Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Patterson Uti Energy's (PTEN) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.72 in Q1 2026, down 207.89% year-on-year from 0.67 in Q1 2025, and down 714.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.12 in Q4 2025.

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

Patterson Uti Energy has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.72 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.72, down 207.89% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.47 (up 53.35% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.33, up 29.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.72 for Q1 2026 at Patterson Uti Energy, down from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.67 in Q1 2025 to a low of 7.64 in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.14 (2023), against an average of 0.71.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 383.44% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 4671.51% in 2023.
  • Patterson Uti Energy's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.09 in 2022, then soared by 44.16% to 0.13 in 2023, then jumped by 32.02% to 0.18 in 2024, then sank by 34.11% to 0.12 in 2025, then plunged by 714.13% to 0.72 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.72 (Q1 2026), 0.12 (Q4 2025), and 0.43 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Precision Drilling 156.90 Bn 156.84 Bn 120.82 Mn 0.00
2 Noble 7.48 Bn 6.81 Bn 755.58 Mn 0.49
3 Transocean 6.71 Bn 6.09 Bn 475.00 Mn -
4 Patterson Uti Energy 4.36 Bn 4.03 Bn 535.85 Mn -0.72
5 Helmerich & Payne 3.92 Bn 3.82 Bn 907.56 Mn 0.66
6 Seadrill 2.75 Bn 2.42 Bn 177.00 Mn -
7 Sable Offshore 1.56 Bn 1.51 Bn -66.76 Mn -
8 Nabors Industries 1.45 Bn 1.33 Bn 290.08 Mn -
9 Borr Drilling 1.40 Bn 1.16 Bn - -
10 Valaris 492.40 Mn -85.40 Mn 92.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.72
Dec 31, 2025 0.12
Sep 30, 2025 0.43
Jun 30, 2025 -6.90
Mar 31, 2025 0.67
Dec 31, 2024 0.18
Sep 30, 2024 0.27
Jun 30, 2024 0.47
Mar 31, 2024 0.23
Dec 31, 2023 0.13
Sep 30, 2023 -7.64
Jun 30, 2023 0.54
Mar 31, 2023 0.14
Dec 31, 2022 0.09
Sep 30, 2022 0.17
Jun 30, 2022 -0.19
Mar 31, 2022 -0.14
Dec 31, 2021 -0.14
Sep 30, 2021 -0.14
Jun 30, 2021 -1.52