# Noble Corporation plc A (NE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $45.61, market value $7.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 48.5×** (5-yr avg 15.3×, 3-yr avg 14.2×). Noble Corporation plc A trades at 48.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 15.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 22.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.4×.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 2.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 11.4%**. 11.4% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 6.6%**. 6.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 4.8%**. 4.8% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.4%** (3-yr 32.5%/yr). Revenue grew 7.4% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -54.4%** (3-yr -7.9%/yr). Earnings per share fell 54.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.43**. Debt is 0.43 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.93**. A Z-score of 2.93 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.39%** ($2.00 per share, trailing). Noble Corporation plc A yields 4.39%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 148%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (148% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (11 analysts). 11 analysts cover Noble Corporation plc A; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $48.45 (+6% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 64.2%** (YTD 65.1%, 3-mo 0.4%). The shares are up 64.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.0%** (70.9% above the low). Trading 17% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.43** (volatility 42%). Beta of 0.43 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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