Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) Balance Sheet
NBR balance sheet, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars$4.79B assets = $3.35B liabilities + $1.44B equity
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what NBR owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
NBR financial health
Current ratio1.56
Comfortable · current assets cover current liabilities 1.56×
Debt / equity4.34
High leverage · $4.34 of debt for each $1 of equity
Equity / assets12.3%
Thin equity · of assets funded by shareholders
Cash / debt36.7%
Low cash cover · cash & short-term investments vs total debt
Goodwill & intangibles0.0%
Mostly tangible · of total assets
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.
NBR balance sheet trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $8.19B2016 | $4.79B2025 | −5.8%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $4.93B2016 | $3.35B2025 | −4.2%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | $3.25B2016 | $590.7M2025 | −17.3%/yr | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $295.2M2016 | $940.7M2025 | +13.7%/yr | |
| Total debt | $3.58B2016 | $2.57B2025 | −3.6%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −$3.28B2016 | −$1.62B2025 | +$1.7B | |
| Working capital | $333.9M2016 | $558.6M2025 | +$224.7M | |
| Book value per share | $587.222016 | $40.982025 | −25.6%/yr | |
| Current ratio | 1.412016 | 1.562025 | +0.16 | |
| Debt / equity | 1.102016 | 4.342025 | +3.24 | |
| Shares outstanding | 5.5M2016 | 14.4M2025 | +11.2%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
NBR assets
Cash & ST investmentsReceivablesInventoryOther currentPP&EGoodwill & intangiblesLT investmentsOther non-current
NBR liabilities and equity
Current liabilitiesLong-term debtOther long-term liabilitiesEquity
NBR debt vs cash
Total debtCash & ST investmentsNet cash (debt)
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
NBR balance sheet
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $940.7M | $397.3M | $1.07B | $452.3M | $991.5M | $481.7M | $452.5M | $481.8M | $365.4M | $295.2M |
| Cash & equivalents | $940.7M | $389.7M | $1.06B | $451.0M | $991.5M | $472.2M | $436.0M | $447.8M | $337.0M | $264.1M |
| Short-term investments | $31,000 | $7.6M | $12.7M | $1.3M | $17,000 | $9.5M | $16.5M | $34.0M | $28.4M | $31.1M |
| Receivables | $391.7M | $388.0M | $347.8M | $327.4M | $287.6M | $363.0M | $453.0M | $756.3M | $698.5M | $508.4M |
| Inventory | $94.8M | $130.0M | $147.8M | $127.9M | $126.4M | $160.6M | $176.3M | $165.6M | $166.3M | $103.6M |
| Other current assets | $124.3M | $84.3M | $79.9M | $93.0M | $112.3M | $126.2M | $166.8M | $189.9M | $217.2M | $248.7M |
| Total current assets | $1.55B | $999.5M | $1.65B | $1.00B | $1.52B | $1.13B | $1.25B | $1.59B | $1.45B | $1.16B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $2.92B | $2.83B | $2.93B | $3.03B | $3.33B | $3.99B | $4.93B | $5.47B | $6.11B | $6.27B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $56.8M | $367.8M | $346.5M | $333.8M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $893,000 |
| Other non-current assets | $318.1M | $673.8M | $702.9M | $703.1M | $675.1M | $386.3M | $524.7M | $424.7M | $498.6M | $428.9M |
| Total assets | $4.79B | $4.50B | $5.28B | $4.73B | $5.53B | $5.50B | $6.76B | $7.85B | $8.40B | $8.19B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $300.5M | $321.0M | $294.4M | $314.0M | $253.7M | $220.9M | $295.2M | $392.8M | $363.4M | $264.6M |
| Short-term debt | $387.2M | $6.8M | $635.0M | $6.8M | $5.4M | $8.3M | $13.5M | $561,000 | $181,000 | $297,000 |
| Deferred revenue | $53.5M | $30.9M | $29.2M | $37.8M | $59.8M | $61.5M | $89.1M | $149.3M | $218.4M | $255.6M |
| Total current liabilities | $993.0M | $571.9M | $1.21B | $596.4M | $525.2M | $515.5M | $656.5M | $832.1M | $919.5M | $821.9M |
| Long-term debt | $2.12B | $2.51B | $2.51B | $2.54B | $3.26B | $2.97B | $3.33B | $3.59B | $4.03B | $3.58B |
| Lease obligations | $9.7M | $6.8M | $5.4M | $6.8M | $5.4M | $8.3M | $13.5M | — | — | — |
| Other long-term liabilities | $241.8M | $220.8M | $271.4M | $380.5M | $343.1M | $319.6M | $295.3M | $280.8M | $312.0M | $532.0M |
