PDS vs HP vs ZNOG Stock Comparison

Precision Drilling, Helmerich & Payne and Zion Oil & Gas Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HP Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
$39.69 +2.9% 1M +56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.00B
Div. yield
2.52%
Land Drilling Energy
3 wins
ZNOG Zion Oil & Gas Inc
$0.35 -18.6% 1M +59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$416.01K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Precision Drilling leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Precision Drilling 5, Helmerich & Payne 3, Zion Oil & Gas 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPDSHPZNOGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $3.97B $416.01K HP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -57.1x -29.0x -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +16.6% — HP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.7% -3.4% — PDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 2.0% — HP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.0x — PDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.52% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.7% +56.3% +59.1% PDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.2%/yr +4.3%/yr +21.9%/yr ZNOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 42.8% 71.3% PDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 42/100 37/100 PDS

Percentile Scorecard

PDSHPZNOG

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

AxisPDSHPZNOG
Valuation 96 #3 of 47 70 #15 of 47 31 #69 of 99
Growth 24 #33 of 43 41 #26 of 43 41 #58 of 97
Profitability 67 #14 of 40 26 #30 of 40 15 #82 of 96
Financial Health 66 #16 of 45 32 #31 of 45 96 #5 of 102
Shareholder Returns 10 #29 of 32 42 #19 of 32 1 #75 of 76
Overall 52 42 37
  • PDS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • HP ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • ZNOG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPDSHPZNOGSPY
1 month +22.2%+2.9%-18.6% -0.2%
3 months +27.6%+19.8%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months +1.1%+1.0%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date +39.0%+38.4%+59.1% +12.9%
1 year +65.7%+56.3%+59.1% +12.3%
3 years +72.8%+0.6%+483.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.0%+0.2%+80.1% +23.3%
5 years +120.8%+23.5%+169.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.2%+4.3%+21.9% +10.9%
10 years +4.9%-38.1%-74.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.5%-4.7%-12.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePDSHPZNOGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%42.8%71.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%42.9%79.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.190.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.681.310.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-71.9%-91.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-16.7%-46.2% -1.2%
52-week high $101.96$47.64$0.65 $779.14
52-week low $56.91$25.32$0.16 $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.

MultiplePDSHPZNOG
P/E now vs peer median -57.1xmedian 26.1x -29.0xmedian 26.1x -0.1xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x —median 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 8.8x 6.8xmedian 8.8x 1.2xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 14.9x 12.6xmedian 14.9x 0.0xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 0.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.89median 0.49 0.88median 0.49 0.00median 2.27

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 monthsPDSHPZNOG
Revenue $1.39B $4.00B –
Gross profit $429.47M $1.27B –
Operating income $336.65M $89.92M -$8.22M
Net income -$22.36M -$130.00M -$8.19M
Free cash flow $508.21M $315.29M -$17.64M
R&D – $27.14M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.75 $-1.37 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $46.65M $204.43M $9.61M
Total debt $1.91B $1.86B –
Shares (diluted) 13.34M 100.03M 843.21M
Enterprise value $1.13B $3.14B -$38.58M

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
MetricPDSHPZNOG
P/E -57.1x -29.0x -0.1x
P/FCF 2.5x 12.6x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 6.8x 0.0x
P/S 0.9x 1.0x –
P/B 1.1x 1.5x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.8x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 2.9x 6.8x 1.2x
EV/EBIT 5.0x 62.2x 1.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.4x –
EV/FCF 3.3x 17.8x 0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 9.7x 1.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.89 0.88 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDSHPZNOG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 16.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 12.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% 5.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 4.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.6% -20.0% -14.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -45.2% 46.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -129.5% -340.3% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.9% -32.4% 46.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -133.2% -341.3% -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.1% -32.9% 54.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.8% 14.8% -46.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -7.7% -22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.8% 762.7% -16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -5.9% -55.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDSHPZNOG
Gross margin 30.9% 31.8% –
EBITDA margin 41.7% 20.7% –
Operating margin 24.2% 2.3% –
Pretax margin 0.7% -1.0% –
Net margin -1.7% -3.4% –
FCF margin 36.6% 7.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 14.5% –
Return on equity -1.9% -4.8% -16.6%
Return on assets -1.1% -2.0% -15.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 2.0% –
Return on capital employed 19.6% 1.6% -16.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -13.3x -4.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDSHPZNOG
Debt / assets 23.0% 29.6% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.9x 5.9x –
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 57.5% 9.2%
Equity / assets 58.9% 42.5% 90.8%
Interest coverage 9.1x 0.9x –
Current ratio 1.5x 2.0x 3.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.4x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 2.8x
Altman Z-score 1.90 2.04 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDSHPZNOG
Dividend yield – 2.5% –
Net buyback yield -2.6% – -61.1%
Shareholder yield -2.6% 2.5% -61.1%
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.

ConsensusPDSHPZNOG
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.11FY2026 $-0.40FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +5,010.0%FY2026 -142.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +69.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 $4.22BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +5.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDSHPZNOG
Held by institutions – 100.0% –
Institutions holding – 374 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.3% –
Institutions buying – 175 –
Institutions selling – 125 –
Buyers to sellers – 1.40 –

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.

PDSHPZNOG
PDS 1.00 0.66 0.18
HP 0.66 1.00 0.14
ZNOG 0.18 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PDS, HP and ZNOG?

Helmerich & Payne (HP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.29B, Helmerich & Payne (HP) $3.97B, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) $416.01K.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Precision Drilling (PDS) returned the most: Precision Drilling (PDS) +65.7%, Helmerich & Payne (HP) +56.3%, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) +59.1%. Over five years, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) compounded fastest (Precision Drilling (PDS) +17.2%/yr, Helmerich & Payne (HP) +4.3%/yr, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) +21.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.00%, Helmerich & Payne (HP) 2.52%. Precision Drilling (PDS) and Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Precision Drilling (PDS) has been the steadiest (Precision Drilling (PDS) 39.0%, Helmerich & Payne (HP) 42.8%, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) 71.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Precision Drilling (PDS) 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.