SEADRILL LTD (SDRL)
Energy · offshore drilling · NYSE
Seadrill is a global provider of offshore drilling services operating a fleet of advanced drillships, semi-submersible rigs, and jack-ups for oil and gas exploration.
What SEADRILL LTD does
Seadrill Limited provides offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry globally. The company operates a fleet of drilling units, including drillships, jack-ups, and semi-submersible rigs, to perform offshore exploration and development drilling.
Themes: offshore drilling, oil and gas exploration, energy services
Fundamentals
- Price$45.62 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$2.9B as of 2026-08-06 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+47.3% 2025-10-08 close $30.97 → 2026-10-08 close $45.62
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-5.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-2.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.22 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+7.9% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+12.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.06 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-10 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How SDRL compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 135 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginmiddle range 122 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitybottom 25% 143 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 137 covered Energy peers
Position among covered Energy companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
SDRL is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
59.3 #259 of 1,379 scored · #22 of 78 in Energy
Capital return 97th (net share count bought back over the year 8.5) and valuation 95th (price to book 1); weakest is profitability (19th, return on equity -2.7%, operating margin 3.3%).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
How SEADRILL LTD looks technically
SEADRILL LTD (SDRL) is trading 4.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 272 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 5 trading days ago. It is 17.7% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 4.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +4.3% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $46.48 | $46.48 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $43.73 | $43.73 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 36 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 36 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 51.075. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 272 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 272 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 13.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 47.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($43.64 to $47.99) — its "stochastic" reading is 46 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 45.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 22 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $55.45 | $55.45 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 17.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -17.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 62.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +62.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 17.7% below its highest point of the past year | 17.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 26 trading days ago | 26 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $56.46 (set on 2024-07-26) | $56.46 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($28.40 to $54.80), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 35% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $37.64 to $38.48. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 34.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 19.2% below its all-time high | -19.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.6% below a resistance level at $45.88 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-02-23, most recently on 2026-08-24. Since 2024-10-08 it has 14 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.1 (set on 2018-07-02) | $0.1 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 45520.0% above its all-time low | +45,520% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 32nd percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.77 between its high and its low — about 3.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.77 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $43.36 and $49.12 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $43.36 – $46.24 – $49.12 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.9% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (4.3% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.00× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 6 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 6 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 1.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.5% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 7.8% above the previous close 42 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 43.24 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +7.8% |
| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-09-10 has been "filled" 20 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 20 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 6.4 percentage points (the stock lost 5.4% while the market gained 1.0%) | -6.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 7.9 percentage points (the stock gained 11.8% while the market gained 3.8%) | +7.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 20.8 percentage points (the stock lost 3.3% while the market gained 17.5%) | -20.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 32.3 percentage points (the stock gained 47.3% while the market gained 15.0%) | +32.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.4% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 4% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $43.66 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +4.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-10 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $47.07 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 43 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
SDRL last closed at $45.62 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 14 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $45.88 | Resistance | 0.6% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-02-23 to 2026-08-24 |
| $44.66 | Support | 2.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-17 |
| $42.30 | Support | 7.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-06 to 2024-11-15 |
| $48.97 | Resistance | 7.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-09 to 2026-08-21 |
