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SEADRILL Ltd

EnergyOilfield Services
Ticker SDRLHAMILTONFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $39.66Diluted shares 71.0M

Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) is an offshore drilling contractor that owns and operates drillships and semi-submersible rigs for oil and gas exploration and development in shallow to ultra-deepwater, as well as a harsh-environment jackup. It provides drilling services to oil super-majors, state-owned national oil… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2025, SEADRILL Ltd reported revenue of $1.44B, up 3.8% from fiscal 2024, and a net loss of $77.00M. Its operating margin was 3.3%, and operations used $28.00M in cash. Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, revenue was $1.60B.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$1.44BFY2025
+3.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.60B
3.27%FY2025
−26.5 percentage points
Last 12 mo 8.58%
$-77.00MFY2025
−117.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $-18.00M
-2.32%FY2025
−17.6 percentage points
Last 12 mo -0.64%
Cash & financing
$-28.00MFY2025
−131.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $115.00M
$-138.00MFY2025
−100.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $38.00M
0.21FY2025
Was 0.21× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.26
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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 SEADRILL Ltd does

In the company’s own words

Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) is an offshore drilling contractor that owns and operates drillships and semi-submersible rigs for oil and gas exploration and development in shallow to ultra-deepwater, as well as a harsh-environment jackup. It provides drilling services to oil super-majors, state-owned national oil companies and independent oil and gas companies, typically under dayrate contracts, and also manages drilling units for affiliated entities. Seadrill operates in a single global offshore drilling market and reports its business as one segment. At December 31, 2025, it owned 15 drilling units, including 10 operating units, and managed two additional units owned by Sonangol. Its fleet includes six seventh-generation and two sixth-generation drillships, alongside semi-submersibles and a jackup. The company employed approximately 3,000 people worldwide at year-end 2025. Seadrill Limited became the group’s ultimate parent following its emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization in February 2022.

Company details
Sector
Energy
Industry (SIC)
Oilfield Services
Headquarters
HAMILTON
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1737706
SIC
1381

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2024–2025 · USD
$-244.40M$257.80M$760.00M$1.26B$1.76B20242025Last 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 SEADRILL Ltd — and what changed

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

68
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$345.81M
held by funds, at market
12.8%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · SEADRILL Ltd’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV · American Century ETF Trust
—of fund net assets
Goehring & Rozencwajg Resources Fund
GRHIX · GOEHRING & ROZENCWAJG INVESTMENT FUNDS
—of fund net assets
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
VXF · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.03%of fund net assets
Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF
DFAT · Dimensional ETF Trust
—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”.

Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.

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

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