Transocean

RIG

Market cap $7.08B

Transocean Ltd. is rated a Buy, with operational momentum, a strong backlog, and the pending Valaris acquisition driving the investment thesis. RIG's $7B backlog, high contract coverage into 2027, and improving utilization underpin forward cash flow visibility and deleveraging. The Valaris deal, if closed, could add $5B in backlog, $200M+ in synergies, and accelerate leverage reduction to 1.5x EBITDA within 24 months.

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RIG expects second-quarter 2026 contract drilling revenues in the range of $930-$970 million and fleet-wide revenue efficiency of 96.5%.

Transocean Ltd. (RIG) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Shares of Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) are trading lower Tuesday morning after the company reported mixed first-quarter results that featured a bottom-line miss. Here's what investors need to know.

Transocean (RIG) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.03 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.07. This compares to a loss of $0.1 per share a year ago.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Transocean (RIG) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2026. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 9 a.m. EDT, 3 p.m. CEST, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, with participation details included in this release. In addition, supplemental schedules have been posted to the Investors section of the Company's website at www.deepwater.com.