(VAL) Valaris - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: Bermuda • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: BMG9460G1015

Stock:

Total Rating 76

Risk 93

Buy Signal 1.02

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services -3.1
Oil & Gas Drilling -1.5

Market Cap: 6,662m
Avg Trading Vol: 158M USD

ATR: 5.63%
Peers RS (IBD): 88.89

Risk 5d forecast
Volatility	45.8%
Relative Tail Risk	-6.09%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	1.62
Alpha	111.07

Character TTM
Beta	1.137
Beta Downside	3.042

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	63.82%
CAGR/Max DD	0.16

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 254.39%
EPS Trend: 54.3%

Last SUE: 4.00
Qual. Beats: 2

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 14.98%
Rev. Trend: 87.0%

Last SUE: 3.01
Qual. Beats: 4

Description: VAL Valaris

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. The company owns an offshore drilling rig fleet, which includes drillships, dynamically positioned semisubmersible rigs, a moored semisubmersible rig, and jackup rigs. It also offers management services on rigs owned by third parties. The company serves international, government-owned, and independent oil and gas companies. Valaris Limited was founded in 1975 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.0

Net Income: 982.8m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 6.06 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 22.53% < 20% (prev 16.90%; Δ 5.63% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 546.2m > Net Income 982.8m
Net Debt (486.6m) to EBITDA (698.8m): 0.70 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.77 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (69.9m) vs 12m ago -1.83% < -2%
Gross Margin: 48.66% > 18% (prev 0.25%; Δ 4840 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 48.72% > 50% (prev 53.45%; Δ -4.73% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 5.60 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 698.8m / Interest Expense TTM 98.8m)

Altman Z'' 4.09

A: 0.10 (Total Current Assets 1.23b - Total Current Liabilities 691.6m) / Total Assets 5.30b
B: 0.45 (Retained Earnings 2.38b / Total Assets 5.30b)
C: 0.11 (EBIT TTM 553.7m / Avg Total Assets 4.86b)
D: 1.15 (Book Value of Equity 2.44b / Total Liabilities 2.13b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 4.09 = AA

Beneish M -3.41

DSRI: 0.83 (Receivables 474.8m/571.2m, Revenue 2.37b/2.36b)
GMI: 0.52 (GM 48.66% / 25.47%)
AQI: 1.18 (AQ_t 0.38 / AQ_t-1 0.32)
SGI: 1.00 (Revenue 2.37b / 2.36b)
TATA: 0.08 (NI 982.8m - CFO 546.2m) / TA 5.30b)
Beneish M-Score: -3.41 (Cap -4..+1) = AA

What is the price of VAL shares?

As of February 26, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 94.18 with a total of 892,977 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.49%, over one month by +62.74%, over three months by +68.15% and over the past year by +143.86%.

Is VAL a buy, sell or hold?

Valaris has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.73. Therefor, it is recommend to hold VAL.

StrongBuy: 4
Buy: 1
Hold: 5
Sell: 1
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the VAL price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	64.8	-31.2%
Analysts Target Price	64.8	-31.2%

VAL Fundamental Data Overview February 24, 2026

P/E Trailing = 17.1288
P/E Forward = 13.947
P/S = 2.8122
P/B = 2.7081
Revenue TTM = 2.37b USD
EBIT TTM = 553.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 698.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.09b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 35.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Debt = 1.09b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 486.6m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 7.15b USD (6.66b + Debt 1.09b - CCE 599.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 5.60 (Ebit TTM 553.7m / Interest Expense TTM 98.8m)
EV/FCF = 35.27x (Enterprise Value 7.15b / FCF TTM 202.7m)
FCF Yield = 2.84% (FCF TTM 202.7m / Enterprise Value 7.15b)
FCF Margin = 8.56% (FCF TTM 202.7m / Revenue TTM 2.37b)
Net Margin = 41.49% (Net Income TTM 982.8m / Revenue TTM 2.37b)
Gross Margin = 48.66% ((Revenue TTM 2.37b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.22b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = none% (prev 31.91%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.35 (Enterprise Value 7.15b / Total Assets 5.30b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.28% (Interest Expense 24.8m / Debt 1.09b)
Taxrate = 15.99% (88.3m / 552.3m)
NOPAT = 465.2m (EBIT 553.7m * (1 - 15.99%))
Current Ratio = 1.77 (Total Current Assets 1.23b / Total Current Liabilities 691.6m)
Debt / Equity = 0.34 (Debt 1.09b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.17b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.70 (Net Debt 486.6m / EBITDA 698.8m)
Debt / FCF = 2.40 (Net Debt 486.6m / FCF TTM 202.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.54b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 20.21% (Net Income 982.8m / Total Assets 5.30b)
RoE = 38.71% (Net Income TTM 982.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.54b)
RoCE = 15.27% (EBIT 553.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.54b + L.T.Debt 1.09b))
RoIC = 13.63% (NOPAT 465.2m / Invested Capital 3.41b)
WACC = 8.95% (E(6.66b)/V(7.75b) * Re(10.10%) + D(1.09b)/V(7.75b) * Rd(2.28%) * (1-Tc(0.16)))
Discount Rate = 10.10% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -2.74%
[DCF] Terminal Value 66.02% ; FCFF base≈202.7m ; Y1≈133.1m ; Y5≈60.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 7.68 (EV 1.02b - Net Debt 486.6m = Equity 531.6m / Shares 69.2m; r=8.95% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 54.35 | EPS CAGR: 254.4% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: 86.99 | Revenue CAGR: 14.98% | SUE: 3.01 | # QB: 4
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.03 | Chg7d=-0.149 | Chg30d=-0.133 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.34 | Chg7d=-0.247 | Chg30d=-0.096 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=-76.1% | Growth Revenue=-10.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=6.98 | Chg7d=+0.045 | Chg30d=-0.069 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=+109.2% | Growth Revenue=+16.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +1.00 (1 Up / 0 Down within 30d for Next Quarter)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = 4.3% (Discount Rate 10.1% - Earnings Yield 5.8%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = -31.5% (Analyst -27.2% - Implied 4.3%)

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