Precision Drilling (PDS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Precision Drilling's FCF Margin came in at 28.83% for Q3 2026, down 2.58 percentage points from 31.41% a year earlier and down 20.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Precision Drilling (PDS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Precision Drilling reported FCF Margin of 35.72%, down 2.03 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 36.69%, up 22.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of +19.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 13.93% in FY2024 (-0.29 pp), 14.22% in FY2023 (+10.95 pp), 3.27% in FY2022 (-3.14 pp) and 6.41% in FY2021 (-11.18 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -8.22% (Q1 2022) to 60.50% (Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.75 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 22.53 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 18.31 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PDS's FCF Margin at 49.01% (Q2 2026), 24.36% (Q1 2026) and 43.37% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.30 Bn | 73.91 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 10.85% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 49.10 Bn | 11.25 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 9.15% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 27.94 Bn | 19.88 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 1.79% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.83 Bn | 21.81 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 16.22% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.97 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 228.22 Mn | -6.52% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.45 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 439.00 Mn | -2.11% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.27 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 12.86% |
| 8 | Transocean | 6.19 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 13.98% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.84 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 176.30 Mn | -9.16% |
| 10 | Precision Drilling | 1.32 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 111.41 Mn | 28.83% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 28.83% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 49.01% |
| 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 | 31.35% |
| 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% |
API Access
Precision Drilling FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=PDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "PDS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=PDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();