| $41.52 | Support | 9.0% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-11-25 to 2026-03-09 |
| $50.22 | Resistance | 10.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-29 to 2026-09-16 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $51.08.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 17 trading days, since 2026-09-16.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud · Near a resistance level (pressing into a price that has capped it before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.78 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 9 analysts
- Mean price target$54.00 range $26.00 – $80.00; median $55.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-05. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for SDRL
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.1205 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-05
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.1588 (-56.9%) from $0.2793, on 2026-08-31, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward29% of 7 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in international oil prices and offshore drilling market conditions","Ability to comply with loan covenants and maintain adequate liquidity/financing","Operational risks including rig maintenance, contract cancellations, and regulatory compliance"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of SDRL's 10-Q filed 2026-05-11 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added 'Oil price volatility' section as a new Significant Development describing Iran conflict starting February 28, 2026 and Strait of Hormuz closure
- Added specific oil price data: Brent was $71/bbl on February 27, 2026 and averaged approximately $103/bbl in March 2026
- Added statement that Brent oil price as of May 6, 2026 was $101/bbl
- Added discussion of recent conflict in Iran and unprecedented closure of Strait of Hormuz causing disruption to oil flow and refined petroleum products
- Added statement 'As a result, with projections of growing oil and gas demand and the lagging energy transition, operators are pivoting back towards deepwater exploration in order to replace reserves and sustain production growth'
- Added 'we managed two 7th generation drillships owned by Sonangol EP' to the Our Business section as of March 31, 2026
- Removed:
- Removed 'Seadrill Limited' company name identifier from opening of 'Our Business' section
- Removed detailed breakdown of 15 rigs status as of September 30, 2025 (nine operating, two in capital upgrades, one preparing for contract, three stacked) and rig type specifications
- Removed 'Oil price volatility' is not present; instead 'U.S. global trade policy changes' was listed first in older filing
- Removed statement 'As anticipated, 2025 is shaping up to be a year marked by softer utilization and a corresponding increase in competition, placing downward pressure on near term dayrates'
- Removed reference to 'nine months ended September 30, 2025' and replaced with 'three months ended March 31, 2026'
- Removed Brent oil price data for 2024 ($80/bbl) and September 30, 2025 ($70/bbl average, $65/bbl as of November 3, 2025)
- Reworded:
- Changed reference from '2024 10-K' to '2025 10-K' in forward-looking statements disclosure
- Changed contract backlog table dates from 'September 30, 2025 / December 31, 2024' to 'March 31, 2026 / December 31, 2025'
- Changed contract backlog figures: Drilling contracts from $2,277M to $2,142M; Other from $234M to $339M; Total from $2,511M to $2,481M
- Changed backlog realization table structure from 2025 remainder format to 2026 remainder format with different year columns
- Changed business environment discussion from 'nine months ended September 30, 2025' to 'three months ended March 31, 2026'
- Changed average Brent oil price from 'averaged $70 per barrel during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 down from $80 per barrel in 2024' to 'averaged $78 per barrel during the three months ended March 31, 2026 up from $68 per barrel in 2025'
- Changed causal explanation for oil prices from 'Global growth in production and slower growth in demand' to 'driven primarily by ongoing conflicts in the Middle East'
- Reordered 'Significant Developments' section: moved 'Oil price volatility' to first position ahead of 'U.S. global trade policy changes'
- Added 'including the current conflict in Iran' to uncertainty discussion
- Changed pricing reference date from 'November 3, 2025' to 'May 6, 2026'
- Notes:
- The older filing MD&A section appears truncated at 'The table below shows the global number of rigs on contract and marketed utilization for the nine months ended September 30, 2025...' and the newer filing similarly truncates at 'The table below shows the global number of rigs on contract and marketed utilization for the thr'. Comparison is limited to the available text.
- Both filings reference different fiscal periods (Q3 2025 vs Q1 2026), which accounts for substantive changes in financial data and business environment discussion rather than purely editorial revisions.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 6 sells ($5M) — 4 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-11. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about SDRL's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
SDRL had 4,820,037 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
SDRL had 7.71% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.55 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,820,037
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 7.71%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,673,463
- Reported change 3.14%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.55
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Transocean (RIG)
- Valaris (VAL)
- Noble Corporation (NE)
- Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO)
- Borr Drilling (BORR)
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Frequently asked questions
What does SEADRILL LTD (SDRL) do?
Seadrill Limited provides offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry globally. The company operates a fleet of drilling units, including drillships, jack-ups, and semi-submersible rigs, to perform offshore exploration and development drilling.
What sector is SEADRILL LTD (SDRL) in?
SEADRILL LTD (SDRL) is classified in the Energy sector. Its industry is offshore drilling. It trades on NYSE.
Who are SEADRILL LTD's (SDRL) competitors?
Notable peers of SEADRILL LTD (SDRL) include Transocean, Valaris, Noble Corporation, Diamond Offshore Drilling and Borr Drilling. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is SEADRILL LTD (SDRL) overbought or oversold right now?
SEADRILL LTD (SDRL) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on SDRL come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.