HP vs PDS vs RNGR Stock Comparison

Helmerich & Payne, Precision Drilling and Ranger Energy Services Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HP Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
$38.92 -1.6% 1M +51.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.00B
Div. yield
0.03%
Land Drilling Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ranger Energy Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ranger Energy Services 6, Helmerich & Payne 2, Precision Drilling 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHPPDSRNGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.98B $1.32B $348.07M HP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.0x -56.3x 24.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.5x 14.8x RNGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.6% +5.0% +6.1% HP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% -1.7% 2.4% RNGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 0.0% 4.7% RNGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.7x 0.1x RNGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.5% +60.3% +4.1% PDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +16.0%/yr +7.7%/yr PDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 38.8% 34.0% RNGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 51/100 66/100 RNGR

Percentile Scorecard

HPPDSRNGR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHPPDSRNGR
Valuation 67 #16 of 47 96 #3 of 47 94 #4 of 47
Growth 40 #27 of 44 21 #35 of 44 12 #39 of 44
Profitability 25 #31 of 41 63 #16 of 41 50 #21 of 41
Financial Health 33 #31 of 46 64 #17 of 46 76 #12 of 46
Shareholder Returns 29 #23 of 32 10 #29 of 32 97 #2 of 32
Overall 39 51 66
  • HP ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • PDS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • RNGR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHPPDSRNGRSPY
1 month -1.6%+14.1%-6.3% -1.0%
3 months +10.2%+11.2%-6.4% +2.9%
6 months +1.5%-1.1%-19.9% +6.4%
Year to date +35.7%+31.0%+5.0% +11.4%
1 year +51.5%+60.3%+4.1% +13.1%
3 years -4.4%+56.3%+5.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.5%+16.1%+1.7% +21.5%
5 years +14.1%+109.9%+45.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.7%+16.0%+7.7% +10.9%
10 years -41.5%-2.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -5.2%-0.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHPPDSRNGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%38.8%34.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%40.9%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.130.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.201.560.12 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.9%-55.5%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-7.7%-20.3% -2.5%
52-week high $47.64$101.96$18.43 $779.14
52-week low $25.32$56.91$12.75 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHPPDSRNGR
P/E now vs peer median -28.4xmedian 25.5x -53.8xmedian 25.5x 24.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 8.8x 2.8xmedian 8.8x 4.5xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 14.7x 2.4xmedian 14.7x 24.0xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.41 1.79median 0.41 -1.04median 0.41

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHPPDSRNGR
Revenue $4.00B $1.39B $606.70M
Gross profit $1.27B $429.47M $107.20M
Operating income $89.92M $336.65M $22.70M
Net income -$130.00M -$22.36M $14.30M
Free cash flow $315.29M $508.21M $14.50M
R&D $27.14M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.37 $-1.75 $0.60
Cash & equivalents $204.43M $46.65M $4.20M
Total debt $1.86B $1.91B $13.70M
Shares (diluted) 100.03M 13.34M 24.00M
Enterprise value $3.06B $1.15B $281.47M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHPPDSRNGR
P/E -28.4x -53.8x 24.3x
P/FCF 12.3x 2.4x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 4.1x 5.7x
P/S 1.0x 0.9x 0.6x
P/B 1.5x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 2.8x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 61.4x 4.8x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.2x 0.6x
EV/FCF 17.5x 3.2x 24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x 5.4x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 1.79 -1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHPPDSRNGR
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.6% 5.0% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -1.1% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% -3.6% 4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -6.2% -3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.0% -7.6% -27.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% -6.7% -21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -340.3% -129.5% -36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.4% -29.9% -24.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -341.3% -133.2% -39.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -30.1% -23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% -8.8% -25.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -0.7% -7.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 762.7% 2.8% -66.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 3.7% -27.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHPPDSRNGR
Gross margin 31.8% 30.9% 17.7%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 41.7% 13.1%
Operating margin 2.3% 24.2% 3.7%
Pretax margin -1.0% 0.7% 3.5%
Net margin -3.4% -1.7% 2.4%
FCF margin 7.9% 36.6% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 21.4% 10.0%
Return on equity -4.8% -1.9% 4.7%
Return on assets -2.0% -1.1% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 0.0% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 1.6% 19.6% 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.5x -13.3x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPPDSRNGR
Debt / assets 29.6% 23.0% 2.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.7x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 5.9x 0.9x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 41.1% 35.2%
Equity / assets 42.5% 58.9% 64.8%
Interest coverage 0.9x 9.1x 9.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.02 1.84 3.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPPDSRNGR
Dividend yield 2.6% – 1.6%
Net buyback yield – -2.8% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 2.6% -2.8% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -77.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -13.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.3% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHPPDSRNGR
Forward P/E – 18.5xFY2026 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.38FY2026 $5.10FY2026 $0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -140.4%FY2026 +5,000.0%FY2026 +83.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +67.3% +43.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.21BFY2026 $1.54BFY2026 $648.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +2.3% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPPDSRNGR
Held by institutions 100.0% 64.3% 84.6%
Institutions holding 374 134 144
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +7.6% +7.9%
Institutions buying 175 64 82
Institutions selling 125 49 43
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.31 1.91

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HPPDSRNGR
HP 1.00 0.66 0.55
PDS 0.66 1.00 0.51
RNGR 0.55 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HP, PDS and RNGR?

Helmerich & Payne (HP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helmerich & Payne (HP) $3.98B, Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.32B, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) $348.07M.

Which company is growing faster?

Helmerich & Payne (HP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helmerich & Payne (HP) +16.6%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +5.0%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) has the highest net margin (Helmerich & Payne (HP) -3.4%, Precision Drilling (PDS) -1.7%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) leads (Helmerich & Payne (HP) 2.0%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.0%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Precision Drilling (PDS) returned the most: Helmerich & Payne (HP) +51.5%, Precision Drilling (PDS) +60.3%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +4.1%. Over five years, Precision Drilling (PDS) compounded fastest (Helmerich & Payne (HP) +2.7%/yr, Precision Drilling (PDS) +16.0%/yr, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +7.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Helmerich & Payne (HP) 0.03%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.00%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 0.00%. Precision Drilling (PDS) and Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) has been the steadiest (Helmerich & Payne (HP) 42.8%, Precision Drilling (PDS) 38.8%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 34.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HP, PDS and RNGR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.