Noble Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Noble is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 8.86% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 18th June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 5th June, 2025.
Key information
8.9%
Dividend yield
9.4%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 18.2% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 8.4% |
| Dividend Growth | 3.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | 18 Jun 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 05 Jun 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 63% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Noble: A Strong Q1, But Re-Contracting Risk Remains An Overhang (Downgrade)
Apr 30Noble 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
Aug 29 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 16Should You Be Adding Noble (NYSE:NE) To Your Watchlist Today?
Jul 15
Is There An Opportunity With Noble Corporation plc's (NYSE:NE) 50% Undervaluation?
Jun 22Noble Corporation And Diamond Offshore Drilling: A Sensible Marriage
Jun 10We Think Noble (NYSE:NE) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
May 11Fewer Investors Than Expected Jumping On Noble Corporation plc (NYSE:NE)
Apr 20Here's Why We Think Noble (NYSE:NE) Is Well Worth Watching
Mar 30Noble (NYSE:NE) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Feb 07Noble Corporation: Quality Backlogs With Room To Grow
Feb 05Should You Be Adding Noble (NYSE:NE) To Your Watchlist Today?
Dec 15Noble Corporation: Strong Quarter, Raised Guidance, Undemanding Valuation - Buy
Nov 16Noble Corporation Can Rise Further As Offshore Rig Capacity Remains Scarce
Oct 17Noble Corporation Plc (NYSE:NE) Shares Could Be 50% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Oct 10With EPS Growth And More, Noble (NYSE:NE) Makes An Interesting Case
Aug 13Noble Corporation: Solid Quarter And Strong Long-Term Prospects - Buy
Aug 07Noble Corporation: Not Enough Upside
Jul 24If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Noble (NYSE:NE) Presents An Opportunity
May 07Getting In Cheap On Noble Corporation Plc (NYSE:NE) Might Be Difficult
Mar 01Noble updates Q4 Adjusted EBITDA guidance
Jan 23Are Investors Undervaluing Noble Corporation Plc (NYSE:NE) By 50%?
Dec 27Noble closes $350M term loan
Dec 22Noble's (NYSE:NE) Robust Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders
Nov 10Noble Non-GAAP EPS of $0.50 beats by $0.11, revenue of $306M beats by $10.82M
Nov 03Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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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 2 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Noble Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (NE) | 8.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.9% |
| Industry Average (Energy Services) | 3.1% |
| Analyst forecast (NE) (up to 3 years) | 8.4% |
Notable Dividend: NE's dividend (8.86%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.63%).
High Dividend: NE's dividend (8.86%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.86%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (63%), NE's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (115.2%), NE's dividend payments are not well 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 | 2025/05/07 10:06 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Noble Corporation plc is covered by 63 analysts. 9 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 |
| Kjetil Garstad | Arctic Securities ASA |
| null null | Argus Research Company |