PDS vs ZNOG vs NBR Stock Comparison

Precision Drilling, Zion Oil & Gas and Nabors Industries Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ZNOG Zion Oil & Gas Inc
$0.32 -25.6% 1M +68.4% 1Y
Market cap
$380.35K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
NBR Nabors Industries Ltd
$71.58 -11.9% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.28B
Div. yield
–
Land Drilling Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Precision Drilling leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Precision Drilling 4, Nabors Industries 3, Zion Oil & Gas 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPDSZNOGNBRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.17B $380.35K $1.17B NBR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -344.6x 0.0x -27.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% — +4.4% PDS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.2% — -1.2% PDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 3.3% NBR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 1.7x PDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.6% +68.4% +38.1% ZNOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.9%/yr +18.0%/yr -6.9%/yr ZNOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 71.7% 51.5% PDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 36/100 61/100 NBR

Percentile Scorecard

PDSZNOGNBR

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

AxisPDSZNOGNBR
Valuation 96 #3 of 47 31 #68 of 98 94 #4 of 47
Growth 37 #28 of 44 40 #59 of 97 63 #17 of 44
Profitability 68 #14 of 41 15 #80 of 94 65 #15 of 41
Financial Health 64 #17 of 46 95 #6 of 101 22 #36 of 46
Shareholder Returns 7 #30 of 32 1 #78 of 79 –
Overall 54 36 61
  • PDS ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • ZNOG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NBR 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

PeriodPDSZNOGNBRSPY
1 month +6.5%-25.6%-11.9% -5.9%
3 months +17.5%-15.8%-13.9% -4.6%
6 months +0.4%-23.8%-25.8% +0.2%
Year to date +25.6%+45.5%+31.8% +7.5%
1 year +56.6%+68.4%+38.1% +8.2%
3 years +51.2%+433.3%-26.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +14.8%+74.8%-9.6% +19.0%
5 years +108.8%+128.6%-30.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +15.9%+18.0%-6.9% +9.4%
10 years +5.7%-73.6%-87.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +0.6%-12.5%-18.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePDSZNOGNBRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%71.7%51.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.5%79.2%49.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.650.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.400.950.74 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-91.4%-87.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-50.8%-35.3% -5.9%
52-week high $107.60$0.65$110.63 $779.14
52-week low $56.91$0.16$46.19 $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.

MultiplePDSZNOGNBR
P/E now vs peer median -344.6xmedian 22.0x 0.0xmedian 10.1x -27.1xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x —median 1.7x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 8.1x 1.3xmedian 5.1x 3.0xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 14.2x 0.0xmedian 8.9x 10.6xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.4x 0.0xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 12.92median 0.45 0.00median 0.94 -0.86median 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 monthsPDSZNOGNBR
Revenue $1.43B – $3.28B
Gross profit $433.02M – $1.26B
Operating income $340.55M -$8.22M $276.04M
Net income -$2.45M -$8.19M $35.72M
Free cash flow $512.21M -$17.64M $110.45M
R&D – – $54.38M
EPS (diluted) $-0.26 $-0.01 $-2.64
Cash & equivalents $16.33M $9.61M $475.07M
Total debt $443.31M – $2.02B
Shares (diluted) 13.34M 843.21M 14.50M
Enterprise value $1.02B -$38.61M -$753.68M

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
MetricPDSZNOGNBR
P/E -344.6x 0.0x -27.1x
P/FCF 2.3x 0.0x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 0.0x 1.6x
P/S 0.8x – 0.4x
P/B 1.0x 0.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.0x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 2.7x 1.3x 3.0x
EV/EBIT 4.7x 1.1x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x – 0.8x
EV/FCF 3.1x 0.5x 24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 1.1x 3.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.92 0.00 -0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDSZNOGNBR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% – 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.3% – -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.4% – 0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.5% -14.5% 64.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 46.9% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -105.8% -15.0% -89.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 46.9% 70.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.0% -15.0% -118.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.7% 54.2% 31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.3% -46.0% 23.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -22.3% 3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.5% -16.9% 166.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -55.7% -9.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDSZNOGNBR
Gross margin 30.2% – 38.4%
EBITDA margin 40.7% – 28.0%
Operating margin 23.8% – 8.4%
Pretax margin 0.9% – 2.9%
Net margin -0.2% – -1.2%
FCF margin 35.7% – 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 20.4% – 22.3%
Return on equity -0.2% -16.6% 3.7%
Return on assets -0.1% -15.2% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 3.3%
Return on capital employed 20.1% -16.3% 7.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -119.3x 1.0x 20.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDSZNOGNBR
Debt / assets 22.7% – 45.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 1.7x
Debt / FCF 0.9x – 18.3x
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 9.2% 77.7%
Equity / assets 58.3% 90.8% 22.3%
Interest coverage 9.5x – 1.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 3.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.8x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.82 – 0.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDSZNOGNBR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.2% -66.8% –
Shareholder yield -4.2% -66.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusPDSZNOGNBR
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.58FY2026 – $-2.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4,480.0%FY2026 – -116.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +94.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 – $3.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 – +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% – +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDSZNOGNBR
Held by institutions – – 76.0%
Institutions holding – – 243
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +8.5%
Institutions buying – – 146
Institutions selling – – 65
Buyers to sellers – – 2.25

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.

PDSZNOGNBR
PDS 1.00 0.21 0.69
ZNOG 0.21 1.00 0.17
NBR 0.69 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PDS, ZNOG and NBR?

Nabors Industries (NBR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Precision Drilling (PDS) $1.17B, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) $380.35K, Nabors Industries (NBR) $1.17B.

Which company is growing faster?

Precision Drilling (PDS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Precision Drilling (PDS) +9.4%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Precision Drilling (PDS) has the highest net margin (Precision Drilling (PDS) -0.2%, Nabors Industries (NBR) -1.2%). On return on invested capital, Nabors Industries (NBR) leads (Precision Drilling (PDS) 0.0%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) returned the most: Precision Drilling (PDS) +56.6%, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) +68.4%, Nabors Industries (NBR) +38.1%. Over five years, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) compounded fastest (Precision Drilling (PDS) +15.9%/yr, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) +18.0%/yr, Nabors Industries (NBR) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Precision Drilling (PDS) has been the steadiest (Precision Drilling (PDS) 40.4%, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) 71.7%, Nabors Industries (NBR) 51.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.