SDRL (Seadrill) Moat Score : 3/10 (As of Jul. 03, 2025)

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What is Seadrill Moat Score?

Seadrill has the Moat Score of 3, which implies that the company might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Seadrill has No Moat: Seadrill Ltd operates in the highly competitive offshore drilling industry with limited differentiation. It lacks significant market leadership, network effects, or strong brand loyalty. The company faces high operational costs and minimal regulatory barriers, resulting in weak competitive advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Seadrill might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Competitive Comparison of Seadrill's Moat Score

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Seadrill's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Seadrill's Moat Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Seadrill's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Seadrill's Moat Score falls into.

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Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Seadrill Business Description

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Address

11025 Equity Drive, Suite 150, Houston, TX, USA, 77041

Website

https://www.seadrill.com

Seadrill Ltd is an offshore drilling contractor company. The company is engaged in providing offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry. The primary business of the company is the ownership and operation of drillships, semi-submersible rigs, and jack-up rigs for operations in shallow to ultra-deepwater areas in both benign and harsh environments. The geographical segments of the company are the United States, Brazil, Angola, Norway, Canada and others. The company derives maximum revenue from the United States.