profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Valaris
$84.14+4.38% today
+48.8% in 1 year
1-year low $49.031-year high $113.42
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $5.95 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Valaris sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.60 billion in 2022 to $2.37 billion in 2025, with $983 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Valaris handed back 49% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $100M
Free cash flow 2025$203M
Bought back its own shares$100M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$599M vs. $1.2B
Valaris vs. similar companies
Valaris grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valaris | 5.9× · Cheap | ||
 Noble | 32.2× · Expensive | ||
 Transocean | No profit yet | ||
 Sinopec Oilfield Service | 57.0× · Expensive | ||
 ADES | 23.4× · Fair price |
Compare Valaris with Noble · Transocean
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Valaris's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,053 | 1,427 | 1,603 | 1,784 | 2,363 | 2,369 | |
| – | – | 128 | 140 | 480 | 593 | |
| -670 | -4,335 | 47 | 40 | 363 | 496 | |
| – | – | 361 | 254 | 577 | 797 | |
| -198 | -4,856 | 177 | 865 | 373 | 983 | |
| -1.14 | -24.42 | 2.33 | 11.67 | 5.14 | 13.93 | |
| – | – | 8.0% | 7.8% | 20.3% | 25.0% | |
| -32.6% | -303.7% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 15.4% | 20.9% | |
| -9.6% | -340.2% | 11.0% | 48.5% | 15.8% | 41.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 16,931 | 12,873 | 2,860 | 4,322 | 4,420 | 5,305 |
| Cash | 97 | 326 | 724 | 621 | 368 | 599 |
| Total debt | 6,121 | 37 | 566 | 1,155 | 1,168 | 1,159 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 1,562 | 2,325 | 2,176 | 2,133 |
| 9,311 | 4,375 | 1,290 | 1,988 | 2,239 | 3,170 | |
| – | 199 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 | |
| – | – | 11.5% | 3.8% | 10.6% | 11.9% | |
| -2.1% | -111.0% | 13.7% | 43.5% | 16.7% | 31.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -277 | -252 | 127 | 268 | 355 | 546 | |
| 227 | 94 | 207 | 696 | 455 | 344 | |
| -504 | -346 | -80 | -429 | -100 | 203 | |
| Dividends paid | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | 0 | 199 | 126 | 100 | |
| 37 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
Valuation
- 5.9×
- 25.7×
- –
- 1.8×
- 2.5×
- 28.8×
- 8.0×
- 3.5%
- 16.8%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 25.0%
- 20.9%
- 41.5%
- 29.2%
- 12.2%
- 9.7%
- 36.2%
- 18.7%
- 8.1%
- –
Growth
- +10.7%
- –
- +303.3%
- –
- −2.1%
Financial health
- 0.7×
- 0.37
- 21.5%
- 6.6×
- 1.77
- 1.48
- 0.41
How it ranks in Energy
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 24%of 467
Top 34%of 466
Top 6%of 387
Top 28%of 461
Bottom 39%of 460
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $73.00
- Range
- $50.00 – $96.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | -0.24 | -0.05 | −380.0% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 0.79 | 0.51 | +54.9% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 2.65 | 1.00 | +165.0% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 1.61 | 1.16 | +38.8% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -0.53 | 1.10 | −148.2% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | 1.88 | 1.20 | +56.7% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 0.88 | 1.04 | −15.4% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 2.03 | 0.71 | +185.9% |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
3/7Passes 3 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
53No pass
Benjamin Graham
80Pass
Philip Fisher
54No pass
Peter Lynch
74Pass
Joel Greenblatt
61Pass
Charlie Munger
58No pass
Terry Smith
44No pass
Questions about Valaris
Is Valaris a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. 3 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Valaris AI analysis
What does Valaris do?
Valaris Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Gulf of America, Australia, Angola, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Floaters, Jackups, ARO, and Other. It is in Oil & Gas Drilling, based in Hamilton, Bermuda, with 3,800 employees.
Does Valaris pay a dividend?
No. Valaris does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $100 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Valaris stock halal?
Yes. Valaris passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 20% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Valaris stock done over the past year?
Up 48.8% over the past twelve months, to $84.14. It traded between $49.03 and $113.42 and is 25.8% below its high.
Who are Valaris's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Noble, Transocean, Sinopec Oilfield Service and ADES. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Valaris's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.