Precision Drilling (PDS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Precision Drilling's (PDS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 19.19% in Q2 2026, down 210.0% YoY from 17.44% in Q2 2025, and down 1.8% on a QoQ basis from 19.54% in Q1 2026.
Precision Drilling (PDS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Precision Drilling (PDS) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 19.19% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 210.0% year-over-year to 19.19% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 19.19% (down 210.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.26%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 19.19% in Q2 2026, from 19.54% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 24.06% in Q4 2023 to a low of 6.28% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 18.2% and a median of 19.75% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 220565 bps — and 2023, when it surged 1447 bps.
- Tracing PDS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 12.67% in 2022, then surged by 90 bps to 24.06% in 2023, then fell by 15 bps to 20.33% in 2024, then fell by 3 bps to 19.66% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 19.19% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 19.19% (Q2 2026), 19.54% (Q1 2026), and 19.66% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 8 | Precision Drilling | 1.16 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 89.29 Mn | 19.19% |
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| 10 | Sable Offshore | 794.98 Mn | 773.38 Mn | - | -31.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.60% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2,218.32% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1,911.06% |