HP vs RIG vs PTEN Stock Comparison

Helmerich & Payne, Transocean and Patterson Uti Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HP Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
$41.82 +11.6% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.00B
Div. yield
0.02%
Land Drilling Energy
3 wins
RIG Transocean Ltd.
$6.70 +26.9% 1M +78.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.12B
Div. yield
–
Offshore Drilling Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Transocean leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Transocean 3, Helmerich & Payne 3, Patterson Uti Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHPRIGPTENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.16B $7.49B $4.79B RIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.4x -4.5x -53.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.6% +8.5% -6.9% HP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% -40.2% -1.9% PTEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% -7.4% -0.9% HP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -12.9x 1.2x RIG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.2% +78.7% +101.3% PTEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr +13.7%/yr +8.0%/yr RIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 48.4% 50.1% HP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 44/100 53/100 PTEN

Percentile Scorecard

HPRIGPTEN

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

AxisHPRIGPTEN
Valuation 67 #16 of 47 54 #22 of 47 61 #19 of 47
Growth 41 #26 of 43 81 #9 of 43 43 #25 of 43
Profitability 26 #30 of 40 13 #35 of 40 23 #31 of 40
Financial Health 34 #30 of 45 27 #33 of 45 48 #24 of 45
Shareholder Returns 48 #17 of 32 – 90 #4 of 32
Overall 43 44 53
  • HP ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • RIG ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • PTEN 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

PeriodHPRIGPTENSPY
1 month +11.6%+26.9%+16.1% +0.9%
3 months +24.8%+35.4%+35.0% +5.9%
6 months +1.9%-3.7%+2.0% +8.5%
Year to date +45.8%+62.2%+106.2% +13.3%
1 year +65.2%+78.7%+101.3% +12.4%
3 years +6.0%+2.3%-3.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +2.0%+0.8%-1.1% +23.5%
5 years +34.7%+89.8%+47.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +6.1%+13.7%+8.0% +11.0%
10 years -34.1%-34.4%-44.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year -4.1%-4.1%-5.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHPRIGPTENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%48.4%50.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%48.6%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.42-0.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.511.632.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.9%-75.8%-73.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.2%-11.6%-4.2% -0.9%
52-week high $47.64$7.58$13.15 $779.14
52-week low $25.32$3.75$5.41 $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.

MultipleHPRIGPTEN
P/E now vs peer median -30.5xmedian 28.7x -4.5xmedian 28.7x -53.4xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 8.7x -34.0xmedian 8.7x 7.0xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 16.3x 8.3xmedian 16.3x 27.0xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 0.51 3.38median 0.51 1.85median 0.51

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 monthsHPRIGPTEN
Revenue $4.00B $4.12B $4.67B
Gross profit $1.27B $1.72B $1.11B
Operating income $89.92M -$998.00M -$49.57M
Net income -$130.00M -$1.66B -$89.62M
Free cash flow $315.29M $904.00M $177.73M
R&D $27.14M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.37 $-1.38 $-0.24
Cash & equivalents $204.43M $509.00M $203.17M
Total debt $1.86B $5.12B $1.23B
Shares (diluted) 100.03M 1.20B 380.19M
Enterprise value $3.24B $5.20B $3.64B

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
MetricHPRIGPTEN
P/E -30.5x -4.5x -53.4x
P/FCF 13.3x 8.3x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 7.5x 6.6x
P/S 1.0x 1.8x 1.0x
P/B 1.6x 0.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 0.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x -34.0x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 64.6x -12.1x -117.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 18.4x 13.4x 32.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 12.2x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 3.38 1.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHPRIGPTEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.6% 8.5% -6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 15.5% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 19.5% -11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 21.8% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.0% 20.5% 95.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% -68.7% -28.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -340.3% -10.2% 91.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.4% -18.0% -31.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -341.3% 29.8% 91.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -1.3% -28.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% 79.6% -23.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 24.3% -5.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 762.7% 136.0% -46.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 105.6% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHPRIGPTEN
Gross margin 31.8% 41.6% 23.8%
EBITDA margin 20.7% -8.6% 17.8%
Operating margin 2.3% -24.2% -1.1%
Pretax margin -1.0% -39.2% -2.4%
Net margin -3.4% -40.2% -1.9%
FCF margin 7.9% 22.0% 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 24.2% 15.7%
Return on equity -4.8% -20.0% -2.9%
Return on assets -2.0% -10.9% -1.7%
Return on invested capital 2.0% -7.4% -0.9%
Return on capital employed 1.6% -7.2% -1.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.5x -0.6x -8.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPRIGPTEN
Debt / assets 29.6% 33.8% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -12.9x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 5.9x 5.7x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 44.8% 42.2%
Equity / assets 42.5% 55.2% 57.8%
Interest coverage 0.9x -1.7x -0.7x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.07 0.10 1.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPRIGPTEN
Dividend yield 2.4% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 0.0% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusHPRIGPTEN
Forward P/E – 30.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.40FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $0.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -142.6%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +36.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.22BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% -5.7% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPRIGPTEN
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 374 535 435
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +10.0% +1.0%
Institutions buying 175 273 258
Institutions selling 125 151 111
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.81 2.32

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.

HPRIGPTEN
HP 1.00 0.57 0.76
RIG 0.57 1.00 0.54
PTEN 0.76 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HP, RIG and PTEN?

Transocean (RIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helmerich & Payne (HP) $4.16B, Transocean (RIG) $7.49B, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) $4.79B.

Which company is growing faster?

Helmerich & Payne (HP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helmerich & Payne (HP) +16.6%, Transocean (RIG) +8.5%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) -6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) has the highest net margin (Helmerich & Payne (HP) -3.4%, Transocean (RIG) -40.2%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) -1.9%). On return on invested capital, Helmerich & Payne (HP) leads (Helmerich & Payne (HP) 2.0%, Transocean (RIG) -7.4%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) -0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) returned the most: Helmerich & Payne (HP) +65.2%, Transocean (RIG) +78.7%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +101.3%. Over five years, Transocean (RIG) compounded fastest (Helmerich & Payne (HP) +6.1%/yr, Transocean (RIG) +13.7%/yr, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Helmerich & Payne (HP) 0.02%, Transocean (RIG) 0.00%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) 0.00%. Transocean (RIG) and Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Helmerich & Payne (HP) has been the steadiest (Helmerich & Payne (HP) 43.1%, Transocean (RIG) 48.4%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) 50.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HP, RIG and PTEN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Transocean (RIG) leads on 3. 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.