Precision Drilling (PDS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Precision Drilling posted quarterly FCF Margin of 24.36% for Q1 2026, down 50.0% year-on-year from 48.72% in Q1 2025, and down 43.83% on a QoQ basis from 43.37% in Q4 2025.
Precision Drilling (PDS) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 24.36% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 50.0% year-over-year to 24.36%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 36.3% (down 127.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 36.69%, down 4.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 24.36%, down from 43.37% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 60.5% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 8.22% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 31.41% (2025), against an average of 32.82%.
- Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 2253 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1831 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 42.39% in 2022, then gained by 16 bps to 49.09% in 2023, then fell by 4 bps to 47.35% in 2024, then retreated by 8 bps to 43.37% in 2025, then slumped by 44 bps to 24.36% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 24.36% (Q1 2026), 43.37% (Q4 2025), and 31.41% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Precision Drilling | 157.47 Bn | 157.41 Bn | 120.82 Mn | 24.36% |
| 2 | Noble | 8.34 Bn | 7.67 Bn | 755.58 Mn | 21.57% |
| 3 | Transocean | 7.55 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 475.00 Mn | 12.58% |
| 4 | Patterson Uti Energy | 4.63 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 535.85 Mn | -4.72% |
| 5 | Helmerich & Payne | 3.96 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 907.56 Mn | -2.82% |
| 6 | Seadrill | 3.20 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 177.00 Mn | -9.78% |
| 7 | Sable Offshore | 2.10 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -66.76 Mn | -8,125.41% |
| 8 | Nabors Industries | 1.49 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 290.08 Mn | -6.59% |
| 9 | Borr Drilling | 1.48 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - | 13.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 43.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 49.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 47.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 49.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 60.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 53.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.30% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 31.03% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.09% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 11.36% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.95% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 12.61% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.03% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5.79% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 6.37% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 12.09% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 16.35% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 28.82% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.42% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.38% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 5.56% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 11.75% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 5.01% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 8.05% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.54% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 14.78% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 41.07% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 32.58% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 9.00% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 19.21% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 14.72% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 33.80% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 44.10% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 54.69% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 40.64% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 36.80% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 15.77% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 21.70% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 29.87% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 35.96% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 21.77% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 61.04% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -35.72% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 128.76% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -8.45% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -17.34% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -40.39% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 19.04% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 10.14% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 42.15% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 9.07% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 47.37% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 7.24% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 28.02% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 2.07% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 123.72% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 29.57% |