RIG Stock — Transocean Ltd.

Transocean Ltd. (RIG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RIG is a Stock. Total return is -17.2% over the past 33.4 years, 2985.5 points behind SPY at 2968.3%.

Transocean Ltd. is an offshore drilling contractor that provides drilling services and equipment to the oil and gas industry. The company does not currently distribute dividends to shareholders. Transocean appeals primarily to investors seeking capital appreciation or exposure to the energy sector rather than those focused on generating current income.

RIG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -17.2% over the past 33.4 years, 2985.5 points behind SPY at 2968.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 74.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.8%.

RIG key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/28/1993

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

3.52

Last close

$5.62 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$6,276,866,078

Average volume

45894274.0

Ex-dividend date

08/21/2015

Payment date

09/23/2015

Beta

1.41

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

15.1976

EPS

$-1.60

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

RIG risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 35.8%.

Who may consider RIG — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RIG does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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