Transocean Ltd. (RIG)Energy | Oil & Gas Drilling | Zug, Switzerland | NYSE
5.80 USD
+0.06
(1.045%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 5.81 +0.01 (0.159%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:52 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:25 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook remains deeply precarious due to a brutal multi-year decline where the stock has lost nearly 70% of its value over nine years. Despite recent headlines celebrating a massive backlog extension with Equinor, the market has priced in severe structural deterioration, evidenced by five consecutive years of negative annual returns ending with another drop last year. Fundamentals confirm this pessimism: the company is currently unprofitable with negative earnings per share and a return on equity of -18.7%, while debt loads are substantial relative to equity. The recent price action shows a fragile recovery attempt, trading above its 50-day average but still well below its 200-day line, suggesting momentum is weak and inconsistent. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet under strain, the investment case relies entirely on a dramatic turnaround in oil prices and operational efficiency that has not yet materialized in the financials. The short-term rating is neutral because the recent price bounce lacks the breadth to confirm a trend reversal, and the statistical forecast offers no directional guidance. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.151540 |
| AutoTheta | 0.152898 |
| AutoETS | 0.152984 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.198274 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 4.75 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.066 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.48 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2015-08-20 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2015-08-20 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 61.159 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.831 |
| Market Cap | 6,477,904,896 |
| Forward P/E | 20.38 |
| Beta | 1.33 |
| Profit Margins | -40.24% |
| Website | https://www.deepwater.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes below the current price (4.0 and 5.0), creating a significant wall of resistance. While there is some call interest at the 6.5 strike, the overwhelming open interest in out-of-the-money puts suggests traders expect further downside or are hedging against volatility expansion. The implied volatility skew is elevated on lower strikes, indicating fear of a drop to the 2026 lows.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-21 | 0.150000 | 1.173709 |
| 2015-05-27 | 0.150000 | 0.777202 |
| 2015-02-18 | 0.750000 | 4.222973 |
| 2014-11-12 | 0.750000 | 2.769572 |
| 2014-08-20 | 0.750000 | 1.936983 |
| 2014-05-28 | 0.750000 | 1.784864 |
| 2014-02-19 | 0.560000 | 1.308717 |
| 2013-11-13 | 0.560000 | 1.012658 |
| 2013-08-21 | 0.560000 | 1.219778 |
| 2013-05-29 | 0.560000 | 1.075889 |
| 2012-02-22 | 0.790000 | 1.612574 |
| 2011-11-22 | 0.790000 | 1.731317 |
| 2011-08-24 | 0.790000 | 1.537264 |
| 2011-05-18 | 0.790000 | 1.163133 |
| 2007-11-27 | 33.030000 | 24.331492 |
| 2002-05-28 | 0.042882 | 0.078432 |
| 2002-02-27 | 0.042882 | 0.105301 |
| 2001-11-28 | 0.042882 | 0.107953 |
| 2001-08-29 | 0.042882 | 0.100604 |
| 2001-05-30 | 0.042882 | 0.056808 |
| 2001-02-28 | 0.042882 | 0.062332 |
| 2000-11-29 | 0.042882 | 0.070176 |
| 2000-08-30 | 0.042882 | 0.049961 |
| 2000-05-31 | 0.042882 | 0.060992 |
| 2000-03-01 | 0.042882 | 0.072290 |
| 1999-12-01 | 0.042882 | 0.100841 |
| 1999-08-31 | 0.042882 | 0.088643 |
| 1999-06-02 | 0.042882 | 0.124676 |
| 1999-03-03 | 0.042882 | 0.141594 |
| 1998-12-02 | 0.042882 | 0.124676 |
| 1998-09-01 | 0.042882 | 0.121828 |
| 1998-06-03 | 0.042882 | 0.063830 |
| 1998-03-04 | 0.042882 | 0.065307 |
| 1997-12-03 | 0.042882 | 0.062582 |
| 1997-09-03 | 0.042882 | 0.066162 |
| 1997-05-28 | 0.042882 | 0.086022 |
| 1997-03-05 | 0.042882 | 0.100841 |
| 1996-11-13 | 0.042882 | 0.095239 |
| 1996-08-14 | 0.042882 | 0.119702 |
| 1996-05-15 | 0.042882 | 0.116224 |
| 1996-02-12 | 0.042882 | 0.125655 |
| 1995-11-10 | 0.042882 | 0.186048 |
| 1995-08-09 | 0.042882 | 0.179777 |
| 1995-05-08 | 0.042882 | 0.229667 |
| 1995-02-08 | 0.042882 | 0.294481 |
| 1994-11-07 | 0.042882 | 0.307695 |
| 1994-08-08 | 0.042882 | 0.315792 |
| 1994-05-09 | 0.042882 | 0.333336 |
| 1994-02-08 | 0.042882 | 0.342860 |
| 1993-11-05 | 0.042882 | 0.296299 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.87581694 |
| Address1 | Turmstrasse 30 |
| Address2 | Steinhausen |
| All Time High | 187.97885 |
| All Time Low | 0.65 |
| Ask | 5.84 |
| Ask Size | 90,400 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.3 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 37,449,290 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 38,632,535 |
| Average Volume | 38,632,535 |
| Average Volume10Days | 37,449,290 |
| Beta | 1.333 |
| Bid | 5.83 |
| Bid Size | 50,800 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 7.493 |
| City | Zug |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.8 |
| Current Ratio | 1.589 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 5.86 |
| Day Low | 5.675 |
| Debt To Equity | 61.159 |
| Display Name | Transocean |
| Dividend Date | 1,442,966,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,021,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,021,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Ebitda | 1,535,000,064 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.37275 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.223 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.693 |
| Enterprise Value | 11,087,904,768 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.1729 |
| Eps Forward | 0.28455 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.7 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,440,115,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.3456 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.45440006 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0850045 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 87.581696 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.66 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.8599997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2428198 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.93 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.8700001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.9795222 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.93 - 7.66 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 738,595,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 917,148,419 |
| Forward Eps | 0.28455 |
| Forward P E | 20.38306 |
| Free Cashflow | 872,625,024 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 5,220 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0600004 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.0453 |
| Fullday Price | 5.8092 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.41646 |
| Gross Profits | 1,715,000,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.092530005 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94583 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 1,116,880,085 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Drilling |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Drilling |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-drilling |
| Ir Website | http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Investor-Relations-272.html |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,440,115,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.15 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,196,121,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 6,996:10000 |
| Long Business Summary | Transocean Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells in Switzerland and internationally. The company contracts mobile offshore drilling rigs, related equipment, and work crews to drill oil and gas wells. It also operates a fleet of mobile offshore drilling units, consisting of ultra-deepwater floaters and harsh environment semisubmersibles. It serves integrated energy companies and their affiliates, government-owned or government-controlled energy companies, and other independent energy companies. Transocean Ltd. was founded in 1926 and is based in Zug, Switzerland. |
| Long Name | Transocean Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 6,477,904,896 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_407172 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -1,656,999,936 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 6,410,891,687 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 5.735 |
| Operating Cashflow | 995,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.17391 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.17 |
| Phone | 41 41 749 0500 |
| Post Market Change | 0.009199619 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.15861411 |
| Post Market Price | 5.8092 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,166 |
| Previous Close | 5.74 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 33.545403 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.7740558 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.5730706 |
| Profit Margins | -0.40238 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.925 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.30769 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0600004 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.0453 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.86 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 5.675 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 5.675 - 5.86 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.735 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.74 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.8 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 34,879,440 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03548 |
| Return On Equity | -0.18698 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.022 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.831 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 1,116,880,085 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.24069999 |
| Shares Short | 268,851,542 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 242,487,425 |
| Short Name | Transocean Ltd (Switzerland) |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2644 |
| Short Ratio | 6.11 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | RIG |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 4.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 6.58636 |
| Target Median Price | 6.7 |
| Total Cash | 509,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.456 |
| Total Debt | 5,119,000,064 |
| Total Revenue | 4,118,000,128 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.7 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.50285 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.29715014 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.053999316 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 34,879,440 |
| Website | https://www.deepwater.com |
| Zip | 6,312 |