Valaris stock
VALNYSEValaris Limited, EnergyISIN BMG9460G1015
54Score 54 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
39 / 100
Price history
+43% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 6 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 7.7% below it.
Since November 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 31).
The price is 29% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 6 years: 64% (July 2024 to April 2025).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$85.76
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$87.35
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)31
- 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$49.03
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$113.42
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Valaris Limited belongs to the Oil & Gas Drilling industry (United States) and, with a market value of $5.6B, is number 3 of 11 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $2.37B (up 0.3% year on year) and earnings of $982.8M (up 163.2%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $2.2B (down 7.3%) and adjusted earnings per share of $3.23 (down 76.9%).
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- MEQIRI Score 54 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 172 of 266 in Energy, median 60.
- The P/E is 7.1 (Energy sector median 13.6, own median of recent years 7.2).
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- High marginNet margin 37.3% over the last 12 months, Oil & Gas Drilling median 4.4%.Profitability 61
- Share buybacksShare count down 6% since 2020.Capital allocation 59
Weaknesses
- Margin may fall backOperating margin 20.9%, average of the prior years 2.3%, which ranged from −303.7% to 14.9%. After peaks like this, the margin was more than a quarter lower two years later in 44 of 100 cases, against 24 of 100 for other companies with high margins.Profitability 61
- Negative free cash flowFree cash flow −$211.22M over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 27
- Volatile share priceVolatility 61% a year over the last 12 months.Stability 65
Its standout strength is valuation, while technical analysis and fundamentals hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Fundamental quality fluctuates.
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
- weak fundamentals
- high price swings
- cyclical sector (energy or materials), as a group, crashed more often in the backtest
Valuation
Valuation signal
Possible value trapClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
A fair value is not meaningful here, so the signal follows the valuation grade.
Possible value trap: looks cheap, but weak balance sheet.
Valuation metrics
Earnings sit at a cyclical peak, but the operating margin averaged −2.4% over the last ten fiscal years. A fair value is not meaningful here, so the valuation relies on the P/E and the other metrics.
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 11.6% on the twelve months before. Revenue has changed sharply in recent years: $2.37B in 2025 after $1.6B in 2022.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 25%, operating 21%, net 41%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterModerate debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 18 Feb 2027in 98 days
- Last reported
- 2 Nov 2026EPS reported $0.66 (expected $1.06)below expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have raised their 2026 earnings estimate by 6.7% since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $3.23+6.7%
- Revenue
- $2.2B+0.8%
- Earnings per share
- $6.94−1.2%
- Revenue
- $2.43B−1.7%
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.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases or sales in the last 6 months.
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 Valaris
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
- 54
- 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 larger and next smaller companies by market value
- Noble Corporation PlcNE $6.74B53
- TransoceanRIG $5.93B49
- 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 Valaris
Held by 13 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.17% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
| State Street SPDR S&P 400 U.S. Mid Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)SPY4 | 0.15% | 0.30% | €5.27B |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.15% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
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| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.15% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.13% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.07% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFCBUG | 0.06% | 0.35% | €434.1M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRS | 0.05% | 0.45% | €1.53B |
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 12 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 6 Jun 2025)
- 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.