How many employees does Seadrill Limited have?

Seadrill Limited reported 3,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is down 9.1% from a year earlier.

What is Seadrill Limited's revenue per employee?

Seadrill Limited brought in $1.44B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $479K per employee. That ranks 4 of 5 companies we track in Oil & Gas Drilling, where the median is $604K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Seadrill Limited employees and revenue per employee

SDRL · Oil & Gas Drilling · $2.89B market cap

Seadrill Limited had 3,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 9.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.44B, up 3.8% from a year earlier, or $479K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

3,000

-9.1% YoY

Revenue

$1.44B

+3.8% YoY

Revenue / employee

$479K

Peer median $604K

Rank in industry

4 of 5

Oil & Gas Drilling

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2018

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SDRL employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	3,000	$1.44B	$479K	-9.1%	+3.8%
Dec 2024	3,300	$1.39B	$420K	+32.0%	-5.8%
Dec 2023	2,500	$1.47B	$588K	-3.8%	+57.1%
Dec 2022	2,600	$936M	$360K	-19.3%	+3.2%
Dec 2021	3,220	$907M	$282K	+1.4%	-5.6%
Dec 2020	3,175	$961M	$303K	-30.0%	-30.8%
Dec 2019	4,538	$1.39B	$306K	-7.2%	+17.4%
Dec 2018	4,888	$1.18B	$242K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Seadrill Limited against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Oil & Gas Drilling.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
NE Noble Corporation Plc	4,500	$3.29B	$730K	Leaner
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.	7,900	$4.83B	$611K	Contracting
HP Helmerich & Payne, Inc.	6,200	$3.75B	$604K	Leaner
SDRL Seadrill Limited	3,000	$1.44B	$479K	Leaner
VAL Valaris Limited	5,070	$2.37B	$467K	Leaner

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Questions about Seadrill Limited

How many employees does Seadrill Limited have?: Seadrill Limited reported 3,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is down 9.1% from a year earlier.
What is Seadrill Limited's revenue per employee?: Seadrill Limited brought in $1.44B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $479K per employee. That ranks 4 of 5 companies we track in Oil & Gas Drilling, where the median is $604K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Seadrill Limited's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell SDRL.