Every material Form 8-K NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD has filed with the SEC since August 27, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Nabors reported third quarter 2026 operating revenues of $872 million, up 7% from the second quarter, and adjusted EBITDA of $246 million, up nearly 11% sequentially. The company still posted a net loss attributable to shareholders of $11 million, or $1.24 per share, and raised its full-year adjusted free cash flow outlook to $100 million to $110 million, which it called materially higher than prior guidance.
Q3 2026 operating revenues $872 million, up from $814.8 million in Q2 2026 and $818.2 million in Q3 2025
Net loss attributable to Nabors shareholders $11 million ($1.24 per diluted share), versus net income of $274.2 million in Q3 2025, which included a Quail Tools gain
Adjusted free cash flow $75 million in Q3 2026; full-year 2026 outlook raised to $100 million to $110 million
Full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA expected at about $930 million, the upper end of prior guidance; Q4 2026 adjusted free cash flow expected at $60 million to $70 million
Nabors Industries published an investor presentation on its website on September 8, 2026, ahead of September investor conferences. The presentation reiterates the third-quarter and full-year 2026 outlook given in its 2Q earnings release, and it discloses no new financial results.
Full-year 2026 outlook reiterated: adjusted EBITDA of $710 million to $730 million, capital expenditures of $920 million to $930 million, and adjusted free cash flow consumption of $20 million to $30 million.
Presentation notes a $100 million partial redemption of 2030 notes completed on August 12, 2026, and a $35 million investment in Quaise Energy.
Nabors, through subsidiary NETV, bought Series B-1 preferred stock of Quaise Energy for $35 million, paid with 391,944 newly issued Nabors common shares, and now holds a 14% fully diluted stake, making it Quaise's largest shareholder. The deal includes a collar that can require Nabors to issue more shares or pay cash if Quaise's resale value falls below $33.25 million, and lets Nabors receive cash if value exceeds $36.75 million, and it sets up an exclusivity arrangement for drilling services.
Nabors paid $35 million for 5,425,515 Series B-1 preferred shares of Quaise at $6.4510 per share, closed August 27, 2026
Nabors issued 391,944 common shares as consideration, with resale registration to be filed under Rule 424(b)(7)
Collar: Nabors may issue additional shares or pay cash if resale value falls below $33.25 million; Quaise pays Nabors any value above $36.75 million
A Nabors PACE-B rig is drilling at Quaise's Project Obsidian in Oregon, with a first phase targeting 50 megawatts
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