Valaris Limited
Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms "Valaris," "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to Valaris Limited together with all its subsidiaries and predecessors. We are a leading provider of offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry with operations in almost every major offshore market across six continents.
$91.72
+$3.37 (+3.81%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
20.14% operating margin is above average. ROIC at 9.74%. Note that capital returns lag the margin, the business may be capital-intensive despite high margins.
Revenue growth slowed to 0.3%, essentially flat. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
Even for strong businesses, today's 7x P/E means the stock needs to keep delivering. There's no margin of safety if growth disappoints.
6.9x earnings. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$2.14B
▲ +0.3% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$940M
▲ +163.2% YoY
Op. Margin
11.27%
▲ +5.2pp YoY
ROIC
4.58%
▼ -1.0pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$24M
▲ +303.3% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$358M
▲ +53.7% YoY
Net Debt
$624M
Cash & Equiv.
$541M
5Y CAGR: +2.9%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 30 Jul 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 19 Sept 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 21 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Valaris (VAL) overvalued?
At a P/E of 6.9, Valaris (VAL)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Valaris scores 46/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Valaris a high-quality business?+
Valaris scores 46 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 11.3% operating margin and a 4.6% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is Valaris a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh VAL's valuation and scores 46/100 on quality (mixed). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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