Nabors Industries Ltd's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Nabors Industries Ltd (NBR) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Nabors Industries Ltd vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 3,214M vs 219,212M combined for tracked competitors (1.4% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+1.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+4.2%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Nabors Industries Ltd generated -2.2% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 9.9% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -0.2% net margin compares with 10.0% for the peer group.
- Scale: Nabors Industries Ltd ranks #9 of 15 companies by market capitalization in the Oil Well Services & Equipment industry, holding 3.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Nabors Industries Ltd accounted for 1.4% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 1.6% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.23M compares with $0.48M for the peer group (0.5x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
NBR Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Nabors Industries Ltd reported revenue contraction of 2.16 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 9.86 %.
With a net margin of -0.19 %, Nabors Industries Ltd reported lower profitability than its competitors (9.96 %).
Nabors Industries Ltd generated 1.41 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 1.58 % a year earlier.
Nabors Industries Ltd vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Nabors Industries Ltd and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Nabors Industries Ltd | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Oil Well Services & Equipment industry grew revenue -11.7% year over year, combined, vs -2.2% for Nabors Industries Ltd. Nabors Industries Ltd's share of combined industry revenue moved from 4.13% to 4.58%, a gain of 0.45 percentage points.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nabors Industries Ltd | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (37) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (5) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 28.60 % (2 of 7) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
NBR Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
NBR Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
NBR Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
NBR Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nine Energy Service Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Forum Energy Technologies Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | National Energy Services Reunited Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Matson inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Patterson uti Energy Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Nabors Industries Ltd's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Nabors Industries Ltd
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Nabors Industries Ltd | 1,133.56 | 3,214.06 |
| General Electric Company | 333,197.28 | 50,638.00 |
| Slb Limited | 77,543.94 | 36,365.00 |
| Baker Hughes Company | 57,120.00 | 27,893.00 |
| Technipfmc Plc | 28,565.79 | 10,420.10 |
| Halliburton Company | 27,176.34 | 22,373.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 673,779.87 | 266,392.49 |
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Sources: Nabors Industries Ltd's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Nabors Industries Ltd's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Aramco | Named by the company | 85% |
| ICD | Named by the company | 85% |
| Weatherford International Plc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Independence Contract Drilling inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Helmerich and Payne inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Tesco Corp | Named by the company | 85% |
| Nov Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Nabors Industries Ltd's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Nabors Industries Ltd | International Excluding Canada 53.08 % |
| General Electric Company | Commercial Engines and Services, Reportable 72.90 % |
| Slb Limited | Production Systems 42.03 % |
| Baker Hughes Company | Oilfield Services and Equipment 52.34 % |
| Technipfmc Plc | Subsea 88.59 % |
| Halliburton Company | Completion and Production 55.83 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Nabors Industries Ltd's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabors Industries Ltd | 1,134 | 231,227 | 23,180 |
| General Electric Company | 333,197 | 888,386 | 157,579 |
| Slb Limited | 77,544 | 333,624 | 28,899 |
| Baker Hughes Company | 57,120 | 498,089 | 56,304 |
| Technipfmc Plc | 28,566 | 410,127 | 46,345 |
| Halliburton Company | 27,176 | 466,104 | 33,479 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 672,646 | 476,380 | 37,564 |
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Nabors Industries Ltd's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Nabors Industries Ltd | Middle East and Asia 40.68 % |
| Slb Limited | Middle East 28.67 % |
| Halliburton Company | North America 39.54 % |
| Dover Corp | United States 55.59 % |
| Jacobs Solutions Inc | United States 68.89 % |
| Fluor Corporation | North America 79.19 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Nabors Industries Ltd's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 15 companies in Nabors Industries Ltd's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Nabors Industries Ltd ranks #9 of 15 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 2.97 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,188, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noble Corporation Plc | 6,807 | 17.55 % |
