VAL Stock Analysis: Valaris | NYSE
Oil & Gas Drilling | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 5.361m USD | 12M Return: 87.4% | BMG9460G1015 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 68.5M
EPS Trend: 37.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 69.9%
Qual. Beats: 6
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 5.2 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Valaris Limited provides offshore contract drilling services to international, government-owned, and independent oil and gas companies, operating in regions including Brazil, the United Kingdom, the Gulf of America, Australia, and Angola. The company runs four business segments-Floaters, Jackups, ARO, and Other-and maintains a fleet that includes drillships, dynamically positioned semisubmersible rigs, a moored semisubmersible rig, and jackup rigs. In addition to its own assets, Valaris offers rig management services for third-party owners. Headquartered in Bermuda and founded in 1975, the company operates within the capital-intensive Oil & Gas Drilling sub-industry, where contracts with exploration and production customers typically span multi-year terms and require significant upfront investment in offshore assets.
- Brent crude strength lifts floater dayrates and backlog
- ARO Drilling joint venture delivers stable Middle East backlog
- Jackup segment utilization improves on shallow water demand
| Net Income: 939.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -5.69 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 19.83% < 20% (prev 22.27%; Δ -2.44% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 350.8m > Net Income 939.6m |
| Net Debt (614.2m) to EBITDA (606.3m): 1.01 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.55 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (70.4m) vs 12m ago -1.26% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 40.82% > 18% (prev 31.47%; Δ 9.35% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 42.96% > 50% (prev 54.70%; Δ -11.74% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.50 > 6 (EBIT TTM 441.3m / Interest Expense TTM 98.0m) |
| A: 0.08 (Total Current Assets 1.20b - Total Current Liabilities 774.8m) / Total Assets 5.45b |
| B: 0.44 (Retained Earnings 2.38b / Total Assets 5.45b) |
| C: 0.09 (EBIT TTM 441.3m / Avg Total Assets 4.98b) |
| D: 1.44 (Book Value of Equity 3.22b / Total Liabilities 2.23b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.05 = AA |
| DSRI: 0.95 (Receivables 458.1m/554.2m, Revenue 2.14b/2.46b) |
| GMI: 0.77 (GM 31.47% / 40.82%) |
| AQI: 1.33 (AQ_t 0.37 / AQ_t-1 0.28) |
| SGI: 0.87 (Revenue 2.14b / 2.46b) |
| TATA: 0.11 (NI 939.6m - CFO 350.8m) / TA 5.45b) |
| Beneish M = -3.16 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of August 12, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 86.80 with a total of 1,070,451 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +11.08%, over one month by +9.09%, over three months by -10.81% and over the past year by +87.35%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 77.20 (which is 11.1% or 2.6 ATR below the current price).
Valaris has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.73. Therefore, it is recommended to hold VAL.
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 68.4 | -21.2% |
P/E Trailing = 5.4412
P/E Forward = 29.0698
P/S = 2.4218
P/B = 1.7348
Revenue TTM = 2.14b USD
EBIT TTM = 441.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 606.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.09b USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 35.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 1.16b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 67.8m
Net Debt = 614.2m USD (calculated: Debt 1.16b - CCE 541.2m)
Enterprise Value = 5.98b USD (5.36b + Debt 1.16b - CCE 541.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.50 (Ebit TTM 441.3m / Interest Expense TTM 98.0m)
EV/FCF = -209.5x (Enterprise Value 5.98b / FCF TTM -28.5m)
FCF Yield = -0.48% (FCF TTM -28.5m / Enterprise Value 5.98b)
FCF Margin = -1.33% (FCF TTM -28.5m / Revenue TTM 2.14b)
Net Margin = 43.95% (Net Income TTM 939.6m / Revenue TTM 2.14b)
Gross Margin = 40.82% ((Revenue TTM 2.14b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.27b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = none% (prev 10.59%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.10 (Enterprise Value 5.98b / Total Assets 5.45b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 8.48% (Interest Expense 98.0m / Debt 1.16b)
Taxrate = 41.69% (33.6m / 80.6m)
NOPAT = 257.3m (EBIT 441.3m * (1 - 41.69%))
Current Ratio = 1.55 (Total Current Assets 1.20b / Total Current Liabilities 774.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.36 (Debt 1.16b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.22b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.01 (Net Debt 614.2m / EBITDA 606.3m)
Debt / FCF = -21.54 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 614.2m / FCF TTM -28.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.00b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 18.88% (Net Income 939.6m / Total Assets 5.45b)
RoE = 31.33% (Net Income TTM 939.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.00b)
RoCE = 10.80% (EBIT 441.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.00b + L.T.Debt 1.09b))
RoIC = 5.59% (NOPAT 257.3m / Invested Capital 4.60b)
WACC = 8.72% (E(5.36b)/V(6.52b) * Re(9.53%) + D(1.16b)/V(6.52b) * Rd(8.48%) * (1-Tc(0.42)))
Discount Rate = 9.53% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -90.89 | Cagr: -1.96%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -28.5m)
EPS Correlation: 37.10 | EPS CAGR: 43.42% | SUE: 0.07 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 69.85 | Revenue CAGR: 10.17% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 6
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.37 | Chg30d=+4.14% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.47 | Chg30d=-1.00% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=-75.2% | GrowthRev=-8.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=7.24 | Chg30d=-0.47% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+108.8% | GrowthRev=+14.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -57% (up=0, down=4)