NBR vs RNGR vs PTEN Stock Comparison

Nabors Industries, Ranger Energy Services and Patterson Uti Energy Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Ranger Energy Services leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ranger Energy Services 8, Patterson Uti Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNBRRNGRPTENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.06B $296.66M $3.78B PTEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.8x 20.7x -151.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.6x 331.7x RNGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +6.1% +0.0% RNGR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.2% 2.4% -0.5% RNGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% 4.7% 1.0% RNGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 0.1x 1.0x RNGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.1% -8.5% +63.9% PTEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +4.5%/yr +1.2%/yr RNGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.5% 35.3% 52.7% RNGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 68/100 64/100 RNGR

Percentile Scorecard

NBRRNGRPTEN

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

AxisNBRRNGRPTEN
Valuation 94 #4 of 47 91 #5 of 47 83 #9 of 47
Growth 63 #17 of 44 23 #34 of 44 56 #20 of 44
Profitability 65 #15 of 41 45 #23 of 41 38 #26 of 41
Financial Health 22 #36 of 46 80 #10 of 46 56 #21 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 32 90 #4 of 32
Overall 61 68 64
  • NBR 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

PeriodNBRRNGRPTENSPY
1 month -11.9%-19.2%-12.8% -5.9%
3 months -13.9%-20.8%-1.0% -4.6%
6 months -25.8%-20.0%-12.8% +0.2%
Year to date +31.8%-9.3%+62.8% +7.5%
1 year +38.1%-8.5%+63.9% +8.2%
3 years -26.0%+10.6%-20.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year -9.6%+3.4%-7.3% +19.0%
5 years -30.2%+24.8%+6.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -6.9%+4.5%+1.2% +9.4%
10 years -87.7%—-53.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year -18.9%—-7.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNBRRNGRPTENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.5%35.3%52.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.7%38.3%56.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.73-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.74-0.241.21 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.7%-41.1%-73.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.3%-31.2%-25.3% -5.9%
52-week high $110.63$18.43$13.32 $779.14
52-week low $46.19$12.68$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.

MultipleNBRRNGRPTEN
P/E now vs peer median -27.1xmedian 22.0x 21.0xmedian 22.0x -151.9xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 8.1x 3.9xmedian 8.1x 5.1xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 14.2x 20.7xmedian 14.2x 14.2xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.86median 0.45 -0.89median 0.45 5.56median 0.45

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 monthsNBRRNGRPTEN
Revenue $3.28B $606.70M $4.84B
Gross profit $1.26B $107.20M $1.16B
Operating income $276.04M $22.70M $41.76M
Net income $35.72M $14.30M -$24.21M
Free cash flow $110.45M $14.50M $265.98M
R&D $54.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.64 $0.60 $-0.06
Cash & equivalents $475.07M $4.20M $339.31M
Total debt $2.02B $13.70M $1.23B
Shares (diluted) 14.50M 24.00M 384.36M
Enterprise value -$1.36B $230.06M $2.48B

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
MetricNBRRNGRPTEN
P/E -27.1x 21.0x -151.9x
P/FCF 10.6x 20.7x 14.2x
P/Operating cash flow 1.6x 4.9x 4.6x
P/S 0.4x 0.5x 0.8x
P/B 1.2x 1.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.0x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.0x 3.9x 5.1x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 13.7x 111.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.5x 1.0x
EV/FCF 24.6x 21.4x 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.7x 5.1x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.86 -0.89 5.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNBRRNGRPTEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 6.1% 0.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -2.4% 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% 4.4% -2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -3.4% 0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 64.6% -27.7% 158.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -21.9% -51.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -89.0% -36.2% 82.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 70.4% -24.7% -27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -118.8% -39.7% 81.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% -23.5% -27.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% -25.7% -6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -7.9% -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 166.7% -66.4% -7.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -27.7% -6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNBRRNGRPTEN
Gross margin 38.4% 17.7% 24.1%
EBITDA margin 28.0% 13.1% 19.0%
Operating margin 8.4% 3.7% 0.9%
Pretax margin 2.9% 3.5% -0.5%
Net margin -1.2% 2.4% -0.5%
FCF margin 3.4% 2.4% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 22.3% 10.0% 16.9%
Return on equity 3.7% 4.7% -0.8%
Return on assets 0.8% 3.1% -0.4%
Return on invested capital 3.3% 4.7% 1.0%
Return on capital employed 7.4% 6.3% 0.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 20.5x 4.2x -33.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNBRRNGRPTEN
Debt / assets 45.5% 2.9% 22.6%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 0.1x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 18.3x 0.9x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 77.7% 35.2% 43.6%
Equity / assets 22.3% 64.8% 56.4%
Interest coverage 1.5x 9.1x 0.6x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.69 2.91 1.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNBRRNGRPTEN
Dividend yield – 1.9% 3.8%
Net buyback yield – 4.6% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.5% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusNBRRNGRPTEN
Forward P/E – 13.6xFY2026 331.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.86FY2026 $0.93FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -116.4%FY2026 +72.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +52.7% +1,200.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.26BFY2026 $648.19MFY2026 $4.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 -1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +8.5% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNBRRNGRPTEN
Held by institutions 76.0% 84.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 243 146 435
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.5% +7.9% +1.0%
Institutions buying 146 82 257
Institutions selling 65 43 111
Buyers to sellers 2.25 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.

NBRRNGRPTEN
NBR 1.00 0.59 0.74
RNGR 0.59 1.00 0.56
PTEN 0.74 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NBR, RNGR and PTEN?

Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.06B, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) $296.66M, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) $3.78B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nabors Industries (NBR) +4.4%, 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 (Nabors Industries (NBR) -1.2%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 2.4%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) -0.5%). On return on invested capital, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) leads (Nabors Industries (NBR) 3.3%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 4.7%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) returned the most: Nabors Industries (NBR) +38.1%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) -8.5%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +63.9%. Over five years, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) compounded fastest (Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.9%/yr, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +4.5%/yr, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) has been the steadiest (Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.5%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 35.3%, Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) 52.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NBR, 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 8. 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.