Every material Form 8-K Noble filed with the SEC in 2025, 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.
Noble Corporation plc reported a third-quarter 2025 net loss of $21 million, or $0.13 per share, compared with net income of $61 million a year earlier, and included a $60.7 million impairment charge. Total revenue of $798 million was roughly flat with the prior-year quarter, and the company narrowed its full-year 2025 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA ranges, leaving the midpoints largely unchanged. Shareholders also received a declared $0.50 per share Q4 dividend, which brings 2025 shareholder returns to $340 million.
Q3 2025 net loss of $21 million, or $0.13 per share, versus net income of $61 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, in Q3 2024
Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.19 versus $0.58 a year earlier; Adjusted EBITDA of $254 million versus $291 million
Full-year 2025 guidance narrowed: total revenue $3,225 to $3,275 million; Adjusted EBITDA $1,100 to $1,125 million
$0.50 per share dividend for Q4 payable December 18, 2025, to holders of record on December 4, 2025
Noble Corporation said its Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, Jennifer Yeung, will resign effective September 19, 2025, and that the resignation is not due to any disagreement with the company. Chief Financial Officer Richard Barker is expected to take on the principal accounting officer duties until a replacement is named, so shareholders should watch for that appointment.
Jennifer Yeung gave notice of resignation on August 19, 2025, effective September 19, 2025.
The filing states the resignation is not the result of any disagreement on operations, policies, or practices.
Richard Barker, Chief Financial Officer, is expected to assume principal accounting officer duties until a replacement is named.
The 8-K includes only a cover page XBRL exhibit; no financial results are reported.
Noble reported second quarter 2025 total revenue of $849 million, down from $874 million in the first quarter but up from $693 million a year earlier. Net income fell to $43 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, from $108 million in the first quarter and $195 million in the second quarter of 2024. The company lowered its 2025 total revenue guidance to $3,200 million to $3,300 million but raised its Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $1,075 million to $1,150 million.
Q2 2025 total revenue was $849 million, versus $874 million in Q1 2025 and $693 million in Q2 2024.
Q2 2025 net income was $43 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, versus $108 million in Q1 2025 and $195 million in Q2 2024.
2025 total revenue guidance was cut to $3,200 million to $3,300 million from $3,250 million to $3,450 million; Adjusted EBITDA guidance was raised to $1,075 million to $1,150 million from $1,050 million to $1,150 million.
The board approved a $0.50 per share Q3 2025 dividend, payable September 25, 2025, to shareholders of record on September 4, 2025.
Noble Corporation plc reported first-quarter 2025 results, with total revenue of $874 million, up from $637 million a year earlier, and net income of $108 million, up from $95 million. Adjusted diluted earnings per share fell to $0.26 from $0.45, and the company kept its full-year 2025 guidance unchanged. The company also said new contract awards lifted backlog to $7.5 billion, and it maintained its $0.50 quarterly dividend.
Total revenue was $874 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, versus $637 million a year earlier and $927 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Diluted earnings per share were $0.67, versus $0.66 a year earlier; adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.26, versus $0.45.
Adjusted EBITDA was $338 million, versus $183 million a year earlier.
Full-year 2025 guidance was maintained: total revenue of $3,250 million to $3,450 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $1,050 million to $1,150 million.
Two Noble Corporation plc directors, Alastair Maxwell and Ann D. Pickard, told the board on March 24, 2025 that they will not stand for re-election at the 2025 Annual General Meeting. Their board service ends at that meeting, and the board will shrink to seven directors. The filing says the decisions did not involve any disagreement with the board or management.
Directors Alastair Maxwell and Ann D. Pickard notified the board on March 24, 2025
Both will leave the board when the 2025 Annual General Meeting concludes
Board size will decrease from current level to seven directors at that time
Filing states the departures involved no disagreement with the board, management, operations, policies or practices
Noble reported fourth-quarter 2024 results on February 17, 2025. Revenue rose from $643 million a year earlier, driven by a full quarter of the Diamond Offshore acquisition, while GAAP net income fell from $150 million and diluted EPS fell from $1.03 to $0.59. The company also issued 2025 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance and approved a $0.50 quarterly dividend, which matters to shareholders because revenue and adjusted EBITDA rose while GAAP earnings declined year over year.
Q4 2024 total revenue was $927 million versus $643 million a year earlier; net income was $97 million versus $150 million.
Diluted EPS was $0.59 versus $1.03 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.56 versus $0.39.
Adjusted EBITDA was $319 million versus $201 million a year earlier; marketed fleet utilization was 77% versus 82% in the prior quarter.
2025 guidance: total revenue of $3,250 million to $3,450 million and adjusted EBITDA of $1,050 million to $1,150 million; quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share payable March 20, 2025.
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