secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Noble Corp plc (NE)
CIK:        0001895262
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001895262-26-000108
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Noble Q1 net income $121M ($0.75 EPS); backlog $7.5B; maintains FY guidance, raises capex forecast
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- Q1 2026: net income $121M ($0.75 diluted EPS); adjusted diluted EPS $0.26; revenue $786M; contract drilling revenue $743M.
- Backlog at $7.5B; new contracts $565M incl. Noble Courage 3-yr extension ($339M) and Noble Deliverer 5-well ($121M).
- Board declared Q2 dividend $0.50/share, payable June 25 to holders of record June 4.
- FY 2026 revenue guidance $2.8-3.0B; Adj. EBITDA $940-1,020M maintained; capex guidance raised to $615-665M from $590-640M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000189526226000108/0001895262-26-000108-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000189526226000108/ne-20260427.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001895262-26-000108

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