---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-015366"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NE"
cik: "0001895262"
company_name: "Noble Corp plc"
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T23:07:55.642115+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Noble Q1 net income $108M, revenue $610M, backlog $4.6B, completes refinancing

## Summary
- Net income of $108M ($0.74 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $0.19.
- Revenue $610M vs $210M YoY; contract drilling services revenue $575M.
- Backlog expands to $4.6B with $1.1B in new contracts; ExxonMobil extends 4 drillships to Q2 2027.
- Refinancing closed: $600M 8.0% senior notes due 2030; $550M revolver maturing 2028.
- Full-year 2023 guidance reaffirmed: revenue $2.35-2.55B, EBITDA $725-825M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-015366
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NE
- cik: 0001895262
- company_name: Noble Corp plc
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828023015366/0001628280-23-015366-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828023015366/ne-20230503.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-015366.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Noble Corp plc reported the quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $610, net income $108 million, EPS $0.74.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $610
  - Net income: $108 million
  - EPS: $0.74
  - Result: reported results
  source text: “Company”) today reported first quarter 2023 results. Three Months Ended (in millions, except per share amounts) March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022 December 31, 2022 Total Revenue $ 610 $ 210 $ 623 Contract Drilling Services Revenue 575 195 586 Net Income (Loss) 108 (37) 135 Adjusted EBITDA* 138 27 157 Adjusted Net Income (Loss)* 27 (8) 61 Basic Earnings (Loss)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828023015366/0001628280-23-015366-index.htm

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