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What is Patterson-UTI Energy's revenue?

Patterson-UTI Energy reported revenue of $4.8B for FY2025, with net profit of $-93.6M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)?

Patterson-UTI Energy last traded at $12.42 (-1.0% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Patterson-UTI Energy

PTEN · NYSE · Energy · United States

Snapshot

TickerPTEN

ExchangeNYSE

SectorEnergy

IndustryOil & Gas Drilling

CountryUnited States

Employees7,900

HeadquartersHouston, United States

Websitewww.patenergy.com

Filings tracked18

About Patterson-UTI Energy

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides drilling and completion services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States, Canada, Colombia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Drilling Services, Completion Services, and Drilling Products. The Contract Drilling Services segment engages in the provision of contract and directional drilling, and measurement-while-drilling (MWD) services in onshore oil and natural gas basins; supply and rental of downhole performance motors, such as Mpact drilling motors, and Mpower MWD systems; electrical controls and automation to the energy, marine, and mining industries; rig fleet evaluation; and drilling technology service. This segment also provides software and services, such as MWD Survey Fault Detection, Isolation and Recovery (FDIR) services, a data analytics technology to analyze MWD survey data in real-time and identify the position of a well; HiFi Nav, which enhances FDIR by targeting improved vertical placement of the directional well within the reservoir; and HiFi Guidance that utilizes trajectory optimization to determine optimal steering recommendations and placement within the reservoir. The Completion Services segment offers services for hydraulic fracturing, wireline and pumping, completion support, equipment, materials, and cementing, as well as involved in the power solutions natural gas fueling, and last mile logistics and storage businesses. The Drilling Products segment engages in the design, manufacture, sale, and rental of matrix and steel-bodied polycrystalline diamond compact drill bits. It also rents oilfield tools; and offers specialized services for land-based oil and natural gas drilling, completion, and workover activities. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Who owns it

Insiders2.2%
Institutions97.8%
Public & other0.0%

567 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.16.49%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC7.13%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5.97%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.37%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc4.28%
American Century Companies Inc4.26%
State Street Corporation3.96%
Sourcerock Group, LLC3.82%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 8.0 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Net margin trend6.0% → -2.0%

Margin has compressed by about 8.0 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity-2.9%

Latest ROE of -2.9% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $1.3B · EPS 0.04

Est. earnings growth +226.6%

Next fiscal year

Rev $5.3B · EPS 0.31

Est. earnings growth +1695.7%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$4.8B

Net margin

-2.0%

ROE

-2.9%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+8.5%

EPS (FY2025)

-0.24

Net profit (FY2025)

$-93.6M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$4.8B	$-93.6M	-0.24	-2.0%	-2.9%
FY2024	$5.3B	$-968.0M	-2.44	-18.2%	-27.9%
FY2023	$4.1B	$246.3M	0.88	6.0%	5.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$1.2B	$-19.6M	-0.05	-1.6%
2026Q1	$1.1B	$-24.6M	-0.06	-2.2%
2025Q3	$1.2B	$-36.4M	-0.10	-3.1%
2025Q2	$1.2B	$-49.1M	-0.13	-4.1%
2025Q1	$1.3B	$1.0M	0.00	0.1%
2024Q3	$1.3B	$-978.8M	-2.50	-72.9%
2024Q2	$1.3B	$11.1M	0.03	0.8%
2024Q1	$1.5B	$51.2M	0.13	3.4%
2023Q3	$1.0B	$50,000	0.00	0.0%
2023Q2	$758.9M	$84.6M	0.40	11.1%
2023Q1	$791.8M	$99.7M	0.46	12.6%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/4/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/4/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/26/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC5/19/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/6/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC4/28/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/28/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC4/23/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/10/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/5/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC1/5/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC10/28/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC10/23/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC9/19/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC9/2/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC8/7/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC7/29/2025

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