Precision Drilling (PDS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Precision Drilling (PDS) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 20.09% for Q3 2026, up 0.93 percentage points from 19.16% a year earlier and up 0.50 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 19.40%, down 0.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +20.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Precision Drilling's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 19.67% in FY2024 (-3.92 pp), 23.60% in FY2023 (+10.30 pp), 13.29% in FY2022 (+5.58 pp) and 7.71% in FY2021 (+9.07 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.80 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 13.24 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 3.38 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 19.58% (Q2 2026), 19.48% (Q1 2026) and 19.63% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.30 Bn | 73.91 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.29% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 49.10 Bn | 11.25 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 14.16% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 27.94 Bn | 19.88 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 14.18% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.83 Bn | 21.81 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 33.29% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.97 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 228.22 Mn | 5.53% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.45 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 5.33% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.27 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 16.42% |
| 8 | Transocean | 6.19 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 5.95% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.84 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 4.08% |
| 10 | Precision Drilling | 1.32 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 111.41 Mn | 20.09% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.09% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.84% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.97% |
API Access
Precision Drilling Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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();