Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Patterson Uti Energy's (PTEN) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$52.8 million in Q1 2026, down 213.95% year-on-year from $46.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 120.37% quarter-over-quarter from $259.0 million in Q4 2025.

Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Patterson Uti Energy has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$52.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$52.8 million, down 213.95% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $273.1 million (down 32.48% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $372.2 million, down 25.14% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$52.8 million for Q1 2026 at Patterson Uti Energy, down from $259.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $259.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$61.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $67.0 million (2024), against an average of $78.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 1719.27% in 2022 and surged 2762.26% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Patterson Uti Energy's Free Cash Flow stood at $183.7 million in 2022, then soared by 34.66% to $247.4 million in 2023, then fell by 29.06% to $175.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 47.6% to $259.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 120.37% to -$52.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$52.8 million (Q1 2026), $259.0 million (Q4 2025), and $71.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Precision Drilling 156.90 Bn 156.84 Bn 120.82 Mn 93.45 Mn
2 Noble 7.48 Bn 6.81 Bn 755.58 Mn 169.44 Mn
3 Transocean 6.71 Bn 6.09 Bn 475.00 Mn 136.00 Mn
4 Patterson Uti Energy 4.36 Bn 4.03 Bn 535.85 Mn -52.77 Mn
5 Helmerich & Payne 3.92 Bn 3.82 Bn 907.56 Mn -26.28 Mn
6 Seadrill 2.75 Bn 2.42 Bn 177.00 Mn -35.00 Mn
7 Sable Offshore 1.56 Bn 1.51 Bn -66.76 Mn -103.27 Mn
8 Nabors Industries 1.45 Bn 1.33 Bn 290.08 Mn -51.62 Mn
9 Borr Drilling 1.40 Bn 1.16 Bn - 48.40 Mn
10 Valaris 492.40 Mn -85.40 Mn 92.00 Mn -25.90 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -52.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -52.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 259.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 259.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 71.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 71.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 46.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 46.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 175.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 175.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 115.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 115.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 67.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 67.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 138.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 138.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 247.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 247.36 Mn