Precision Drilling (PDS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Precision Drilling (PDS) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 0.53% for Q2 2026, down 5.65 percentage points from 6.18% a year earlier and down 0.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Precision Drilling (PDS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Precision Drilling's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.17%, down 17.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +3.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Precision Drilling's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 19.51% in FY2024 (-3.74 pp), 23.26% in FY2023 (+10.32 pp), 12.94% in FY2022 (+16.25 pp) and -3.31% in FY2021 (-1.91 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.00 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2023, with a gain of 13.44 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 5.65 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 1.41% (Q1 2026), 2.22% (Q4 2025) and 4.82% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 72.34 Bn | 69.45 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.42% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 55.59 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 9.65% |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 27.02 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 684.70 Mn | -133.92% |
| 4 | Halliburton | 26.54 Bn | 18.29 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 13.06% |
| 5 | Nov | 6.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 5.00% |
| 6 | Noble | 6.50 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 5.17% |
| 7 | Transocean | 5.76 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 358.00 Mn | -7.15% |
| 8 | Weatherford International | 5.72 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 333.00 Mn | 16.47% |
| 9 | Kodiak Gas Services | 5.48 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 246.76 Mn | 8.25% |
| 10 | Precision Drilling | 1.13 Bn | 966.58 Mn | - | 0.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.60% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.71% |
API Access
Precision Drilling Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();