Seadrill Limited

NYSE:SDRL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.3b

Seadrill Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Seadrill has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 43.7%, while the Energy Services industry saw earnings growing at 51.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.2% per year. Seadrill's return on equity is 14.3%, and it has net margins of 28.4%.

Key information

43.7%

Earnings growth rate

41.8%

EPS growth rate

Energy Services Industry Growth23.7%
Revenue growth rate6.2%
Return on equity14.3%
Net Margin28.4%
Next Earnings Update26 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Seadrill Limited: Strong Execution On Drilling Activity- Hold

Dec 14

Seadrill: Potential M&A, Industry Tailwinds Will Support Growth Acceleration

Sep 23

Seadrill: Short-Term Headwinds Provide Buying Opportunity

Sep 12

Seadrill Q2 2024: Mixed Results, Exacerbated By A Lowered Guidance, Reiterate Buy

Aug 22

Seadrill: Re-Contracting At Higher Dayrates Will Drive The Stock Price

Jul 29

Seadrill: Expect More Buybacks Following Qatar Jackup Fleet Sale - Buy

Jun 04

Investors Will Want Seadrill's (NYSE:SDRL) Growth In ROCE To Persist

May 28
Investors Will Want Seadrill's (NYSE:SDRL) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Apr 03
Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Seadrill: Prepare For Earnings Inflection Next Year, Buy

Mar 26

Seadrill: Buy On Major Contract Awards And Material Share Repurchase Activity

Jan 04

Seadrill: Investment Case Remains Compelling

Nov 30

Seadrill Warns Of Near-Term Headwinds, But Long-Term Outlook Still Solid

Nov 01

Seadrill: Bet On Rigs Deficit And Rising Oil Prices

Aug 29

Seadrill: More Good News But Management Still Guarded, Buy On Weakness

Aug 21

Seadrill: Appealing Valuation And Multiple Potential Catalysts

Jul 13

Seadrill: Buy On Inexpensive Valuation While Waiting For Earnings Power To Unfold

May 24

Seadrill agrees to acquire Aquadrill LLC for $958M in all-stock deal

Dec 23

Seadrill sells all of its 35% stake in Paratus Energy Services

Oct 21

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Seadrill makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:SDRL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,4724181020
30 Jun 241,532476950
31 Mar 241,560317850
31 Dec 231,470300740
30 Sep 231,332204600
30 Jun 231,17296580
31 Mar 23986-34600
31 Dec 229773,666600
30 Sep 229923,732670
30 Jun 229443,695650
31 Mar 228693,475660
31 Dec 21840-572670
30 Jun 21803-3,259750
31 Mar 21902-3,184750
31 Dec 20894-4,426740
30 Sep 201,217-3,401740
30 Jun 201,301-2,466850
31 Mar 201,129-2,4881270
31 Dec 191,201-700910
30 Sep 191,168-1,3821110
30 Jun 191,111-1,1001090
31 Mar 191,130-4,5971340
31 Dec 181,182-4,483900
30 Sep 181,318-6,7871890
30 Jun 181,554-6,7762270
31 Mar 181,783-3,2182660
31 Dec 171,999-2,9732770
30 Sep 172,105-2192890
30 Jun 172,359-6422710
31 Mar 172,652-2502380
31 Dec 162,969-1812340
30 Sep 163,2591182340
30 Jun 163,488-1,0552380
31 Mar 163,760-9272440
31 Dec 154,106-6342490
30 Sep 154,414-8652640
30 Jun 154,6861,1082930
31 Mar 154,7111,3343070
31 Dec 144,6773,9733150
30 Sep 144,9184,0483180
30 Jun 144,9144,1863120
31 Mar 144,9235,3093010

Quality Earnings: SDRL has a large one-off gain of $193.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: SDRL's current net profit margins (28.4%) are higher than last year (15.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SDRL has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 43.7% per year.

Accelerating Growth: SDRL's earnings growth over the past year (104.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (43.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: SDRL earnings growth over the past year (104.9%) exceeded the Energy Services industry 27.3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: SDRL's Return on Equity (14.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/06 07:31
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/06 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Seadrill Limited is covered by 58 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.

AnalystInstitution
Anders HagenABG Sundal Collier
Thijs BerkelderABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Robert Jan VosABN AMRO Bank N.V.