Transocean Ltd. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025. The Company will hold a conference call and webcast at 9 a.m. EST, 3 p.m. CET, on Friday, February 20, 2026, to discuss the results, with participation details included in this release. In addition, supplemental slides have been posted to the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.deepwater.com.

2025 KEY POINTS

• Operating revenues were $3.965 billion, up 13% from $3.524 billion in 2024.
• Revenue efficiency⁽¹⁾ was 96.5%, up from 94.5%.
• Net loss attributable to controlling interest was $2.915 billion, $3.04 per diluted share.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $1.37 billion, up from $1.148 billion or 19%.
• Cash flows from operations were $749 million, up $302 million or 68%.
• Free cash flow was $626 million, up $433 million from $193 million.
• Total principal amount of debt reduced to $5.686 billion, down $1.258 billion or 18%.
• Total liquidity of $1.507 billion, including undrawn revolving credit facility.
• Added $839 million in contract backlog⁽²⁾ at a weighted average dayrate of $453,000.

“During 2025, we took significant strides to strengthen our capital structure, sustainably lowering costs, and ensuring we continue to deliver best in class service to our customers around the world,” said President and Chief Executive Officer, Keelan Adamson.   “At just shy of 98%, we delivered our best uptime performance on record while making significant progress in strengthening our balance sheet by retiring approximately $1.3 billion in debt principal and saving nearly $90 million in annualized interest expense.

“In 2026, Transocean achieves its 100th year as a company. As we proudly celebrate this centennial milestone, our primary objective will be to exceed our customers’ expectations by delivering safe, efficient, and reliable operations, thereby creating value for our shareholders.

“We believe that our recently announced definitive agreement to combine with Valaris is entirely consistent with these objectives. Customers and investors alike will benefit from the expanded fleet of best-in-class, high-specification rigs and strong pro forma cash flow which improves our financial flexibility, enables accelerated debt reduction, and continued investment in our people, assets, and technologies to enhance the delivery of our services.”

FULL YEAR 2025 FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Net loss attributable to controlling interest was $2.915 billion, $3.04 per diluted share.

Full year results included $2.952 billion, $3.08 per diluted share, net unfavorable items as follows:

• $3.036 billion, $3.16 per diluted share, loss on impairment of assets, net of tax; and
• $99 million, $0.10 per diluted share, loss on conversion of debt to equity.

These are partially offset by:

• $179 million, $0.18 per diluted share, discrete tax items; and
• $4 million of other favorable items, net.

Excluding these net unfavorable items, Adjusted Net Income was $37 million, $0.04 per diluted share.

Total shares outstanding were 1.1 billion at December 31, 2025.

4Q25 FINANCIAL SUMMARY

• Net income attributable to controlling interest of $25 million, $0.02 per diluted share.
• Cash provided by operating activities was $349 million, up 42% compared to prior quarter and was primarily related to working capital improvements.
• Contract drilling revenues were $1.043 billion, up 1.5% compared to prior quarter, primarily related to improved rig utilization, partially offset by slightly lower revenue efficiency across the fleet.
• Operating and maintenance expense was $605 million, up 3.6% compared to prior quarter, primarily related to four rigs undergoing recertifications or shipyard maintenance, partially offset by lower costs on rigs sold or classified as held for sale.
• Interest expense was $132 million, excluding the effect of the bifurcated exchange feature of the 4.625% exchangeable bonds due 2029, down 6% compared to prior quarter, primarily due to our debt reduction efforts achieved in the fourth quarter.
• Capital expenditures were $28 million.
• The Effective Tax Rate⁽³⁾ was 68.8%, up from (1.4)% in the prior quarter. The increase was primarily due to losses on rig impairments in the prior quarter. Excluding discrete items, the Effective Tax Rate was 72.3% compared to 34.8% in the previous quarter. Cash taxes paid in the period were $18 million.

FLEET STATUS REPORT AND CONTRACT BACKLOG

• We published our Fleet Status Report today.   Since the October 2025 report, we added 10 new fixtures with an aggregate incremental backlog of approximately $610 million and a weighted average dayrate of $417,000 per day.
  
• As of February 19, 2026, the total backlog is approximately $6.1 billion.

