Energy
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.(PTEN)
Live Price
Offline$11.49
+0.00% today
1Y Change
+66.23%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $4.55B
- Revenue Growth
- -10.3%
- EPS Growth
- +90.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.8%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) is a Energy stock with a market cap of $4.55B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $11.49 and up 66.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -10.3%, EPS growth of +90.2%, a dividend yield of 2.8%. What stands out right now is revenue -10.3%, EPS +90.2%, free cash flow -25.1% with operating margin -1.6% and ROIC -1.4%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.8%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 1.0. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines PTEN price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Energy peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-10.3% vs +11.2% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-1.6% vs +8.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 22, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -10.3% and EPS is at +90.2%, with operating margin around -1.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +9.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 22, 2026 | โ | +3.1% | +14.2% | +13.6% |
2026 Feb 4, 2026 | +81.8% | +2.8% | +7.8% | +11.2% |
2025 Oct 22, 2025 | +40.0% | +11.2% | +6.7% | -7.6% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Relative to SPY
PTEN Max Drawdown
-21.87%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides onshore contract drilling services to oil and natural gas operators in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Contract Drilling Services, Pressure Pumping Services, and Directional Drilling Services. The Contract Drilling Services segment markets its contract drilling services primarily in west Texas, Appalachia, Rockies, Oklahoma, South Texas, East Texas, and Colombia. As of December 31, 2021, this segment had a drilling fleet of 192 marketable land-based drilling rigs. The Pressure Pumping Services segment offers pressure pumping services that consist of well stimulation for the completion of new wells and remedial work on existing wells, as well as hydraulic fracturing, cementing, and acid pumping services in Texas and the Appalachian region. The Directional Drilling Services segment provides a suite of directional drilling services, including directional drilling and measurement-while-drilling services; supply and rental of downhole performance motors; and software and services that enhances the accuracy of directional and horizontal wellbores, wellbore quality, and on-bottom rate of penetration. It also services equipment to drilling contractors, as well as provides electrical controls and automation to the energy, marine, and mining industries in North America and other markets; and owns and invests in oil and natural gas assets as a non-operating working interest owner located principally in Texas and New Mexico. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
- Leadership
- William Andrew Hendricks Jr.
- IPO Date
- Nov 2, 1993
- Employees
- 9.2k
- Street Address
- 10713 West Sam Houston Parkway North
- Mailing
- Houston, TX, 77064
- Region
- Houston, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 281 765 7100
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- 5.0
- Price/Sales
- 1.0
- Price/Book
- 1.4
Growth
- Revenue
- -10.3%
- EPS
- +90.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- -25.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 8.8%
- Operating Margin
- -1.6%
- Net Margin
- -2.6%
- ROE
- -3.7%
- ROIC
- -1.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.02
- Current Ratio
- 1.84
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Official Releases
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Next Step
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