Valaris Ltd
VAL- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry
- Drilling Oil & Gas Wells
- SEC CIK
- 0000314808
No open-market purchases or sales by Valaris Ltd insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 336 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $4.56B in total; no superinvestor holds it.
Other share classesVAL.WT
Key figures
- Market capClose on Nov 9, 2026
- $5.45B
- Insider buysOpen market, last 90 days
- 0
- Insider sellsOpen market, last 90 days
- 0
- 13F holdersQ2 2026, −19 vs. previous quarter
- 336
- 13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026
- $4.56B
- Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026
- 0
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Financials
See financial statementsFrom SEC filings, in USD.
- Revenue, FY2025
- $2.37B
- +0.3% year over year
- Net income, FY2025
- $982.8M
- +163.2% year over year
- Free cash flow, FY2025
- $202.7M
- No comparable prior period
- Revenue, Q3 FY2026
- $593.6M
- −0.4% year over year
Revenue flow, FY2025
Green is profit; orange is costs, expenses and taxes. Percentages are shares of revenue.
Short interest
See short dataFrom FINRA, settlement date Oct 15, 2026.
- Short interest
- 5.29M
- Shares sold short
- Change
- −385.7K
- −6.8% vs. previous
- Days to cover
- 5.88
- At average daily volume
Superinvestors holding VAL, Q2 2026
Go to the superinvestors tabNo superinvestor reported holding VAL at the end of Q2 2026.
Latest insider trades
See all insider tradesOpen-market purchases and sales by Valaris Ltd insiders from Form 4, newest first.
| Filed (ET) | Trade date | Filing delay | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holding change | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 (view filing) | Sep 3 | 2 days | Luca GillesSVP - COO | SSale | −35.0K | $48.84 | −$1.71M | −30.1%81.3K after | |
| Mar 6, 2025 (view filing) | Mar 5 | 1 day | Dibowitz AntonPresident & CEO | PPurchase | +7.50K | $33.91 | +$254.3K | +3.1%250.4K after | |
| Nov 6, 2024 (view filing) | Nov 5 | 1 day | Weber Christopher TSVP - CFO | SSale | −4.00K | $49.50 | −$198.0K | −7.1%52.2K after | |
| Sep 30, 2024 (view filing) | Sep 30 | Same day | Lyne MatthewSVP - CCO | SSale | −26.0K | $55.77 | −$1.45M | −51.6%24.4K after | |
| Sep 10, 2024 (view filing) | Sep 9 | 1 day | Vudakin DavorSVP & General Counsel | SSale | −15.4K | $56.64 | −$872.4K | −53.6%13.3K after | |
| Sep 10, 2024 (view filing) | Sep 9 | 1 day | Luca GillesSVP - COO | SSale | −30.0K | $56.86 | −$1.71M | −21.7%108.3K after | |
| Aug 9, 2023 (view filing) | Aug 7 | 2 days | Oak Hill Advisors LP10% Owner | SSaleCommon Shares, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Shares") | −4.20M | $73.10 | −$307.0M | −46.8%4.77M after | |
| Aug 9, 2023 (view filing) | Aug 9 | Same day | Grable ColleenVP - Controller | SSale | −5.03K | $75.00 | −$377.6K | −25.0%15.1K after | |
| Mar 10, 2023 (view filing) | Mar 8 | 2 days | Oak Hill Advisors LP10% Owner | SSaleCommon Shares, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Shares") | −258.9K | $71.65 | −$18.5M | −2.8%8.98M after | |
| Mar 10, 2023 (view filing) | Mar 9 | 1 day | Oak Hill Advisors LP10% Owner | SSale | −18.9K | $71.65 | −$1.36M | −0.2%8.97M after |
Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026
See all 336 holdersThe largest institutional positions in Valaris Ltd at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 8,213,354 | $596.3M | 0.01% | −10,815−0.1% | Reduced |
| Oak Hill Advisors LP | 3,905,782 | $283.6M | 40.46% | −886,197−18.5% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3,403,354 | $247.1M | 0.04% | +53,911+1.6% | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2,904,518 | $210.9M | 0.01% | +20,721+0.7% | Added |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2,604,288 | $189.1M | 0.00% | +8,066+0.3% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 2,521,632 | $183.1M | 0.01% | +24,124+1.0% | Added |
| Exor Capital LLP | 2,411,493 | $175.1M | 3.77% | −1,295,373−34.9% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 2,264,366 | $164.4M | 0.01% | +183,511+8.8% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2,059,146 | $161.6M | 0.01% | +427,897+26.2% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1,901,740 | $138.1M | 0.01% | +120,639+6.8% | Added |
Holders of 5% or more of VAL
See all 4 holders and filingsHolders whose latest Schedule 13D or 13G filing reports 5% or more of Valaris Ltd.
| Holder | Latest form | Stake | Change | First filed | Latest filing | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transocean Ltd. | 13D | 18.10%12.6M shares | New | Feb 13, 20261 filing | Feb 13, 2026 | SEC |
| Famatown Finance Ltd | 13D/A | 11.23%7.81M shares | +0.67 ppfrom 10.56% | Dec 23, 20218 filings | Feb 11, 2026 | SEC |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 13G/A | 11.10%7.89M shares | – | Feb 6, 20251 filing | Feb 6, 2025 | SEC |
| Exor N.V. | 13G | 5.10%3.64M shares | New | Jan 13, 20251 filing | Jan 13, 2025 | SEC |
Politician trades
All politician trades in VAL1 member of Congress reported 2 trades in Valaris Ltd since 2020. Newest filings:
| Filed | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2023 | Daniel S. Goldman House · NY | Sell | $1K-$15K |
| May 19, 2023 | Daniel S. Goldman House · NY | Buy | $1K-$15K |

House · NY · Aug 13, 2023
Sell$1K-$15K

House · NY · May 19, 2023
Buy$1K-$15K