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Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.01% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 17.0% to 0.01% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.01% through Dec 2025, up 17.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.01% for FY2025, 15.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.01% in Q4 2025 for Patterson Uti Energy, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.16% in Q2 2023 to a low of 0.27% in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.07% across 5 years, with a median of 0.12% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: soared 36bps in 2023 and later fell -25bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.27% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 131bps to 0.08% in 2022, then crashed by -33bps to 0.06% in 2023, then plummeted by -418bps to 0.18% in 2024, then surged by 95bps to 0.01% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for PTEN at 0.01% in Q4 2025, 0.02% in Q3 2025, and 0.21% in Q2 2025.