PDS vs RNGR vs ZNOG Stock Comparison

Precision Drilling, Ranger Energy Services and Zion Oil & Gas Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZNOG Zion Oil & Gas Inc
$0.38 -9.5% 1M +100.0% 1Y
Market cap
$428.37K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production 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, Precision Drilling 2, Zion Oil & Gas 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPDSRNGRZNOGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.31B $336.34M $428.37K PDS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -374.1x 23.5x -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 16.4x — RNGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +6.1% — PDS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.2% 2.4% — RNGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 4.7% — RNGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.1x — RNGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +83.5% +9.2% +100.0% ZNOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr +8.9%/yr +23.9%/yr ZNOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 34.0% 70.9% RNGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 66/100 37/100 RNGR

Percentile Scorecard

PDSRNGRZNOG

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

AxisPDSRNGRZNOG
Valuation 96 #3 of 47 94 #4 of 47 31 #69 of 99
Growth 33 #29 of 43 17 #36 of 43 42 #57 of 97
Profitability 72 #12 of 40 46 #22 of 40 15 #82 of 96
Financial Health 66 #16 of 45 77 #11 of 45 96 #5 of 102
Shareholder Returns 10 #27 of 30 97 #2 of 30 1 #76 of 77
Overall 55 66 37
  • PDS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • RNGR 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

PeriodPDSRNGRZNOGSPY
1 month +35.7%+1.2%-9.5% +0.7%
3 months +41.1%-1.9%-7.3% +3.7%
6 months +15.3%-12.8%-5.0% +7.1%
Year to date +49.7%+8.9%+72.7% +12.8%
1 year +83.5%+9.2%+100.0% +11.9%
3 years +84.8%+15.0%+533.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.7%+4.8%+85.1% +22.8%
5 years +143.1%+53.1%+192.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.5%+8.9%+23.9% +10.9%
10 years +19.6%—-71.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.8%—-11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePDSRNGRZNOGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%34.0%70.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.7%36.0%77.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.660.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.130.271.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-41.1%-91.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-17.4%-41.5% -1.2%
52-week high $107.60$18.43$0.65 $779.14
52-week low $56.91$12.75$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.

MultiplePDSRNGRZNOG
P/E now vs peer median -410.6xmedian 28.5x 25.2xmedian 28.5x -0.1xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x —median 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 8.9x 4.7xmedian 8.9x 1.2xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 15.4x 24.9xmedian 15.4x 0.0xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 15.39median 0.52 -1.07median 0.52 0.00median 1.36

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 monthsPDSRNGRZNOG
Revenue $1.43B $606.70M –
Gross profit $433.02M $107.20M –
Operating income $340.55M $22.70M -$8.22M
Net income -$2.45M $14.30M -$8.19M
Free cash flow $512.21M $14.50M -$17.64M
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $0.60 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $16.33M $4.20M $9.61M
Total debt $443.31M $13.70M –
Shares (diluted) 13.34M 24.00M 843.21M
Enterprise value $1.15B $269.74M -$38.57M

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
MetricPDSRNGRZNOG
P/E -410.6x 25.2x -0.1x
P/FCF 2.7x 24.9x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x 5.9x -0.1x
P/S 1.0x 0.6x –
P/B 1.2x 1.2x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.2x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 3.1x 4.7x 1.2x
EV/EBIT 5.3x 16.3x 1.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.6x –
EV/FCF 3.6x 25.5x 0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.2x 6.1x 1.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 15.39 -1.07 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDSRNGRZNOG
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 6.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -2.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.3% 4.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -3.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.5% -27.7% -14.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.9% -21.9% 46.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -105.8% -36.2% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -24.7% 46.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.0% -39.7% -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.7% -23.5% 54.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.3% -25.7% -46.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -7.9% -22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.5% -66.4% -16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -27.7% -55.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDSRNGRZNOG
Gross margin 30.2% 17.7% –
EBITDA margin 40.7% 13.1% –
Operating margin 23.8% 3.7% –
Pretax margin 0.9% 3.5% –
Net margin -0.2% 2.4% –
FCF margin 35.7% 2.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 20.4% 10.0% –
Return on equity -0.2% 4.7% -16.6%
Return on assets -0.1% 3.1% -15.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 4.7% –
Return on capital employed 20.1% 6.3% -16.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -119.3x 4.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDSRNGRZNOG
Debt / assets 22.7% 2.9% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.9x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 35.2% 9.2%
Equity / assets 58.3% 64.8% 90.8%
Interest coverage 9.5x 9.1x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.7x 3.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.3x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 2.8x
Altman Z-score 1.99 3.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDSRNGRZNOG
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield -3.5% 3.9% -56.2%
Shareholder yield -3.5% 5.4% -56.2%
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.

ConsensusPDSRNGRZNOG
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.11FY2026 $0.93FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +5,010.0%FY2026 +72.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +69.3% +52.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 $648.19MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +8.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDSRNGRZNOG
Held by institutions – 85.3% –
Institutions holding – 145 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +7.9% –
Institutions buying – 82 –
Institutions selling – 43 –
Buyers to sellers – 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.

PDSRNGRZNOG
PDS 1.00 0.51 0.19
RNGR 0.51 1.00 0.18
ZNOG 0.19 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PDS, RNGR and ZNOG?

Precision Drilling (PDS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.31B, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) $336.34M, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) $428.37K.

Which company is growing faster?

Precision Drilling (PDS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Precision Drilling (PDS) +9.4%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) has the highest net margin (Precision Drilling (PDS) -0.2%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) leads (Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.0%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) returned the most: Precision Drilling (PDS) +83.5%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +9.2%, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) +100.0%. Over five years, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) compounded fastest (Precision Drilling (PDS) +19.5%/yr, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +8.9%/yr, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) +23.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) has been the steadiest (Precision Drilling (PDS) 39.2%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 34.0%, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) 70.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PDS, RNGR 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, 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.