Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) posted Operating Margin of -0.57% for Q2 2026, up 1.85 percentage points from -2.42% a year earlier and up 0.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Patterson Uti Energy was -1.06%, up 19.55 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -0.85%, up 15.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +78.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Patterson Uti Energy's Operating Margin was -16.54% in FY2024 (-25.03 pp), 8.49% in FY2023 (+0.52 pp), 7.97% in FY2022 (+57.91 pp) and -49.94% in FY2021 (+29.42 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -77.34% in Q4 2021 to a high of 15.91% in Q1 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.67 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 92.16 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 73.95 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was -1.28% (Q1 2026), -0.02% (Q4 2025) and -2.39% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 72.31 Bn | 69.42 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.94% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 54.50 Bn | 17.77 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 12.74% |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 26.69 Bn | 22.84 Bn | 684.70 Mn | -57.68% |
| 4 | Halliburton | 26.49 Bn | 18.25 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 13.62% |
| 5 | Nov | 6.70 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 9.04% |
| 6 | Noble | 6.66 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 239.27 Mn | 4.23% |
| 7 | Transocean | 5.85 Bn | 3.56 Bn | 358.00 Mn | 15.73% |
| 8 | Weatherford International | 5.65 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 333.00 Mn | 9.68% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.44 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 123.70 Mn | 9.48% |
| 10 | Patterson Uti Energy | 4.16 Bn | 3.02 Bn | 280.64 Mn | -0.57% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -72.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -77.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -25.15% |
Patterson Uti Energy Operating Margin API
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