(PTEN) Patterson-UTI Energy - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US7034811015

Drilling, Completion, Bits, Motors, Wireline

Stock: Oil & Gas Drilling
Age 32.2y
MCap 2,731m
Avg Vol 10.6M (73.2M USD)
Beta 1.948
Volatility 43.20%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of PTEN over the last years for every Quarter: "2020-12": -0.57, "2021-03": -0.57, "2021-06": -0.54, "2021-09": -0.43, "2021-12": -0.38, "2022-03": -0.13, "2022-06": 0.1, "2022-09": 0.28, "2022-12": 0.46, "2023-03": 0.46, "2023-06": 0.45, "2023-09": 0.2, "2023-12": 0.15, "2024-03": 0.15, "2024-06": 0.03, "2024-09": -2.5, "2024-12": -0.13, "2025-03": 0.0031, "2025-06": -0.13, "2025-09": -0.1, "2025-12": 0,
EPS CAGR: 1.43%
EPS Trend: -34.7%
Last SUE: 0.14
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Revenue of PTEN over the last years for every Quarter: 2020-12: 220.801, 2021-03: 240.929, 2021-06: 291.774, 2021-09: 357.885, 2021-12: 466.493, 2022-03: 509.375, 2022-06: 622.238, 2022-09: 727.503, 2022-12: 788.476, 2023-03: 791.802, 2023-06: 758.885, 2023-09: 1011.452, 2023-12: 1584.317, 2024-03: 1510.36, 2024-06: 1348.194, 2024-09: 1357.222, 2024-12: 1162.135, 2025-03: 1280.537, 2025-06: 1219.32, 2025-09: 1175.954, 2025-12: null,
Rev. CAGR: 27.96%
Rev. Trend: 84.5%
Last SUE: 0.08
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield 5.27%
Yield on Cost 5y 5.87%
Yield CAGR 5y 41.42%
Payout Consistency 87.7%
Payout Ratio 213.3%
Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility 43.2%
Value at Risk 5%th 66.4%
Relative Tail Risk -6.61%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 0.03
Alpha -39.37
CAGR/Max DD -0.32
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.430
Beta 1.948
Beta Downside 2.897
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 66.04%
Mean DD 40.62%
Median DD 39.59%

Description: PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy January 13, 2026

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEN) delivers drilling and completion services to oil and natural-gas producers through three operating segments: Drilling Services (contract and directional drilling, MWD, and related software), Completion Services (hydraulic fracturing, wireline, cementing, and ancillary power-logistics solutions), and Drilling Products (design, manufacture, and rental of polycrystalline-diamond-compact drill bits and other land-based tooling). The firm, founded in 1978 and based in Houston, also offers data-analytics tools such as HiFi Nav and HiFi Guidance that aim to improve well placement and trajectory optimization.

Key recent metrics indicate the company generated roughly $1.2 billion in revenue for Q4 2023, with an adjusted EBITDA margin near 15 %, reflecting the cyclical benefit of higher oil prices and a modestly rising on-shore rig count in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins. Capital expenditures have been focused on expanding its proprietary MWD platform and scaling the high-performance drill-bit product line, while the broader drilling sector remains sensitive to OPEC-plus production decisions and U.S. shale-drilling activity trends.

For a deeper, data-driven dive into PTEN’s valuation and risk profile, you may find the analytical tools on ValueRay worth exploring.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 3.5

Net Income: -136.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -4.32 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 10.33% < 20% (prev 7.65%; Δ 2.68% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.16 > 3% & CFO 879.5m > Net Income -136.1m
Net Debt (1.10b) to EBITDA (907.1m): 1.22 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.64 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (384.9m) vs 12m ago -1.75% < -2%
Gross Margin: 4.50% > 18% (prev 0.07%; Δ 442.7% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 84.16% > 50% (prev 97.26%; Δ -13.10% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: -0.95 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 907.1m / Interest Expense TTM 70.6m)

