Precision Drilling (PDS) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Precision Drilling posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 23.56% for Q1 2026, down 414.0% year-on-year from 7.5% in Q1 2025, and down 10.79% on a QoQ basis from 26.41% in Q4 2025.
Precision Drilling (PDS) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 23.56% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 414.0% year-over-year to 23.56%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 25.4% (down 216.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 26.56%, down 84.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 23.56%, down from 26.41% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 36.38% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 10.49% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 26.59% (2025), against an average of 25.9%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBITDA Margin tumbled 1257 bps; it then soared 2589 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 17.84% in 2022, then jumped by 67 bps to 29.84% in 2023, then dropped by 14 bps to 25.74% in 2024, then rose by 3 bps to 26.41% in 2025, then decreased by 11 bps to 23.56% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 23.56% (Q1 2026), 26.41% (Q4 2025), and 25.45% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Precision Drilling | 157.47 Bn | 157.41 Bn | 120.82 Mn | 23.56% |
| 2 | Noble | 8.34 Bn | 7.67 Bn | 755.58 Mn | 28.68% |
| 3 | Transocean | 7.55 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 475.00 Mn | 26.55% |
| 4 | Patterson Uti Energy | 4.63 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 535.85 Mn | 15.30% |
| 5 | Helmerich & Payne | 3.96 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 907.56 Mn | 13.45% |
| 6 | Seadrill | 3.20 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 177.00 Mn | 6.70% |
| 7 | Sable Offshore | 2.10 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -66.76 Mn | -9,343.35% |
| 8 | Nabors Industries | 1.49 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 290.08 Mn | -60.65% |
| 9 | Borr Drilling | 1.48 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - | 40.56% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.65% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.89% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.37% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 23.06% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -8.73% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -16.25% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -10.11% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.96% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.07% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.12% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.55% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 14.30% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.64% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 25.00% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 25.23% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 2.53% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.78% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 26.07% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 25.54% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 25.41% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.13% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 27.42% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 25.92% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 38.32% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -0.12% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 32.26% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -0.21% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 35.19% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 2.59% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 34.36% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 31.25% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 35.66% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 35.33% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 29.61% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 26.80% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 34.54% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 32.54% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.79% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 2.33% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 6.12% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 39.13% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 38.62% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 26.81% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 35.48% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 32.75% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 30.17% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 22.35% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 30.32% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 29.44% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 30.96% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 1.23% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 37.77% |