Patterson UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) stock
PTENNasdaqDrilling Oil & Gas WellsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 2, 2026Score 8/303% above fair value
$10.97+0.30 (+2.81%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $4.18BP/E –Yield 2.92%
Patterson UTI Energy statistics
100 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Dec 1, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.25
- 1.40
- P/OCF Ratio
- 5.11
- 4.98
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.05
- 1.97
- EV / EBIT
- 121.82
- 10.93
- EV / FCF
- 19.13
- 11.95
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.38%
- 1.55%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.51%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 374M
- 78M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.88%
- 10.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 112.4%
- 68.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 27M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 1.37%
- 0.16%
- Short % of Float
- 7.33%
- 6.75%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 7.19%
- 5.40%
- Days to Cover
- 3.73
- 4.31
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $13.39
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $5.24
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $11.39
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $11.54
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $10.73
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.61
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 10.6%
- 4.82%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -3.01%
- -4.46%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -10.2%
- -8.07%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -11.7%
- -13.7%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 79.5%
- 16.8%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 83.8%
- 12.6%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -9.86%
- -4.93%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 26.8%
- 24.6%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -51.4%
- 7.80%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 8M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 8M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 8M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.76
- 0.78
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 47.5
- 44.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 52.0%
- 47.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.09
- 0.67
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -0.50%
- 3.70%
- EBITDA Margin
- 0.86%
- 22.3%
- FCF Margin
- 5.50%
- 3.38%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -0.79%
- 2.43%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -0.45%
- 0.12%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 0.80%
- 5.17%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 0.91%
- 5.57%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.73
- 1.07
- Quick Ratio
- 1.46
- 0.61
- Debt / Equity
- 0.40
- 0.40
- Debt / EBITDA
- 29.56
- 1.73
- Debt / FCF
- 4.64
- 2.45
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 21.49
- 1.15
- Interest Coverage
- 0.55
- 2.11
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 0.01%
- 7.60%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -7.86%
- -3.87%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 22.2%
- -0.28%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 33.8%
- 15.8%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.88
- 0.39
- Revenue Per Employee
- $612.45K
- $1.65M
- Profits Per Employee
- -$3.16K
- $1.81K
- Employee Count
- 7,900
- 326
- WACC
- 9.23%
- 8.02%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$23.98M
- $16.37M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$897.36M
- -$47.77M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$2.35
- -$0.39
- Equity (Book Value)
- $3.07B
- $598.56M
- Book Value Per Share
- $8.05
- $10.13
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.86B
- $567.72M
- Working Capital
- $640.66M
- $1.72M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$552.42M
- -$148.70M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.70
- $0.23
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -0.60%
- 1.81%
- FCF Yield
- 6.36%
- 2.66%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.92%
- 2.44%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.81%
- 0.27%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.73%
- 2.05%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.32
- $0.60
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 54.3%
- 32.1%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $75.54M
- $46.86M
- Income Tax
- $336.00K
- $7.64M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.75
- 1.54
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | PTEN | S&P 500 | Difference | PTEN per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -4.8% | -3.0% | −1.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | +1.4% | -2.8% | +4.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | +84.8% | +11.5% | +73.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +95.7% | +13.5% | +82.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | +2.0% | +77.7% | −75.7 pts | +0.7% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +48.0% | +72.6% | −24.6 pts | +8.2% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -38.3% | +308.2% | −346.5 pts | -4.7% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
27M PTEN shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 1.4% from the previous report, or 7.33% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 59.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 27,421,189 | +1.4% | 7,350,267 | 3.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 27,049,997 | -11.9% | 6,178,637 | 4.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 30,696,506 | -10.4% | 8,519,713 | 3.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 34,265,673 | -10.6% | 7,881,208 | 4.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 38,311,384 | +31.4% | 7,773,706 | 4.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 29,162,834 | -3.4% | 7,415,907 | 3.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 30,191,174 | +6.1% | 9,899,309 | 3.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 28,450,788 | -6.2% | 9,181,934 | 3.1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30,324,436 | +43.7% | 10,994,273 | 2.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21,095,682 | -19.9% | 8,780,781 | 2.4 |
| May 29, 2026 | 26,352,142 | +82.2% | 7,961,491 | 3.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 14,465,559 | +3.4% | 6,997,839 | 2.1 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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