---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-006430"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NE"
cik: "0001895262"
company_name: "Noble Corp plc"
filed_at: "2024-02-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T21:01:04.436969+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Noble Q4 net income $150M; 2024 guidance revenue $2.55-2.7B, EBITDA $925-1025M

## Summary
- Q4 net income $150M ($1.03 diluted EPS); revenue $643M; adjusted EBITDA $201M.
- Full year 2023 net income $482M; adjusted EBITDA $810M; free cash flow $184M; cash from ops $574M.
- Over $500M in new contract awards since Nov; backlog at $4.6B; Maersk Drilling synergy target raised to $150M.
- Board declared Q1 2024 dividend of $0.40/share, payable March 21 to holders of record March 8.
- 2024 guidance: revenue $2.55-2.7B, adjusted EBITDA $925-1025M, capex $400-440M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-006430
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NE
- cik: 0001895262
- company_name: Noble Corp plc
- filed_at: 2024-02-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828024006430/0001628280-24-006430-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828024006430/ne-20240222.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Noble Corp plc reported full year 2024 results: revenue Total Revenue $2,550 to $2,700 million. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: full year 2024
  - Revenue: Total Revenue $2,550 to $2,700 million
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Full Year 2024 Guidance provided as follows: Total Revenue $2,550 to $2,700 million, Adjusted EBITDA $925 to $1,025 million, Capital Additions (net of reimbursements) $400 to $440 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828024006430/0001628280-24-006430-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Noble Corp plc reported full year 2023 results: net income Full Year 2023 Net Income of $482 million.
  - Period: full year 2023
  - Net income: Full Year 2023 Net Income of $482 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: RESS RELEASE NOBLE CORPORATION PLC ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2023 RESULTS • Full Year 2023 Net Income of $482 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $810 million, cash provided by operating activities of $574 million, and Free Cash Flow of $184 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828024006430/0001628280-24-006430-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Noble Corp plc reported the quarter ended December 31, 2023 results: net income Net Income of $150 million, EPS Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share 1.06.
  - Period: the quarter ended December 31, 2023
  - Net income: Net Income of $150 million
  - EPS: Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share 1.06
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net income decreased to $150 million in the fourth quarter, down from $158 million in the third quarter
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828024006430/0001628280-24-006430-index.htm

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