---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-020677"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NE"
cik: "0001895262"
company_name: "Noble Corp plc"
filed_at: "2024-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T22:28:25.666478+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 $95M, adj. EBITDA $183M, declares $0.40 dividend, backlog $4.4B

## Summary
- Revenue $637M ($612M contract drilling), net income $95M ($0.66 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $66M ($0.45 adjusted EPS).
- Adjusted EBITDA $183M, up 32% YoY from $138M; free cash flow -$38M due to $167M capex.
- Dividend declared $0.40/share, payable June 27, 2024, record June 6, 2024; annualized $1.60.
- New contracts with total value ~$215M, including Noble Venturer (Trident, Rhino), Noble Viking (Prime Energy), Noble Voyager (Petronas), Noble Innovator (BP).
- FY 2024 guidance maintained: revenue $2,550M-$2,700M, adj. EBITDA $925M-$1,025M, capex $400M-$440M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-020677
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NE
- cik: 0001895262
- company_name: Noble Corp plc
- filed_at: 2024-05-06T23:59:59+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/1895262/000162828024020677/0001628280-24-020677-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828024020677/ne-20240506.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-020677.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Noble Corp plc updated its first quarter 2024 guidance (reaffirmed).
  - Period: first quarter 2024
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On May 6, 2024, Noble Corporation plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its condensed consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828024020677/0001628280-24-020677-index.htm

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