What is Nabors Industries's free cash flow?

Nabors Industries (NBR) reported free cash flow of -$51.62M in Q1 2026.

How has Nabors Industries's free cash flow changed year-over-year?

Nabors Industries's free cash flow increased by 33.2% year-over-year, from -$77.22M to -$51.62M.

What does free cash flow mean?

Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.

Nabors Industries NBR Free cash flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$783.5M+6.4%

Gross profit$300.1M+4.8%

Operating income$95.4M-6.3%

Net income-$15.2M-146%

EPS (diluted)-$1.54-171%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$500.8M+26.3%

Total debt$2.1B-21.1%

Total equity$568.9M+66.0%

Total assets$4.4B-13.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$113.3M+29.2%

CapEx$165.0M0.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.21B+110%

Enterprise value$2.84B-0.4%

P/E5.1×—

P/S0.4×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.7%+0.7pp

Operating margin12.7%0.0pp

Net margin7.4%+5.5pp

FCF margin4.1%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity52.3%+37.4pp

Debt / equity3.7×-4.1×

Current ratio2×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Nabors Industries’s reported figures.

$113.3Mnet cash from operating−$165.0Mcapital expenditures=-$51.62M

The official record: Nabors Industries’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nabors Industries's free cash flow?: Nabors Industries (NBR) reported free cash flow of -$51.62M in Q1 2026.
How has Nabors Industries's free cash flow changed year-over-year?: Nabors Industries's free cash flow increased by 33.2% year-over-year, from -$77.22M to -$51.62M.
What does free cash flow mean?: Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.