| Total liabilities | $3.35B | $3.30B | $4.00B | $3.51B | $4.13B | $3.80B | $4.29B | $4.70B | $5.26B | $4.93B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $785,000 | $533,000 | $527,000 | $525,000 | $466,000 | $419,000 | $416,000 | $410,000 | $2.79B | $2.52B |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −$1.84B | −$2.09B | −$1.89B | −$1.84B | −$1.54B | −$946.1M | −$104.8M | $650.8M | $1.42B | $2.03B |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | −$1.32B | −$1.32B | −$1.31B | −$1.31B | −$1.31B | −$1.30B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$10.4M | −$10.4M | −$10.8M | −$11.0M | −$10.6M | −$11.1M | −$11.8M | −$29.3M | $11.2M | −$12.1M |
| Minority interest | $846.9M | $1.07B | $954.5M | $167.8M | $128.3M | $105.4M | $67.4M | $49.5M | $27.0M | $7.8M |
| Total shareholders' equity | $590.7M | $135.0M | $326.6M | $1.22B | $1.39B | $1.70B | $2.48B | $2.70B | $2.91B | $3.25B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $2.57B | $2.53B | $3.20B | $2.54B | $3.27B | $2.98B | $3.35B | $3.59B | $4.03B | $3.58B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$1.62B | −$2.14B | −$2.13B | −$2.09B | −$2.28B | −$2.50B | −$2.89B | −$3.10B | −$3.66B | −$3.28B |
| Working capital | $558.6M | $427.6M | $431.7M | $404.2M | $992.6M | $616.0M | $592.1M | $761.5M | $527.9M | $333.9M |
| Tangible book value | $590.7M | $135.0M | $326.6M | $1.22B | $1.39B | $1.70B | $2.42B | $2.33B | $2.57B | $2.91B |
| Book value per share | $40.98 | $14.67 | $35.66 | $136.59 | $183.33 | $240.78 | $352.02 | $403.84 | $518.76 | $587.22 |
| Shares outstanding | 14.4M | 9.2M | 9.2M | 8.9M | 7.6M | 7.1M | 7.0M | 6.7M | 5.6M | 5.5M |
| Current ratio | 1.56 | 1.75 | 1.36 | 1.68 | 2.89 | 2.20 | 1.90 | 1.92 | 1.57 | 1.41 |
| Quick ratio | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 2.44 | 1.64 | 1.38 | 1.49 | 1.16 | 0.98 |
| Debt / equity | 4.34 | 18.77 | 9.79 | 2.09 | 2.34 | 1.75 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.38 | 1.10 |
| Equity / assets | 12.3% | 3.0% | 6.2% | 25.7% | 25.2% | 30.9% | 36.6% | 34.4% | 34.7% | 39.7% |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $509.8M | $500.9M | $940.7M | $428.1M | $387.4M | $404.1M | $397.3M | $459.3M | $473.6M | $425.6M | $1.07B | $406.6M |
| Cash & equivalents | $509.8M | $500.8M | $940.7M | $428.1M | $387.3M | $396.5M | $389.7M | $451.6M | $466.0M | $412.9M | $1.06B | $387.5M |
| Short-term investments | $51,000 | $46,000 | $31,000 | $28,000 | $34,000 | $7.6M | $7.6M | $7.7M | $7.7M | $12.7M | $12.7M | $19.2M |
| Receivables | $443.4M | $417.7M | $391.7M | $737.1M | $537.1M | $549.6M | $388.0M | $384.7M | $368.6M | $416.9M | $347.8M | $325.0M |
| Inventory | $87.9M | $90.2M | $94.8M | $108.3M | $107.5M | $117.0M | $130.0M | $141.9M | $147.8M | $149.8M | $147.8M | $146.3M |
| Other current assets | $156.1M | $143.9M | $124.3M | $150.9M | $165.0M | $128.0M | $84.3M | $86.4M | $87.9M | $82.1M | $79.9M | $82.7M |
| Total current assets | $1.20B | $1.15B | $1.55B | $1.42B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $999.5M | $1.07B | $1.08B | $1.07B | $1.65B | $960.6M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $2.91B | $2.91B | $2.92B | $2.93B | $3.06B | $3.07B | $2.83B | $2.77B | $2.81B | $2.84B | $2.93B | $2.95B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $314.7M | $318.1M | $318.1M | $477.8M | $778.7M | $776.1M | $673.8M | $714.9M | $724.8M | $729.3M | $702.9M | $820.3M |
| Total assets | $4.42B | $4.39B | $4.79B | $4.83B | $5.04B | $5.05B | $4.50B | $4.55B | $4.62B | $4.64B | $5.28B | $4.73B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $365.5M | $322.8M | $300.5M | $352.4M | $364.8M | $375.4M | $321.0M | $316.7M | $331.5M | $319.4M | $294.4M | $287.2M |
| Short-term debt | $8.3M | $9.5M | $387.2M | $11.4M | $13.8M | $13.0M | $6.8M | $5.9M | $5.7M | $5.2M | $635.0M | $5.5M |
| Deferred revenue | — | $51.0M | $53.5M | $67.4M | $59.9M | $34.6M | $30.9M | $32.6M | $28.3M | $28.9M | $29.2M | −$5.5M |
| Total current liabilities | $633.6M | $585.2M | $993.0M | $680.2M | $669.4M | $667.6M | $571.9M | $571.6M | $590.9M | $602.4M | $1.21B | $528.7M |
| Long-term debt | $2.12B | $2.12B | $2.12B | $2.35B | $2.67B | $2.69B | $2.51B | $2.50B | $2.51B | $2.51B | $2.51B | $2.50B |
