NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD PP&E Disclosure
The major components of our property, plant and equipment are as follows:
December 31, |
| ||||||
| 2025 | | 2024 |
| |||
(In thousands) |
| ||||||
Land | $ | 27,541 | $ | 31,529 | |||
Buildings |
| 172,458 |
| 158,518 | |||
Drilling rigs and related equipment |
| 12,561,048 |
| 12,084,276 | |||
Oilfield hauling and mobile equipment |
| 227,386 |
| 228,730 | |||
Other machinery and equipment |
| 259,822 |
| 252,369 | |||
$ | 13,248,255 | $ | 12,755,422 | ||||
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |
| (10,328,236) |
| (9,924,465) | |||
$ | 2,920,019 | $ | 2,830,957 | ||||
Depreciation expense included in depreciation and amortization expense in our consolidated statements of income (loss) totaled $648.8 million, $632.9 million and $644.9 million during 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 13, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 13, 2025 | |
| 2021 | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 24, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| 2015 | Feb 26, 2016 | |
About PP&E Disclosures
The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.
Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.