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PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC PTEN

Nasdaq · stock · Drilling Oil & Gas Wells · website · IPO 1993-11-02 · LEI

PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.6B
P / S0.8×
P / B1.1×
P / FCF9.8×
Dividend yield3.36%
Net margin-1.9%
Return on equity-2.9%
FCF margin7.7%
Net debt$808.9M
Enterprise value USD$4.4B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-0.9%
Return on capital-0.9%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-34.80% 0.30% -9.70% -17.20% -71.50% -48.20% 5.80% 5.90% -18.00% -1.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-49.80% -12.40% -9.70% -18.70% -79.40% -49.90% 8.00% 8.50% -16.50% -0.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-14.20% 0.10% -9.20% -15.00% -39.90% -40.70% 9.30% 5.10% -27.90% -2.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
296.3M 444.9M 437.3M 384.1M 375.3M 430.3M 439.0M 411.2M 397.2M 383.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$564.8M $825.2M $880.0M $800.8M $683.8M $741.2M $698.9M $1.06B $994.6M $808.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-8.40% 0.10% -5.90% -9.60% -24.40% -22.10% 4.90% 3.30% -16.60% -1.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
20.20% -11.30% 2.70% 14.10% 11.90% -5.20% 4.90% 9.40% 9.20% 7.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.27× 0.22× 0.32× 0.34× 0.45× 0.53× 0.50× 0.26× 0.35× 0.38× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$1.09 $0.01 -$0.73 -$1.05 -$2.13 -$1.68 $0.35 $0.88 -$2.44 -$0.24 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC trades at about 12.5× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.6×–1574.7×, median 30.9×).

12.5× 1574.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (12.6×–1574.7×); dot = today's 12.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin-0.8%-16.5%8.5%8.0%-49.9%-79.4%-18.7%-9.7%-12.4%-49.8%
Net margin-1.9%-18.0%5.9%5.8%-48.2%-71.5%-17.2%-9.7%0.3%-34.8%
FCF margin7.7%9.2%9.4%4.9%-5.2%11.9%14.1%2.7%-11.3%20.2%
Return on assets-1.7%-16.6%3.3%4.9%-22.1%-24.4%-9.6%-5.9%0.1%-8.4%
Return on equity-2.9%-27.9%5.1%9.3%-40.7%-39.9%-15.0%-9.2%0.1%-14.2%
Debt / equity0.38×0.35×0.26×0.50×0.53×0.45×0.34×0.32×0.22×0.27×
Current ratio1.641.541.411.511.341.751.581.811.370.93

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.