| Lease obligations | $8.3M | $9.5M | $9.7M | $11.4M | $13.8M | $13.0M | $6.8M | $5.9M | $5.7M | $5.2M | $5.4M | $5.5M |
| Other long-term liabilities | $224.2M | $240.2M | $241.8M | $237.1M | $249.7M | $251.5M | $220.8M | $244.7M | $247.6M | $257.0M | $271.4M | $314.4M |
| Total liabilities | $2.98B | $2.94B | $3.35B | $3.27B | $3.59B | $3.60B | $3.30B | $3.32B | $3.35B | $3.37B | $4.00B | $3.34B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $798,000 | $798,000 | $785,000 | $787,000 | $787,000 | $785,000 | $533,000 | $535,000 | $535,000 | $535,000 | $527,000 | $527,000 |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −$1.89B | −$1.86B | −$1.84B | −$1.84B | −$2.11B | −$2.07B | −$2.09B | −$2.03B | −$1.97B | −$1.93B | −$1.89B | −$1.86B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$11.3M | −$11.1M | −$10.4M | −$11.0M | −$10.7M | −$10.5M | −$10.4M | −$10.8M | −$10.9M | −$10.9M | −$10.8M | −$10.4M |
| Minority interest | $897.8M | $872.6M | $846.9M | $988.4M | $1.14B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total shareholders' equity | $544.1M | $568.9M | $590.7M | $579.8M | $308.0M | $342.7M | $135.0M | $191.4M | $250.4M | $286.3M | $326.6M | $348.2M |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $2.13B | $2.13B | $2.57B | $2.36B | $2.69B | $2.70B | $2.53B | $2.51B | $2.52B | $2.52B | $3.15B | $2.51B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$1.62B | −$1.63B | −$1.62B | −$1.93B | −$2.30B | −$2.29B | −$2.14B | −$2.05B | −$2.05B | −$2.09B | −$2.08B | −$2.10B |
| Working capital | $563.5M | $567.4M | $558.6M | $744.2M | $527.4M | $531.2M | $427.6M | $500.7M | $486.9M | $471.9M | $431.7M | $431.9M |
| Tangible book value | $544.1M | $568.9M | $590.7M | $579.8M | $308.0M | $342.7M | $135.0M | $191.4M | $250.4M | $286.3M | $326.6M | $348.2M |
| Book value per share | $38.12 | $40.03 | $41.57 | $37.84 | $25.10 | $29.36 | $14.65 | $20.77 | $27.19 | $31.21 | $35.76 | $38.07 |
| Shares outstanding | 14.3M | 14.2M | 14.2M | 15.3M | 12.3M | 11.7M | 9.2M | 9.2M | 9.2M | 9.2M | 9.1M | 9.1M |
| Current ratio | 1.89 | 1.97 | 1.56 | 2.09 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.88 | 1.82 | 1.78 | 1.36 | 1.82 |
| Quick ratio | 1.50 | 1.57 | 1.34 | 1.71 | 1.38 | 1.43 | 1.37 | 1.48 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.17 | 1.38 |
| Debt / equity | 3.91 | 3.74 | 4.34 | 4.07 | 8.72 | 7.87 | 18.77 | 13.11 | 10.06 | 8.79 | 9.63 | 7.20 |
| Equity / assets | 12.3% | 13.0% | 12.3% | 12.0% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 7.4% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed February 13, 2026); data from EODHD.
NBR financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Nabors Industries had total assets of $4.8 billion (up 6.3% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $3.4 billion and shareholders' equity of $590.7 million. It held $940.7 million in cash and short-term investments against $2.6 billion of debt, net debt of $1.6 billion. Its current ratio was 1.56. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were $4.4 billion and equity $544.1 million.
Related: NBR income statement, NBR cash flow statement, NBR key metrics. See the NBR stock overview for the latest quote and news.
NBR balance sheet FAQ
What are Nabors Industries's total assets?
Nabors Industries reported total assets of $4.8 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with $4.5 billion a year earlier.
How much debt does Nabors Industries have?
Nabors Industries had $2.6 billion of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings and lease obligations. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 4.34.
How much cash does Nabors Industries have?
Nabors Industries held $940.7 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with $2.6 billion of debt that is net debt of $1.6 billion.
What is Nabors Industries's book value?
Nabors Industries's shareholders' equity (book value) was $590.7 million at the end of fiscal 2025, or $40.98 per share.
What is Nabors Industries's current ratio?
Nabors Industries had current assets of $1.6 billion and current liabilities of $993.0 million, a current ratio of 1.56 (it can cover its short-term obligations).