Precision Drilling (PDS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Precision Drilling's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 23.53% for Q3 2026, down 1.91 percentage points from 25.45% a year earlier but up 2.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Precision Drilling (PDS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Precision Drilling reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 23.75%, down 2.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 26.56%, down 0.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +30.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 27.40% in FY2024 (-4.14 pp), 31.54% in FY2023 (+12.27 pp), 19.27% in FY2022 (-0.27 pp) and 19.53% in FY2021 (+23.91 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 10.49% (Q1 2022) to 36.38% (Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q1 2023 (a gain of 25.89 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 12.57 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PDS's Return on Sales [ROS] at 21.43% (Q2 2026), 23.56% (Q1 2026) and 26.41% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 76.30 Bn | 73.91 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 12.05% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 49.10 Bn | 11.25 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.69% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 27.94 Bn | 19.88 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 10.94% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.83 Bn | 21.81 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 18.18% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.97 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 228.22 Mn | 8.24% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.45 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 6.38% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.27 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 13.39% |
| 8 | Transocean | 6.19 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 15.26% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.84 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 13.70% |
| 10 | Precision Drilling | 1.32 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 111.41 Mn | 23.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 23.53% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.65% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.64% |
Precision Drilling Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=PDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=PDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();