Patterson Uti Energy PTEN
NASDAQ PTEN
$12.34 +0.16 (+1.31%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)

Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.04% for Q1 2026, down 164.49% sequentially from 0.02% in Q4 2025, and up 13.0% YoY from 0.04% in Q1 2025.

Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Patterson Uti Energy has reported Return on Invested Capital for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.04% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 13.0% year-over-year to 0.04% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.04% (up 13.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.02%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital slipped to 0.04% in Q1 2026 per PTEN's latest filing, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.03% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 0.23% in Q2 2025.
  • A 4-year average of 0.06% and a median of 0.03% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Invested Capital fell 24 bps in 2025, then grew 13 bps in 2026.
  • Over 4 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2023, then plunged by 455 bps to 0.12% in 2024, then soared by 86 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then sank by 164 bps to 0.04% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.04%, 0.02%, and 0.02% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Noble 7.43 Bn 6.98 Bn 273.38 Mn -
2 Transocean 6.68 Bn 5.88 Bn 358.00 Mn 0.00%
3 Patterson Uti Energy 4.70 Bn 4.50 Bn 597.25 Mn -0.03%
4 Helmerich & Payne 4.37 Bn 4.13 Bn 349.94 Mn 0.02%
5 Seadrill 2.95 Bn 2.59 Bn 234.00 Mn -
6 Borr Drilling 1.39 Bn 1.17 Bn - 0.00%
7 Nabors Industries 1.32 Bn 807.28 Mn 309.38 Mn -0.03%
8 Precision Drilling 1.18 Bn 1.14 Bn 89.29 Mn -
9 Valaris 827.45 Mn 286.25 Mn 123.70 Mn -
10 Sable Offshore 774.26 Mn 752.66 Mn - 0.00%

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 -0.03%
Mar 31, 2026 -0.04%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.02%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.23%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.17%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.12%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.07%
Jun 30, 2024 0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 0.03%
Mar 31, 2017 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2016 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2016 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2016 -0.02%
Mar 31, 2016 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2015 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2015 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2015 0.02%
Mar 31, 2015 0.04%