Valaris Ltd (VAL)
NYSE · Mining & Energy · Drilling Oil & Gas Wells
- Price
- $81.79
- Day
- -2.35%
- Market cap
- $5.68B
- P/E
- 6.1
Close 2026-09-21.
The company
General Valaris Limited is a global offshore contract drilling company. 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. Our fleet of offshore drilling rigs is among the largest in the world and includes one of the highest specification ultra-deepwater fleets, as well as a leading premium jackup fleet. As of February 20, 2026, we own 46 rigs, including 13 drillships, two semisubmersible rigs, 31 jackup rigs and a 50% equity interest in ARO, our 50/50 unconsolidated joint venture with Saudi Aramco, which owns an additional nine rigs. Our customers include many of the leading international and government-owned oil and gas companies, in addition to many independent operators. We are among the most geographically diverse offshore drilling companies with global operations. The markets in which we operate include the Gulf of America, South America, the North Sea, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. We provide drilling services on a day rate contract basis. Under day rate contracts, we provide an integrated drilling service that includes the provision of a drilling rig and rig crews for which we receive a daily rate that may vary between the full rate and zero rate throughout the duration of the contractual term, depending on the operations of the rig.
From Item 1: General.
By business segment
- Floaters — 53%
- Jackups — 38%
- All Other Segments — 8%
Institutional holders
Largest positions reported on Form 13F for the quarter ended 2026-06-30, by value.
- BlackRock, Inc. — $365.75M
- OAK HILL ADVISORS LP — $283.56M
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP — $234.78M
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC — $210.87M
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC — $189.07M
- STATE STREET CORP — $183.07M
- Lingotto Investment Management LLP — $175.07M
- BlackRock, Inc. — $156.85M
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales filed on Form 4, newest first. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are left out.
- Luca Gilles (SVP - COO) sold 35,000 shares at $48.84 on 2025-09-03
- Dibowitz Anton (President & CEO) bought 7,500 shares at $33.91 on 2025-03-05
- Weber Christopher T (SVP - CFO) sold 4,000 shares at $49.50 on 2024-11-05
- Lyne Matthew (SVP - CCO) sold 26,000 shares at $55.77 on 2024-09-30
- Vukadin Davor (SVP & General Counsel) sold 15,403 shares at $56.64 on 2024-09-09
- Luca Gilles (SVP - COO) sold 30,000 shares at $56.86 on 2024-09-09
Recent filings
- 144 — 2026-09-03
- SCHEDULE 13D/A — 2026-08-12
- 144 — 2026-08-11
- SCHEDULE 13G/A — 2026-08-10
- 10-Q — 2026-08-06
- 8-K — 2026-08-05
- 8-K — 2026-08-05
- 4 — 2026-07-07
- 4 — 2026-07-02
- DEFA14A — 2026-07-01