secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Noble Corp plc (NE)
CIK:        0001895262
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-005935
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Noble Q4 revenue $927M, Adj EBITDA $319M; guides FY25 rev $3.25-3.45B
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- Q4 revenue $927M ($882M contract drilling); net income $97M; adjusted diluted EPS $0.56.
- FY2025 guidance: revenue $3.25-3.45B, adjusted EBITDA $1.05-1.15B, capex $375-425M.
- New contracts since Nov ~$525M; backlog $5.8B. Diamond synergies half of $100M realized.
- Board declares Q1 dividend $0.50/share, payable Mar 20; $575M returned via buybacks/dividends in 2024.
- Retired two cold-stacked drillships; marketed floater fleet 74% contracted in Q4.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828025005935/0001628280-25-005935-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828025005935/ne-20250218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-005935

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