Noble Corporation plc

NYSE:NE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$6.2b

Noble Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Noble is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 28.7% and 0.2% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 28.5% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 6% in 3 years.

Key information

28.7%

Earnings growth rate

28.50%

EPS growth rate

Energy Services earnings growth18.5%
Revenue growth rate0.2%
Future return on equity5.98%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated02 Feb 2026

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Noble Corporation: Priced For A Recovery That Is Still Delayed

Dec 08

Noble Corporation: Time To Own The Best In Class

Mar 20

Noble Corporation: Production Backlog And Capital Return Promising, Yet Low Visibility On Earnings Past 2025

Nov 08
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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 21

Noble Corporation: The Post Acquisition Outlook

Jul 16

Noble Corporation And Diamond Offshore Drilling: A Sensible Marriage

Jun 10

Noble Corporation: Quality Backlogs With Room To Grow

Feb 05

Noble Corporation: Strong Quarter, Raised Guidance, Undemanding Valuation - Buy

Nov 16

Noble Corporation Can Rise Further As Offshore Rig Capacity Remains Scarce

Oct 17

Noble Corporation: Solid Quarter And Strong Long-Term Prospects - Buy

Aug 07

Noble Corporation: Not Enough Upside

Jul 24

Noble updates Q4 Adjusted EBITDA guidance

Jan 23

Noble closes $350M term loan

Dec 22

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:NE - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20273,3633524658937
12/31/20263,0121602967448
12/31/20253,2521435969368
9/30/20253,284227392901N/A
6/30/20253,290309410907N/A
3/31/20253,139461276798N/A
12/31/20242,91944880655N/A
9/30/20242,646501231807N/A
6/30/20242,553599113662N/A
3/31/20242,499469253766N/A
12/31/20232,462482165574N/A
9/30/20232,438467125458N/A
6/30/20232,057342128393N/A
3/31/20231,71331480270N/A
12/31/20221,333169107281N/A
9/30/2022939157-9137N/A
6/30/2022881100-10257N/A
3/31/202281984-205-18N/A
12/31/2021782352-1636N/A
9/30/2021784-2,594-15415N/A
6/30/2021780-2,62141210N/A
3/31/2021801-2,684104247N/A
12/31/2020909-3,978124273N/A
9/30/20201,156-1,189296455N/A
6/30/20201,188-1,58357243N/A
3/31/20201,243-1,69218227N/A
12/31/20191,246-697-82187N/A
9/30/20191,144-498-17197N/A
6/30/20191,105-334N/A110N/A
3/31/20191,077-810N/A76N/A
12/31/20181,036-885N/A172N/A
9/30/20181,065-877N/A161N/A
6/30/20181,058-892N/A216N/A
3/31/20181,081-356N/A330N/A
12/31/20171,207-515N/A417N/A
9/30/20171,287-1,780N/A465N/A
6/30/20171,400-1,739N/A521N/A
3/31/20172,005-1,333N/A1,096N/A
12/31/20162,242-930N/A1,143N/A
9/30/20162,678212N/A1,470N/A
6/30/20163,179585N/A1,854N/A
3/31/20163,074427N/A1,566N/A
12/31/20153,262500N/A1,765N/A
9/30/20153,21264N/A1,642N/A
6/30/20153,149-109N/A1,514N/A
3/31/20153,157-128N/A1,641N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: NE's forecast earnings growth (28.7% per year) is above the savings rate (3.4%).

Earnings vs Market: NE's earnings (28.7% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15.7% per year).

High Growth Earnings: NE's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: NE's revenue (0.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.2% per year).

High Growth Revenue: NE's revenue (0.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: NE's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (6%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/09 11:21
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/06 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Noble Corporation plc is covered by 50 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullABG Sundal Collier
null nullArgus Research Company
James WestBarclays