| 2 | Transocean ltd | 6,419 | 16.55 % |
| 3 | Valaris Limited | 5,700 | 14.70 % |
| 4 | Patterson uti Energy Inc | 4,154 | 10.71 % |
| 5 | Helmerich and Payne inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Baytex Energy Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Seadrill Limited | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Precision Drilling Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Nabors Industries Ltd | 1,150 | 2.97 % |
| 10 | Borr Drilling Limited | 1,234 | 5.2% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Patterson uti Energy Inc | 4,154 | 98.64 % |
| 5 | Helmerich and Payne inc | 3,853 | 75.81 % |
| 6 | Baytex Energy Corp | 3,500 | 84.96 % |
| 7 | Seadrill Limited | 2,959 | 45.03 % |
| 8 | Precision Drilling Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 9 | Nabors Industries Ltd | 1,150 | 101.49 % |
| 10 | Borr Drilling Limited | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 11 | Highpeak Energy Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 12 | Vantage Drilling International | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 13 | Greenland Energy Company | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 14 | Team Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Oil Well Services & Equipment industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (31 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 38.42 % | 36.50 % (avg) | +1.9 pp |
| Operating Margin | 19.43 % | industry median | +14.4 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 15.20 % | 10.27 % (avg) | +4.9 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 20.62 % | 12.97 % (avg) | +7.6 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Oil Well Services & Equipment industry average (31 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 5.6x | 16.5x | -10.9x |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.1x | 18.0x | -11.9x |
| P/B | 1.4x | 1.8x | -0.4x |
| Return on Equity | 33.98 % | industry aggregate | 39.83 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 12.92 % | 1.13 % (avg) | 11.79 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 19.24 % | - | -29.88 % | -5.46 % | 31.53 % | 13.27 % | -2.52 % | 8.69 % |
| Operating Margin | -3.54 % | - | -13.58 % | -10.48 % | 1.67 % | 8.98 % | 8.46 % | 21.90 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -1.06 % | - | -4.25 % | -3.75 % | 0.91 % | 5.80 % | 5.54 % | 14.03 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.9x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Nabors Industries Ltd's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Nabors Industries Ltd is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Nabors Industries Ltd's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Nabors Industries Ltd's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Nabors Industries Ltd falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.17x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue -6.9% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 1,188 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 20.62 % vs industry average 12.97 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Nabors Industries Ltd's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Nabors Industries Ltd's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Nabors Industries Ltd falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Nabors Industries Ltd's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 14.4 points above the industry median.
- Return on equity 39.8 points above the industry aggregate.
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.17x).
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (5.6x vs 16.5x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
Threats
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabors Industries Ltd | 0.82 | 1.84 | 2.39 |
| General Electric Company | - | 0.86 | 1.09 |
| Slb Limited | 0.20 | 1.37 | 0.38 |
| Baker Hughes Company | - | 1.58 | 0.46 |
| Technipfmc Plc | 0.19 | 1.12 | 0.13 |
| Halliburton Company | 0.36 | 2.02 | 0.68 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabors Industries Ltd | Q2 2026 | -2.2 % | - |
| General Electric Company | Q2 2026 | +21.1 % | +16.6 % |
| Slb Limited | Q2 2026 | +5.0 % | -22.2 % |
| Baker Hughes Company | Q1 2026 | +2.5 % | +129.3 % |
| Technipfmc Plc | Q2 2026 | +9.0 % | +35.0 % |
| Halliburton Company | Q2 2026 | +3.7 % | +11.3 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +8.2 % | -8.9 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Nabors Industries Ltd's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabors Industries Ltd | Q2 2026 | +3.8 % | -29.8 % |
| General Electric Company | Q2 2026 | +540.9 % | +2.4 % |
| Slb Limited | Q2 2026 | +79.3 % | +29.0 % |
| Baker Hughes Company | Q1 2026 | +3.1 % | +12.0 % |
| Technipfmc Plc | Q2 2026 | - | -28.1 % |
| Halliburton Company | Q2 2026 | - | -33.6 % |
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Nabors Industries Ltd's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabors Industries Ltd | 6.99% | 8.30% | 33.98% |
| General Electric Company | 6.98% | 11.25% | 48.50% |
| Slb Limited | 5.73% | 7.18% | 11.58% |
| Baker Hughes Company | 7.43% | 11.19% | 16.88% |
| Technipfmc Plc | 11.54% | 22.48% | 35.07% |
| Halliburton Company | 6.36% | 7.98% | 15.08% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Nabors Industries Ltd's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Nabors Industries Ltd | 4.89 | 0.35 |
| General Electric Company | 37.57 | 6.58 |
| Slb Limited | 24.64 | 2.13 |
| Baker Hughes Company | 18.28 | 2.05 |
| Technipfmc Plc | 24.61 | 2.74 |
| Halliburton Company | 17.07 | 1.21 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 31.97 | 2.53 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.