Noble Corporation Plc stock
NENYSEEnergyISIN GB00BMXNWH07
53Score 53 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
42 / 100
Price history
+39% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 5 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 6.0% below it.
Since October 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 46).
The price is 22% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 5 years: 66% (September 2023 to April 2025).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$43.91
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$44.90
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)46
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$27.97
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$54.37
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Noble Corporation Plc belongs to the Oil & Gas Drilling industry (United States) and, with a market value of $6.74B, is the largest of 11 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $3.29B (up 7.4% year on year) and earnings of $216.72M (down 51.7%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $2.89B (down 11.9%) and adjusted earnings per share of $0.07 (down 88.8%).
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- MEQIRI Score 53 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 177 of 266 in Energy, median 60.
- The P/E is 125.6 because earnings over the last twelve months collapsed; on the expected earnings of the next twelve months it is 24.4 (Energy sector median 13.6). The P/E therefore does not count in the score.
- Our model puts fair value at $52.38, with the price 19% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Share buybacksShare count down 37% since 2020.Capital allocation 60
- Growing faster than its industryRevenue up 27.8% a year since 2020, Oil & Gas Drilling median 10.7%.Growth 63
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 181% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 52
Weaknesses
- Dividend not coveredPayouts over the last 12 months were 116% of earnings and 333% of free cash flow.Capital allocation 60
- Interest barely coveredOperating profit covers interest only 2.7 times.Stability 62
Its standout strength is valuation, while technical analysis and profitability hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
The fundamentals are in the middle range.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk high
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the highest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 36 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- high price swings
- cyclical sector (energy or materials), as a group, crashed more often in the backtest
- weak fundamentals
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly undervaluedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $37.41 and expensive above $87.30 (uncertainty high, based on the price swings of the past year).
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $42.82, at 7.8% it would be $66.76.
Valuation metrics
From the cash-flow model alone; after a one-off collapse in earnings there is no industry value.
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue fell 13% on the twelve months before. Revenue has changed sharply in recent years: $3.29B in 2025 after $1.41B in 2022.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 20%, operating 16%, net 7%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterDebt is moderate, but interest coverage is weak. Keep an eye on the interest burden and refinancing.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 10 Feb 2027in 90 days
- Last reported
- 26 Oct 2026EPS reported −$0.57 (expected $0.23)below expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have cut their 2026 earnings estimate by 86.4% since 15 Oct 2026. Falling estimates often precede bad news.
- Earnings per share
- $0.07−86.4%
- Revenue
- $2.89B+0.3%
- Earnings per share
- $2.00−5.6%
- Revenue
- $3.16B−1.9%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook mixed
Share price after the results: −1.6%Noble narrowed its 2026 revenue guidance to $2.85 billion to $2.9 billion, toward the high end of the prior range, but lowered Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $850 million to $900 million from $850 million to $925 million, due to later start dates for the Voyager and Valiant.
“Referring to page nine of the earnings presentation, we have narrowed our full-year 2026 guidance for total revenue to between $2.85 billion and $2.9 billion, compared with $2.8 billion and $2.9 billion previously, and Adjusted EBITDA to between $850 million and $900 million, compared with $850 million and $925 …”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 27 Oct 2026 (fiscal Q3 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 2 insiders sold, $2.54M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Noble Corporation Plc
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
266 rated companies in Energy
- This company
- 53
- Sector median
- 60
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Oil & Gas Drilling
The next smaller companies by market value
- TransoceanRIG $5.93B49
- ValarisVAL $5.6B54
- Patterson-UTI EnergyPTEN $3.95B46
- Helmerich & PayneHP $3.66B46
- SeadrillSDRL $2.77B47
- Odfjell DrillingODL.OL $2.66B60
- Nabors IndustriesNBR $1.22B40
- Precision DrillingPDS $1.2B58
ETFs that hold Noble Corporation Plc
Held by 5 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares S&P SmallCap 600 UCITS ETFIUS3 | 0.29% | 0.30% | €2.28B |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.07% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFIUSN | 0.05% | 0.35% | €8.19B |
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| iShares MSCI World Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFCBUG | 0.04% | 0.35% | €434.1M |
| Vanguard FTSE Global All-Cap UCITS ETF Accum USDVGLA | 0.00% | 0.07% | €3.9B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 31 Oct 2022)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.