Transocean (RIG) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
Transocean (RIG) reported $1.08 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 19.3%. EPS of -$0.03 for the same period compares to -$0.10 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.17% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.03 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.07, the EPS surprise was -140.54%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers — revenue and earnings — and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company’s underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock’s price performance.
Here is how Transocean performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Utilization – Total fleet average rig utilization: 86.7% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 83.2%.
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Utilization – Ultra-Deepwater Floaters: 82.1% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 79.3%.
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Average Daily Revenue – Harsh Environment Floaters: $463.8 thousand versus $466.33 thousand estimated by three analysts on average.
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Average Daily Revenue – Total fleet average daily revenue: $475.6 thousand compared to the $476.05 thousand average estimate based on three analysts.
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Average Daily Revenue – Ultra Deepwater Floaters: $480.7 thousand compared to the $479.9 thousand average estimate based on three analysts.
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Utilization – Harsh Environment Floaters: 100% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 95.7%.
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Contract drilling revenues- Ultra-Deepwater Floaters: $748 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $701.65 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.7%.
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Contract drilling revenues- Harsh Environment Floaters: $333 million versus $263.81 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +34.3% change.
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Shares of Transocean have returned +3.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s +10% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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