HP vs RNGR vs PTEN Stock Comparison

Helmerich & Payne, Ranger Energy Services and Patterson Uti Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HP Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
$41.58 +13.6% 1M +56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.00B
Div. yield
0.02%
Land Drilling Energy
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ranger Energy Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ranger Energy Services 5, Patterson Uti Energy 3, Helmerich & Payne 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHPRNGRPTENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.27B $354.00M $5.04B PTEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -31.2x 24.8x -44.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.6% +6.1% +0.0% HP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% 2.4% — RNGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 4.7% — RNGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.1x — RNGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.4% +9.2% +95.5% PTEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.0%/yr +8.9%/yr +8.2%/yr RNGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 34.0% 50.0% RNGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 66/100 71/100 PTEN

Percentile Scorecard

HPRNGRPTEN

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

AxisHPRNGRPTEN
Valuation 70 #15 of 47 94 #4 of 47 83 #9 of 47
Growth 41 #26 of 43 17 #36 of 43 55 #20 of 43
Profitability 26 #30 of 40 46 #22 of 40 56 #18 of 40
Financial Health 34 #30 of 45 77 #11 of 45 61 #18 of 45
Shareholder Returns 48 #16 of 30 97 #2 of 30 100 #1 of 30
Overall 44 66 71
  • HP ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • RNGR 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

PeriodHPRNGRPTENSPY
1 month +13.6%+1.2%+20.3% +0.7%
3 months +23.2%-1.9%+28.8% +3.7%
6 months +3.0%-12.8%+3.8% +7.1%
Year to date +45.0%+8.9%+107.7% +12.8%
1 year +56.4%+9.2%+95.5% +11.9%
3 years +5.7%+15.0%-0.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +1.9%+4.8%-0.1% +22.8%
5 years +34.0%+53.1%+48.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.0%+8.9%+8.2% +10.9%
10 years -34.5%—-44.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.1%—-5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHPRNGRPTENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%34.0%50.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.9%36.0%51.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.66-0.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.320.271.91 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.9%-41.1%-73.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-17.4%-3.5% -1.2%
52-week high $47.64$18.43$13.15 $779.14
52-week low $26.10$12.75$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.

MultipleHPRNGRPTEN
P/E now vs peer median -30.3xmedian 28.5x 25.2xmedian 28.5x -44.7xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 8.9x 4.7xmedian 8.9x —median 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 15.4x 24.9xmedian 15.4x 22.6xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 0.52 -1.07median 0.52 —median 0.52

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 monthsHPRNGRPTEN
Revenue $4.00B $606.70M $4.84B
Gross profit $1.27B $107.20M –
Operating income $89.92M $22.70M $41.76M
Net income -$130.00M $14.30M -$24.82M
Free cash flow $315.29M $14.50M –
R&D $27.14M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.37 $0.60 –
Cash & equivalents $204.43M $4.20M $339.31M
Total debt $1.86B $13.70M –
Shares (diluted) 100.03M 24.00M 380.19M
Enterprise value $3.35B $287.40M $5.04B

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
MetricHPRNGRPTEN
P/E -30.3x 25.2x -44.7x
P/FCF 13.2x 24.9x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 5.9x 5.9x
P/S 1.0x 0.6x 1.0x
P/B 1.6x 1.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 4.7x –
EV/EBIT 64.3x 16.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF 18.4x 25.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 6.1x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 -1.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHPRNGRPTEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.6% 6.1% 0.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -2.4% 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 4.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -3.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.0% -27.7% 158.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% -21.9% -51.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -340.3% -36.2% 81.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.4% -24.7% -27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -341.3% -39.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -23.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% -25.7% -6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -7.9% -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 762.7% -66.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% -27.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHPRNGRPTEN
Gross margin 31.8% 17.7% –
EBITDA margin 20.7% 13.1% –
Operating margin 2.3% 3.7% –
Pretax margin -1.0% 3.5% –
Net margin -3.4% 2.4% –
FCF margin 7.9% 2.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 10.0% 16.9%
Return on equity -4.8% 4.7% -0.8%
Return on assets -2.0% 3.1% -0.4%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 4.7% –
Return on capital employed 1.6% 6.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.5x 4.2x -33.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPRNGRPTEN
Debt / assets 29.6% 2.9% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 5.9x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 35.2% 43.6%
Equity / assets 42.5% 64.8% 56.3%
Interest coverage 0.9x 9.1x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 2.07 3.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPRNGRPTEN
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.6% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 5.4% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusHPRNGRPTEN
Forward P/E – 16.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.40FY2026 $0.93FY2026 $0.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -142.6%FY2026 +72.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +52.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.22BFY2026 $648.19MFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +8.5% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPRNGRPTEN
Held by institutions 100.0% 85.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 375 145 435
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +7.9% +1.0%
Institutions buying 176 82 258
Institutions selling 125 43 111
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.91 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.

HPRNGRPTEN
HP 1.00 0.54 0.76
RNGR 0.54 1.00 0.53
PTEN 0.76 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HP, RNGR and PTEN?

Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helmerich & Payne (HP) $4.27B, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) $354.00M, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) $5.04B.

Which company is growing faster?

Helmerich & Payne (HP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helmerich & Payne (HP) +16.6%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +6.1%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +0.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) returned the most: Helmerich & Payne (HP) +56.4%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +9.2%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +95.5%. Over five years, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) compounded fastest (Helmerich & Payne (HP) +6.0%/yr, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +8.9%/yr, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +8.2%/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%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 0.00%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) 0.00%. Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) and Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) has been the steadiest (Helmerich & Payne (HP) 42.9%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 34.0%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) 50.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HP, RNGR 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, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) leads on 5. 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.