2026 FIRST QUARTER AND FULL YEAR OUTLOOK

The following table includes guidance on key items for the first quarter and full year of 2026:

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Transocean plans to host a conference call at 9 a.m. EST, 3 p.m. CET, on Friday, February 20, 2026, to discuss the results. To participate, dial +1 785-424-1619 approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and refer to conference code 788952.

The call will be webcast in a listen-only mode at: www.deepwater.com, by selecting Investors, News, and Webcasts. Supplemental materials that may be referenced during the call will be available at: www.deepwater.com, by selecting Investors, Financial Reports.

A replay of the call will be available after 12 p.m. EST, 6 p.m. CET, on Friday, February 20, 2026. The replay, which will be archived for approximately 30 days, can be accessed at +1 402-220-6068, passcode 788952. The replay will also be available on the Company’s website.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

We present our operating results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”). We believe certain financial measures, such as EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Free Cash Flow, which are non-GAAP measures, provide users of our financial statements with supplemental information that may be useful in evaluating our operating performance. We believe that such non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with our operating results presented under U.S. GAAP, can be used to better assess our performance from period to period and relative to performance of other companies in our industry, without regard to financing methods, historical cost basis or capital structure. Such non-GAAP measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

All non-GAAP measure reconciliations to the most comparative U.S. GAAP measures are displayed in quantitative schedules on the company’s website at: www.deepwater.com.

ABOUT TRANSOCEAN

Transocean is a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The company specializes in technically demanding sectors of the global offshore drilling business with a particular focus on ultra-deepwater and harsh environment drilling services and operates the highest specification floating offshore drilling fleet in the world.

Transocean owns or has partial ownership interests in and operates a fleet of 27 mobile offshore drilling units, consisting of 20 ultra-deepwater drillships and seven harsh environment semisubmersibles.

For more information about Transocean, please visit: www.deepwater.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements described herein or in the Fleet Status Report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements could contain words such as “possible,” “intend,” “will,” “if,” “expect,” “estimate,” “may,” “approximate,” “could,” “plan,” or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in the Fleet Status Report include, but are not limited to, statements involving estimated duration of customer contracts, contract dayrate amounts, future contract commencement dates and locations, planned shipyard projects and other out-of-service time, sales of drilling units, and the cost and timing of mobilizations and reactivations. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions, and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, actual results could differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the level of activity in offshore oil and gas exploration and development, exploration success by producers, operating hazards and delays, risks associated with international operations, actions by customers and other third parties, the fluctuation of current and future prices of oil and gas, the global and regional supply and demand for oil and gas, the intention to scrap certain drilling rigs, the effects of the spread of and mitigation efforts by governments, businesses and individuals related to contagious illnesses, and other factors, including our expectations regarding the timing, completion and anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination with Valaris Limited, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Bermuda, and those and other risks discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and in the Company's other filings with the SEC, which are available free of charge on the SEC's website at: www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or the other consequences of such a development worsen, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the company or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to these risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, each of which speaks only as of the date of the particular statement. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our expectations or beliefs with regard to the statement or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based, except as required by law.

This press release, or referenced documents, do not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, and do not constitute an offering prospectus within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FinSA”) or advertising within the meaning of the FinSA. Investors must rely on their own evaluation of Transocean and its securities, including the merits and risks involved. Nothing contained herein is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation as to the future performance of Transocean.

NOTES

1. Revenue efficiency is defined as actual operating revenues, excluding revenues for contract terminations and reimbursements, for the measurement period divided by the maximum revenue calculated for the measurement period, expressed as a percentage. Maximum revenue is defined as the greatest amount of contract drilling revenues the drilling unit could earn for the measurement period, excluding revenues for incentive provisions, reimbursements and contract terminations. See the accompanying schedule entitled “Revenue Efficiency.”
2. Contract backlog is defined as the maximum contractual operating dayrate multiplied by the number of days remaining in the firm contract period, including certain performance-based provisions for which achievement is probable, excluding provisions for mobilization, demobilization, contract preparation, other incentive provisions or reimbursement revenues, which are not expected to be material to our contract drilling revenues. The contract backlog represents the maximum contract drilling revenues that can be earned considering the reported operating dayrate in effect during the firm contract period.
3. Effective Tax Rate is defined as income tax expense or benefit divided by income or loss before income taxes. See the accompanying schedule entitled “Supplemental Effective Tax Rate Analysis.”

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Sarah Davidson
+1 713-232-7217

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Transocean Ltd.