---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001895262-26-000073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NE"
cik: "0001895262"
company_name: "Noble Corp plc"
filed_at: "2026-02-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:23:24.390026+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Noble Q4 2025: revenue $764M, net income $87M; backlog hits $7.5B; Q1 dividend $0.50/share

## Summary
- Q4 contract drilling services revenue $705M, down from $757M prior quarter; net income $87M vs -$21M prior quarter.
- Adjusted EBITDA $232M (Q4 2024: $319M); adjusted diluted EPS $0.09 (prior year $0.56).
- Backlog increased to $7.5B with $1.3B in new awards since October, including $473M Noble GreatWhite (Aker BP) and $292M Noble Gerry de Souza (ExxonMobil).
- Full year 2026 guidance: total revenue $2.8-$3.0B, Adjusted EBITDA $940-$1,020M, CapEx $590-$640M.
- Board declared $0.50/share Q1 dividend (payable March 19; record March 4); completed $360M divestiture of five jackups.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001895262-26-000073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NE
- cik: 0001895262
- company_name: Noble Corp plc
- filed_at: 2026-02-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000189526226000073/0001895262-26-000073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000189526226000073/ne-20260211.htm

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