Altman Z'' -0.76

A: 0.09 (Total Current Assets 1.28b - Total Current Liabilities 777.8m) / Total Assets 5.53b
B: -0.22 (Retained Earnings -1.22b / Total Assets 5.53b)
C: -0.01 (EBIT TTM -66.8m / Avg Total Assets 5.75b)
D: -0.53 (Book Value of Equity -1.21b / Total Liabilities 2.28b)
Altman-Z'' Score: -0.76 = CCC

Beneish M -2.67

DSRI: 1.11 (Receivables 861.0m/932.6m, Revenue 4.84b/5.80b)
GMI: 1.63 (GM 4.50% / 7.32%)
AQI: 1.02 (AQ_t 0.25 / AQ_t-1 0.25)
SGI: 0.83 (Revenue 4.84b / 5.80b)
TATA: -0.18 (NI -136.1m - CFO 879.5m) / TA 5.53b)
Beneish M-Score: -2.67 (Cap -4..+1) = A

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 49.05

1. Piotroski: 3.50pt
2. FCF Yield: 7.53%
3. FCF Margin: 5.97%
4. Debt/Equity: 0.40
5. Debt/Ebitda: 1.22
6. ROIC - WACC: -10.39%
7. RoE: -4.04%
8. Revenue Trend: 84.54%
9. EPS Trend: -34.69%

What is the price of PTEN shares?

As of January 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 7.35 with a total of 7,252,232 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.67%, over one month by +25.64%, over three months by +13.61% and over the past year by -7.81%.

Is PTEN a buy, sell or hold?

Patterson-UTI Energy has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy PTEN.
  • Strong Buy: 5
  • Buy: 5
  • Hold: 5
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the PTEN price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 7.3 -1.1%
Analysts Target Price 7.3 -1.1%
ValueRay Target Price 7.9 7.9%

PTEN Fundamental Data Overview January 21, 2026

P/E Forward = 8.3822
P/S = 0.5645
P/B = 0.8346
P/EG = 0.7785
Revenue TTM = 4.84b USD
EBIT TTM = -66.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 907.1m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.22b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 32.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.29b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.10b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 3.83b USD (2.73b + Debt 1.29b - CCE 184.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -0.95 (Ebit TTM -66.8m / Interest Expense TTM 70.6m)
EV/FCF = 13.28x (Enterprise Value 3.83b / FCF TTM 288.7m)
FCF Yield = 7.53% (FCF TTM 288.7m / Enterprise Value 3.83b)
FCF Margin = 5.97% (FCF TTM 288.7m / Revenue TTM 4.84b)
Net Margin = -2.81% (Net Income TTM -136.1m / Revenue TTM 4.84b)
Gross Margin = 4.50% ((Revenue TTM 4.84b - Cost of Revenue TTM 4.62b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 4.81% (prev 2.14%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.69 (Enterprise Value 3.83b / Total Assets 5.53b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.36% (Interest Expense 17.5m / Debt 1.29b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -52.8m (EBIT -66.8m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 1.64 (Total Current Assets 1.28b / Total Current Liabilities 777.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.40 (Debt 1.29b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.25b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.22 (Net Debt 1.10b / EBITDA 907.1m)
Debt / FCF = 3.82 (Net Debt 1.10b / FCF TTM 288.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.37b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -2.37% (Net Income -136.1m / Total Assets 5.53b)
RoE = -4.04% (Net Income TTM -136.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.37b)
RoCE = -1.45% (EBIT -66.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.37b + L.T.Debt 1.22b))
RoIC = -1.15% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -52.8m / Invested Capital 4.59b)
WACC = 9.24% (E(2.73b)/V(4.02b) * Re(13.09%) + D(1.29b)/V(4.02b) * Rd(1.36%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 13.09% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -4.13%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 71.53% ; FCFF base≈400.8m ; Y1≈355.6m ; Y5≈296.4m
Fair Price DCF = 8.49 (EV 4.33b - Net Debt 1.10b = Equity 3.22b / Shares 379.2m; r=9.24% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -13.87% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -34.69 | EPS CAGR: 1.43% | SUE: 0.14 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 84.54 | Revenue CAGR: 27.96% | SUE: 0.08 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=-0.11 | Chg30d=+0.003 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=4
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.37 | Chg30d=+0.017 | Revisions Net=+2 | Growth EPS=-17.4% | Growth Revenue=-5.5%

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