Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

PTEN Energy Oil & Gas Drilling

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.8 billion, down 10.3% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+14.1%
EPS
+170.0%
Free cash flow
+169.6%
Total debt
+0.73%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

10.21 0.26 +2.61%
Market cap
$3.8B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
−444×
Dividend yield
3.78%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
1.24
Beneish M
−3.31
Dividend safety
53/100

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) Return on equity

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Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −0.79%, up 2.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−2.79%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.1% (fiscal 2021) to 9.44% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is in line with the Oil & Gas Drilling industry median of −0.79% and below the Energy sector median of 7.54%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 −2.79% 20.55
FY2024 −23.3% (30.93)
FY2023 7.59% (1.85)
FY2022 9.44% 45.55
FY2021 −36.1% (2.97)
FY2020 −33.1% (19.71)
FY2019 −13.4% (4.84)
FY2018 −8.59% (8.77)
FY2017 0.18% 13.43
FY2016 −13.3% (2.48)

Against its own ten years

Low −36.1% High 9.44%
Ten-year median −10.8%
Current reading's percentile 73

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
VAL Valaris Limited compare 27.9%
RIG Transocean Ltd. compare 3.53%
NE Noble Corporation PLC compare 1.22%
SDRL Seadrill Limited compare −0.63%
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. −0.79%
HP Helmerich & Payne, Inc. compare −4.95%
NBR Nabors Industries Ltd. compare −8.57%
BORR Borr Drilling Limited compare −24.7%
SOC Sable Offshore Corp. compare −103.2%
Oil & Gas Drilling industry median −0.79%
Energy sector median 7.54%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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