Valaris Ltd dividend history

Valaris Ltd's dividend was $0.040 a share in fiscal 2019, down 75.0% on the year before.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $425M
Diluted share count: −1.5%; year over year

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Valaris Ltd: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	$0.040	—	$0.160	$0.040	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	−75.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	12	14	18	5	0	—	—	—	—	—
Share buybacks	—	—	—	—	—	0	199	126	100	—
Dividends ÷ net income	1.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	1.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 Valaris Ltd's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Valaris Ltd.