M$657.11M$1.64B$2.63B$3.61B2022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Noble Corp plc — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

119
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$1.00B
held by funds, at market
14.8%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Noble Corp plc’s weight in each

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV · American Century ETF Trust
—of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.06%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND
VBK · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.13%of fund net assets
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
VXF · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.06%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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