Noble Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Noble is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.7%.
Key information
4.7%
Dividend yield
1.3%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 6.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.7% |
| Dividend Growth | 7.3% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 140% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Why I'm Looking For Growing Backlog On Noble's Upcoming Yearly Report
Feb 10Noble Corporation: Time To Own The Best In Class
Mar 20Noble Corporation: Production Backlog And Capital Return Promising, Yet Low Visibility On Earnings Past 2025
Nov 08
Operational Efficiency And Critical Acquisitions Set To Propel Revenue Growth And Margin Enhancement
Strategic consolidation through the acquisition of Diamond aims to enhance operational scale and market positioning, supporting future revenue and margin growth.Noble Corporation: Strong Quarter But Muted Near-Term Outlook - Buy
Aug 21Noble Corporation: The Post Acquisition Outlook
Jul 16Noble Corporation And Diamond Offshore Drilling: A Sensible Marriage
Jun 10Noble Corporation: Quality Backlogs With Room To Grow
Feb 05Noble Corporation: Strong Quarter, Raised Guidance, Undemanding Valuation - Buy
Nov 16Noble Corporation Can Rise Further As Offshore Rig Capacity Remains Scarce
Oct 17Noble Corporation: Solid Quarter And Strong Long-Term Prospects - Buy
Aug 07Noble Corporation: Not Enough Upside
Jul 24Noble updates Q4 Adjusted EBITDA guidance
Jan 23Noble closes $350M term loan
Dec 22Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, NE has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: NE's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 3 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Noble Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (NE) | 4.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Energy Services) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (NE) (up to 3 years) | 4.7% |
Notable Dividend: NE's dividend (4.7%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.35%).
High Dividend: NE's dividend (4.7%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.14%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (140.5%), NE's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (81%), NE's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/02/12 12:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/02/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Noble Corporation plc is covered by 45 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| null null | ABG Sundal Collier |
| null null | Argus Research Company |
| James West | Barclays |