PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $4.58B
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- 2.66%
About Patterson Uti Energy
Drilling Oil & Gas Wells, SIC 1381
The company provides drilling and completion services, as well as specialized drilling equipment, primarily to oil and natural gas exploration and production operators. Its operations are structured into three reportable segments: drilling services, completion services, and drilling products. The drilling services business supplies contract land drilling, directional drilling, and electrical automation systems. The completion services division offers hydraulic fracturing, wireline, pumping, cementing, logistics, and natural gas fueling solutions. The drilling products segment designs, manufactures, sells, and rents polycrystalline diamond compact drill bits and downhole tools for energy, geothermal, and mining applications.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company operates across North America and internationally in more than 30 countries. Its drilling fleet includes 152 marketed electric land rigs stationed across U.S. basins, Colombia, and Ecuador. The company also maintains manufacturing, distribution, and repair facilities in the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Argentina, and Oman, employing approximately 7,900 full-time workers.
Summary of the business section of Patterson Uti Energy's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC
- Founded
- 1978
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Address
- 10713 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 800 77064
- Phone
- (281) 765-7100
- Website
- patenergy.com
- Employees
- 7,900, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Drilling Oil & Gas Wells
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Houston, Texas
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- PTEN
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Nov 2, 1993
- Shares outstanding
- 381M, Jul 29, 2026
- Public float
- $2.30B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Jul 1, 2004; 2-for-1, Jan 26, 1998; 2-for-1, Jul 28, 1997
- SEC CIK
- 889900
- CUSIP
- 703481101
- ISIN
- US7034811015
- LEI
- 254900XGFBKIXD6G0697
- EIN
- 75-2504748
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| William Andrew Hendricks JR | President & CEO, Director | 2,042,474 |
| Seth David Wexler | EVP, General Counsel&Secretary | 404,582 |
| Forrest C. Robinson | Chief Accounting Officer | 77,675 |
| James Michael Holcomb | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | 421,523 |
| Charles Andrew Smith | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | 713,439 |
| Kenneth N. Berns | Executive Vice President | 1,077,987 |
| Robert Wayne Drummond Jr | Director | 928,773 |
| James Carl Stewart | Director | 114,116 |
| Cesar Jaime | Director | 77,462 |
| Tiffany Thom Cepak | Director | 161,111 |
| Gary M. Halverson | Director | 196,612 |
| Curtis W. Huff | Director | 450,040 |
| Amy H. Nelson | Director | 191,468 |
| Janeen S. Judah | Director | 187,695 |
| Julie J. Robertson | Director | 87,462 |
| Leslie Ann Beyer | Director | 55,120 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.08M | $8.22M | $3.69M | $133 | $182 |
| FY2024 | $12.05M | $6.37M | $3.92M | $170 | $176 |
| FY2023 | $8.28M | -$9.50M | $2.90M | $215 | $199 |
| FY2022 | $10.97M | $32.68M | $3.56M | $327 | $195 |
| FY2021 | $8.02M | $14.74M | $2.70M | $162 | $121 |
| FY2020 | $3.72M | $1.23M | $1.09M | $51 | $58 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“Employees – We had approximately 7,900 full-time employees as of January 31, 2026.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings