Noble Corp plc dividend history

Noble Corp plc's dividend was $2.00 a share in fiscal 2025, up 11.1% on the year before. That was 147.8% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2023, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $0
Dividends (TTM): $323M
Returned to shareholders: 333%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $415M
Diluted share count: −0.8%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 4.5%; dividends 4.5% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 602%; of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding: 74 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Noble Corp plc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2020Dec 2020	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	$0.700	$1.80	$2.00	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	+157.1%	+11.1%	—
Dividends paid	—	0	99	278	320	323
Share buybacks	0	15	95	300	20	0
Dividends ÷ net income	—	0.0%	20.5%	62.0%	147.8%	602.0%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	0.0%	60.0%	346.6%	74.1%	333.2%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Noble Corp plc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Noble Corp plc.