Noble Corp plc
Business
Noble Corp plc is an offshore drilling contractor that provides contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry using a global fleet of mobile offshore drilling units. It offers drilling services through high-specification floating units (drillships and semisubmersibles) and high-specification jackup rigs, providing dayrate, term and project-based contract drilling and related mobilization/demobilization services. The company reports a single Contract Drilling Services segment reflecting management and operational structure. Noble operates and redeploys its fleet across major offshore basins worldwide, including Africa, Far East Asia, the Middle East, the North Sea, Oceania, South America, and the US Gulf.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-19
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues | 3,286 | 3,058 | 2,589 | 1,414 | 770 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 585 | 429 | 301 | 147 | 90 | |
| General and administrative | 133 | 140 | 128 | 82 | 62 | |
| Merger and integration costs | 26 | 109 | 60 | 85 | 25 | |
| (Gain) loss on sale of operating assets, net | −10 | −17 | 0 | −90 | −186 | |
| Loss on impairment | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane losses and (recoveries), net | 0 | 0 | −20 | 60,000 | 23 | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 2,870 | 2,454 | 2,014 | 1,185 | 709 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 416 | 604 | 575 | 229 | 61 | |
| Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized | −162 | −94 | −59 | −43 | — | |
| Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net | 0 | 0 | −26 | −9 | 0 | |
| Interest income and other, net | 20 | −17 | 18 | 14 | — | |
| Gain on bargain purchase | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 62 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 273 | 492 | 512 | 192 | 102 | |
| Income tax benefit (provision) | −56 | −44 | −30 | −23 | −365,000 | |
| Net income (loss) | 217 | 448 | 482 | 169 | 102 | |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share (usd per share) | 1.36 | 3.01 | 3.48 | 1.99 | 1.61 | |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share (usd per share) | 1.35 | 2.96 | 3.32 | 1.73 | 1.51 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 159 | 149 | 138 | 85 | 63 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 160 | 152 | 145 | 98 | 68 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 471 | 247 | 361 | 476 | 194 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 590 | 797 | 549 | 469 | 200 | |
| Taxes receivable | 79 | 56 | 40 | 34 | 16 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 132 | 288 | 112 | 73 | 45 | |
| Total current assets | 1,272 | 1,389 | 1,062 | 1,052 | 456 | |
| Property and equipment, at cost | 6,639 | 6,905 | 4,592 | 4,163 | 1,556 | |
| Accumulated depreciation | −1,236 | −869 | −468 | −182 | −77 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 5,403 | 6,036 | 4,124 | 3,981 | 1,479 | |
| Other assets | 855 | 540 | 311 | 141 | 77 | |
| Total assets | 7,530 | 7,965 | 5,507 | 5,235 | 2,073 | |
| Accounts payable | 299 | 398 | 395 | 291 | 120 | |
| Accrued payroll and related costs | 82 | 117 | 97 | 76 | 48 | |
| Taxes payable | 83 | 79 | 56 | 57 | 29 | |
| Interest payable | 36 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
| Other current liabilities | 260 | 311 | 82 | 74 | 41 | |
| Total current liabilities | 760 | 940 | 642 | 667 | 248 | |
| Long-term debt | 1,976 | 1,980 | 586 | 513 | 216 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | |
| Noncurrent contract liabilities | 0 | 9 | 51 | 182 | 0 | |
| Other liabilities | 240 | 375 | 296 | 256 | 95 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,981 | 3,313 | 1,586 | 1,628 | 573 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 158,853,799 and 158,946,711 ordinary shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 4,257 | 4,236 | 3,377 | 3,348 | 1,393 | |
| Retained earnings | 287 | 411 | 541 | 256 | 102 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Total shareholders' equity | 4,549 | 4,651 | 3,921 | 3,607 | 1,501 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 7,530 | 7,965 | 5,507 | 5,235 | 2,073 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization of intangible assets and contract liabilities, net | −8 | −60 | −107 | −5 | 52 | |
| (Gain) loss on sale of operating assets, net | −10 | −17 | 0 | −90 | −186 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 44 | −43 | −98 | −26 | −34 | |
| Amortization of share-based compensation | 31 | 44 | 38 | 35 | 17 | |
| Other costs, net | −2 | −14 | −8 | −323,000 | 1 | |
| Net changes in operating assets and liabilities | 12 | −131 | −55 | 19 | 46 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 952 | 655 | 574 | 281 | 52 | |
| Capital expenditures | −520 | −575 | −410 | −174 | −154 | |
| Proceeds from insurance claims | 22 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash acquired (used) in business combinations, net | 0 | −417 | 0 | 167 | — | |
| Proceeds from disposal of assets, net | 147 | 10 | 24 | 381 | 307 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −350 | −959 | −367 | 376 | 208 | |
| Issuance of debt | 0 | 824 | 600 | 350 | — | |
| Repayments of debt | 0 | 0 | −673 | −627 | 0 | |
| Borrowing on credit facilities | 0 | 35 | 0 | 220 | 40 | |
| Repayments of credit facilities | 0 | −35 | 0 | −220 | −218 | |
| Debt issuance costs | 0 | −10 | −25 | −641,000 | 0 | |
| Debt extinguishment costs | 0 | 0 | −26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warrants exercised | 44,000 | 1 | 485,000 | 1 | 730,000 | |
| Share repurchases | −20 | −300 | −95 | −15 | 0 | |
| Dividend payments | −320 | −278 | −99 | 0 | 0 | |
| Withholding tax related to employee stock transactions | −10 | −66 | −9 | −6 | 0 | |
| Finance lease payments | −24 | −6 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | −374 | 188 | −326 | −368 | −177 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 228 | −115 | −118 | 289 | 83 |