Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Patterson Uti Energy's (PTEN) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 4.72% in Q1 2026, down 834.0% year-on-year from 0.64% in Q1 2025, and down 120.98% quarter-over-quarter from 22.51% in Q4 2025.

Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Patterson Uti Energy has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 4.72% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 4.72%, down 834.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.86% (down 200.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.71%, down 153.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 4.72% for Q1 2026 at Patterson Uti Energy, down from 22.51% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 23.3% in Q4 2022 to a low of 12.01% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 6.07% (2025), against an average of 6.47%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 9941 bps in 2022 and sank 834 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Patterson Uti Energy's FCF Margin stood at 23.3% in 2022, then plunged by 33 bps to 15.61% in 2023, then decreased by 3 bps to 15.1% in 2024, then jumped by 49 bps to 22.51% in 2025, then tumbled by 121 bps to 4.72% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 4.72% (Q1 2026), 22.51% (Q4 2025), and 6.07% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Precision Drilling 156.90 Bn 156.84 Bn 120.82 Mn 24.36%
2 Noble 7.48 Bn 6.81 Bn 755.58 Mn 21.57%
3 Transocean 6.71 Bn 6.09 Bn 475.00 Mn 12.58%
4 Patterson Uti Energy 4.36 Bn 4.03 Bn 535.85 Mn -4.72%
5 Helmerich & Payne 3.92 Bn 3.82 Bn 907.56 Mn -2.82%
6 Seadrill 2.75 Bn 2.42 Bn 177.00 Mn -9.78%
7 Sable Offshore 1.56 Bn 1.51 Bn -66.76 Mn -8,125.41%
8 Nabors Industries 1.45 Bn 1.33 Bn 290.08 Mn -6.59%
9 Borr Drilling 1.40 Bn 1.16 Bn - 19.60%
10 Valaris 492.40 Mn -85.40 Mn 92.00 Mn -5.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.72%
Dec 31, 2025 22.51%
Sep 30, 2025 6.07%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.37%
Mar 31, 2025 3.62%
Dec 31, 2024 15.10%
Sep 30, 2024 8.52%
Jun 30, 2024 4.97%
Mar 31, 2024 9.20%
Dec 31, 2023 15.61%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.43%
Jun 30, 2023 4.01%
Mar 31, 2023 14.74%
Dec 31, 2022 23.30%
Sep 30, 2022 7.13%
Jun 30, 2022 -7.24%
Mar 31, 2022 -12.01%
Dec 31, 2021 -76.11%
Sep 30, 2021 -7.51%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.85%