Precision Drilling (PDS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Precision Drilling (PDS) reported Operating Expenses of $30.4 million for Q1 2026, up 46.74% on a YoY basis from $20.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 45.81% quarter-over-quarter from $20.9 million in Q4 2025.

Precision Drilling (PDS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Precision Drilling has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $30.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 46.74% year-over-year to $30.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $91.6 million (up 8.92% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $81.9 million, down 15.32% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $30.4 million, up from $20.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $58.4 million in Q4 2022, with the low at $11.5 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $25.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $21.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 283.59% — and 2023, when it plunged 73.8%.
  • Precision Drilling's Operating Expenses stood at $58.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 50.74% to $28.7 million in 2023, then slipped by 11.98% to $25.3 million in 2024, then fell by 17.48% to $20.9 million in 2025, then soared by 45.81% to $30.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $30.4 million (Q1 2026), $20.9 million (Q4 2025), and $22.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Precision Drilling 156.90 Bn 156.84 Bn 120.82 Mn 30.44 Mn
2 Noble 7.48 Bn 6.81 Bn 755.58 Mn 560.38 Mn
3 Transocean 6.71 Bn 6.09 Bn 475.00 Mn 798.00 Mn
4 Patterson Uti Energy 4.36 Bn 4.03 Bn 535.85 Mn 1.13 Bn
5 Helmerich & Payne 3.92 Bn 3.82 Bn 907.56 Mn 969.28 Mn
6 Seadrill 2.75 Bn 2.42 Bn 177.00 Mn 334.00 Mn
7 Sable Offshore 1.56 Bn 1.51 Bn -66.76 Mn 120.03 Mn
8 Nabors Industries 1.45 Bn 1.33 Bn 290.08 Mn 765.29 Mn
9 Borr Drilling 1.40 Bn 1.16 Bn - -144.70 Mn
10 Valaris 492.40 Mn -85.40 Mn 92.00 Mn 452.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 30.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 20.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 22.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 20.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 25.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 17.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 20.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 33.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 28.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 32.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 17.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 11.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 58.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 19.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 16.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 43.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 15.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 19.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 25.59 Mn