PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:PTEN • US7034811015

8.41 USD
+0.07 (+0.84%)
At close: Feb 26, 2026
8.42 USD
+0.01 (+0.12%)
After Hours: 2/26/2026, 8:00:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

4

PTEN gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 61 industry peers in the Energy Equipment & Services industry. While PTEN seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. PTEN is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate. PTEN also has an excellent dividend rating.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year PTEN has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year PTEN had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: PTEN reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • In the past 5 years PTEN always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
PTEN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFPTEN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M -500M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • PTEN's Return On Assets of -1.68% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. PTEN is outperformed by 77.05% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -2.91%, PTEN is doing worse than 70.49% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.68%
ROE -2.91%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-4.99%
ROA(5y)-6.43%
ROE(3y)-8.57%
ROE(5y)-11.42%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
PTEN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPTEN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -10 -20 -30 -40

1.3 Margins

  • PTEN has a Gross Margin (24.24%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • PTEN's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for PTEN so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 24.24%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-7.12%
GM growth 5Y-3.3%
PTEN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsPTEN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 -40 -60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • PTEN does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • The number of shares outstanding for PTEN has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for PTEN has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, PTEN has a worse debt to assets ratio.
PTEN Yearly Shares OutstandingPTEN Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M
PTEN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsPTEN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • The Debt to FCF ratio of PTEN is 3.28, which is a good value as it means it would take PTEN, 3.28 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 3.28, PTEN is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 68.85% of the companies in the same industry.
  • PTEN has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.38. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of PTEN (0.38) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.38
Debt/FCF 3.28
Altman-Z N/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.21%
PTEN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFPTEN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B 2B 3B 4B

2.3 Liquidity

  • PTEN has a Current Ratio of 1.64. This is a normal value and indicates that PTEN is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • PTEN has a worse Current ratio (1.64) than 63.93% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.46 indicates that PTEN should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of PTEN (1.46) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.64
Quick Ratio 1.46
PTEN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesPTEN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for PTEN have decreased strongly by -725.00% in the last year.
  • Looking at the last year, PTEN shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -10.25% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, PTEN shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 33.83% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-725%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%84.62%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-10.25%
Revenue growth 3Y22.16%
Revenue growth 5Y33.83%
Sales Q2Q%-0.97%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 45.72% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 9.46% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y-43.24%
EPS Next 2Y29.67%
EPS Next 3Y11.55%
EPS Next 5Y45.72%
Revenue Next Year-5.54%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.15%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.68%
Revenue Next 5Y9.46%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
PTEN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesPTEN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2B 4B 6B
PTEN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesPTEN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 0 1 -1 -2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for PTEN. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Also next year PTEN is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
PTEN Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPTEN Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 -20 40 60 80

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, PTEN is valued cheaply inside the industry as 95.08% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of PTEN indicates a rather cheap valuation: PTEN is cheaper than 90.16% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 8.57
EV/EBITDA 4.43
PTEN Per share dataPTEN EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6 8 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y29.67%
EPS Next 3Y11.55%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • PTEN has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 4.91%, which is a nice return.
  • PTEN's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 1.06. PTEN pays more dividend than 96.72% of the companies in the same industry.
  • PTEN's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.80.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 4.91%

5.2 History

  • On average, the dividend of PTEN grows each year by 26.25%, which is quite nice.
  • PTEN has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
  • PTEN has not decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)26.25%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years3
PTEN Yearly Dividends per sharePTEN Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.1 0.2 0.3

5.3 Sustainability

  • The earnings of PTEN are negative and hence is the payout ratio. PTEN will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.
  • PTEN's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP-130.78%
EPS Next 2Y29.67%
EPS Next 3Y11.55%
PTEN Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendPTEN Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -500M

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PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC

NASDAQ:PTEN (2/26/2026, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 8.42 +0.01 (+0.12%)

8.41

+0.07 (+0.84%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Earnings (Last)02-05
Earnings (Next)04-21
Inst Owners104.47%
Inst Owner Change1.9%
Ins Owners2.48%
Ins Owner Change2.26%
Market Cap3.19B
Revenue(TTM)4.83B
Net Income(TTM)-93.64M
Analysts72.73
Price Target7.6 (-9.63%)
Short Float %7.71%
Short Ratio2.58
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 4.91%
Yearly Dividend0.32
Dividend Growth(5Y)26.25%
DP-130.78%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years3
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)40.6%
Min EPS beat(2)-0.99%
Max EPS beat(2)82.19%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-1.41%
Min EPS beat(4)-186.86%
Max EPS beat(4)100%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-28.26%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-20.06%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)13.41%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.09%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.92%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.75%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.9%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.06%
Max Revenue beat(4)5.83%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.72%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.14%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.71%
PT rev (1m)2.96%
PT rev (3m)3.81%
EPS NQ rev (1m)10.79%
EPS NQ rev (3m)12.67%
EPS NY rev (1m)2.56%
EPS NY rev (3m)7.67%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.79%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.79%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.15%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.3%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.66
P/FCF 8.57
P/OCF 3.32
P/B 0.99
P/tB 1.66
EV/EBITDA 4.43
EPS(TTM)-0.25
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.36
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.98
FCFY11.67%
OCF(TTM)2.53
OCFY30.14%
SpS12.73
BVpS8.49
TBVpS5.05
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.68%
ROE -2.91%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 24.24%
FCFM 7.71%
ROA(3y)-4.99%
ROA(5y)-6.43%
ROE(3y)-8.57%
ROE(5y)-11.42%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-7.12%
GM growth 5Y-3.3%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.87
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.38
Debt/FCF 3.28
Debt/EBITDA 1.36
Cap/Depr 62.65%
Cap/Sales 12.2%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion 106.75%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.64
Quick Ratio 1.46
Altman-Z N/A
F-Score5
WACC8.21%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)68.24%
Cap/Depr(5y)62.91%
Cap/Sales(3y)13.22%
Cap/Sales(5y)13.68%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-725%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%84.62%
EPS Next Y-43.24%
EPS Next 2Y29.67%
EPS Next 3Y11.55%
EPS Next 5Y45.72%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-10.25%
Revenue growth 3Y22.16%
Revenue growth 5Y33.83%
Sales Q2Q%-0.97%
Revenue Next Year-5.54%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.15%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.68%
Revenue Next 5Y9.46%
EBIT growth 1Y-239.5%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year1305.26%
EBIT Next 3Y150.87%
EBIT Next 5Y95.59%
FCF growth 1Y-25.14%
FCF growth 3Y42.21%
FCF growth 5Y22.78%
OCF growth 1Y-18.23%
OCF growth 3Y19.29%
OCF growth 5Y28.08%

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC / PTEN FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to PTEN.


What is the valuation status of PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of PTEN stock?

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for PTEN stock?

The financial health rating of PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN) is 4 / 10.