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Nabors Industries Ltd.

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Nabors Industries Ltd.

NBR·NYSE·Energy & Transportation·CIK 0001163739

Nabors Industries, Ltd. is a Bermuda exempted company formed on December 11, 2001, that owns and operates one of the world's largest land-based drilling rig fleets and provides offshore platform rigs in the United States and numerous international markets. The company also supplies performance software, tubular running services, managed pressure drilling services, and innovative technologies for its own rig fleet and those operated by third parties. Additionally, Nabors manufactures advanced drilling equipment and provides drilling rig instrumentation. Nabors has developed a portfolio of technologies aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions for itself and third-party customers. The company's strategy involves integrating downhole hardware, surface equipment, and software solutions into rig designs to enhance performance and efficiency, and leveraging advanced drilling automation. With operations in over 20 countries, Nabors is a global provider of drilling and drilling-related services for land-based and offshore oil and natural gas wells. As of December 31, 2025, Nabors' fleet included 242 actively marketed rigs for land-based drilling operations in the United States and multiple international markets, and 27 actively marketed rigs for offshore platform drilling operations in the United States and various countries worldwide.

Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 14 items for NBR at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-27, rated 7/10. Across its 14 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 3 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for NBR spans 8-K, 10-Q, DEF 14A, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Nabors Q3: Record International Margin, $75M Free Cash Flow, Raised FY26 Cash Guidance
  • Nabors Posts $1.24 Per-Share Loss in Third Quarter
  • Nabors Takes 14% Stake in Quaise Energy via $35M Stock Deal With Price Collar
  • Nabors Secures Waiver to Redeem Up to $100M of 9.125% Senior Notes
  • Nabors Q2 Revenue Slightly Misses, but Lower 48 Rig Outlook Lifts Momentum

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$3.18B
Net Income
$286.62M
Diluted EPS
$17.39
Op. Cash Flow
$693.27M
Free Cash Flow
-$22.68M
Operating Income
$471.05M
Cash & Equivalents
$940.71M
Total Debt
$2.49B
Debt / Equity
4.22×
Net Margin
9.0%
Shares Outstanding
13.19M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-13 · accession 0001104659-26-014997

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.34 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 977,900 shares in NBR as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.6% increase from the prior period — about 5.3 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 29, 2026, 70.7% of NBR volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)977,900 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 1.6%
Days to cover5.34 at avg daily volume of 183,275
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)70.7% of 121,099 shares on October 29, 2026
5-day average short volume64.0%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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52-week range · as of 2026-10-27 $44.04 – $112.9
Market cap
$1.35B
Volume
359.1K (1.7× avg)
3-mo avg 211.5K
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