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Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Patterson Uti Energy recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.52% in Q1 2026, down 74.44% quarter-over-quarter from 0.87% in Q4 2025, and up 1775.0% year-over-year from 0.08% in Q1 2025.

Patterson Uti Energy's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.52% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1775.0% year-over-year to 1.52%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.52% (up 1775.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.84%, up 1454.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.52% for Q1 2026 at Patterson Uti Energy, down from 0.87% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.99% in Q2 2023 to a low of 22.91% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 3.83% and a median of 1.51% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 3644 bps in 2023 and tumbled 2493 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Patterson Uti Energy's Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.3% in 2022, then slumped by 33 bps to 5.53% in 2023, then tumbled by 418 bps to 17.6% in 2024, then jumped by 95 bps to 0.87% in 2025, then tumbled by 74 bps to 1.52% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 1.52%, 0.87%, and 1.51% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Precision Drilling 157.47 Bn 157.41 Bn 120.82 Mn 19.54%
2 Noble 8.34 Bn 7.67 Bn 755.58 Mn 6.68%
3 Transocean 7.55 Bn 6.94 Bn 475.00 Mn 0.02%
4 Patterson Uti Energy 4.63 Bn 4.30 Bn 535.85 Mn -1.52%
5 Helmerich & Payne 3.96 Bn 3.86 Bn 907.56 Mn -4.09%
6 Seadrill 3.20 Bn 2.87 Bn 177.00 Mn 1.49%
7 Sable Offshore 2.10 Bn 2.05 Bn -66.76 Mn -71.06%
8 Nabors Industries 1.49 Bn 1.37 Bn 290.08 Mn -37.93%
9 Borr Drilling 1.48 Bn 1.10 Bn - 9.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.52%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.87%
Sep 30, 2025 -1.51%
Jun 30, 2025 -20.88%
Mar 31, 2025 -19.27%
Dec 31, 2024 -17.60%
Sep 30, 2024 -13.25%
Jun 30, 2024 4.04%
Mar 31, 2024 4.89%
Dec 31, 2023 5.53%
Sep 30, 2023 8.44%
Jun 30, 2023 15.99%
Mar 31, 2023 13.52%
Dec 31, 2022 8.30%
Sep 30, 2022 -10.49%
Jun 30, 2022 -17.48%
Mar 31, 2022 -22.91%
Dec 31, 2021 -26.56%
Sep 30, 2021 -16.30%
Jun 30, 2021 -16.46%
Mar 31, 2021 -17.39%
Dec 31, 2020 -28.58%
Sep 30, 2020 -25.82%
Jun 30, 2020 -30.03%
Mar 31, 2020 -24.54%
Dec 31, 2019 -11.19%
Sep 30, 2019 -13.22%
Jun 30, 2019 -7.54%
Mar 31, 2019 -6.59%
Dec 31, 2018 -6.29%
Sep 30, 2018 -2.52%
Jun 30, 2018 -1.69%
Mar 31, 2018 -4.20%
Dec 31, 2017 -5.77%
Sep 30, 2017 -7.86%
Jun 30, 2017 -10.87%
Mar 31, 2017 -12.32%
Dec 31, 2016 -12.76%
Sep 30, 2016 -10.98%
Jun 30, 2016 -15.60%
Mar 31, 2016 -12.78%
Dec 31, 2015 -9.54%
Sep 30, 2015 -5.00%
Jun 30, 2015 2.91%
Mar 31, 2015 5.23%
Dec 31, 2014 6.14%
Sep 30, 2014 4.79%
Jun 30, 2014 6.94%
Mar 31, 2014 6.66%
Dec 31, 2013 7.44%
Sep 30, 2013 9.02%
Jun 30, 2013 8.23%
Mar 31, 2013 10.31%
Dec 31, 2012 11.97%
Sep 30, 2012 13.25%
Jun 30, 2012 14.53%
Mar 31, 2012 14.70%
Dec 31, 2011 14.26%
Sep 30, 2011 13.81%
Jun 30, 2011 12.09%
Mar 31, 2011 9.83%
Dec 31, 2010 6.94%
Sep 30, 2010 3.22%
Jun 30, 2010 0.25%
Mar 31, 2010 -2.69%
Dec 31, 2009 -1.96%
Sep 30, 2009 4.45%