Patterson-UTI Energy
PTEN · Oil & Gas Drilling
$11.97
5.6%Valaris
VAL · Oil & Gas Drilling
$97.33
5.6%The short version
- Patterson-UTI Energy is the larger business, with $4.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.4B for Valaris, about 2.0 times as much.
- Valaris grew revenue faster (0.3%, against −10.3%).
- Valaris kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (20.1% operating margin, against −0.9% operating margin).
- Valaris turned more of its sales into free cash flow (8.6% FCF margin, against 7.7% FCF margin).
- Valaris earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (14.4%, against −0.8%).
| Latest fiscal year | PTEN · FY25 | VAL · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.6B | $6.9B |
| Revenue | $4.8B | $2.4B |
| Free cash flow | $372M | $203M |
| Net income | −$93.6M | $983M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −10.3% | 0.3% |
| 5-year growth | 33.8% | 2.9% |
| Share count change | −3.5% | −2.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 31.2% |
| Operating margin | −0.9% | 20.1% |
| Net margin | −1.9% | 41.5% |
| FCF margin | 7.7% | 8.6% |
| Return on capital | −0.8% | 14.4% |
| Return on equity | −2.8% | 36.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $822M | $487M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 0.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $192M | $100M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 7.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 |
FY16
PTEN $916M
VAL $2.8B
FY17
PTEN $2.4B
VAL $1.8B
FY18
PTEN $3.3B
VAL $1.7B
FY19
PTEN $2.5B
VAL $2.1B
FY20
PTEN $1.1B
VAL $1.4B
FY21
PTEN $1.4B
VAL —
FY22
PTEN $2.6B
VAL $1.6B
FY23
PTEN $4.1B
VAL $1.8B
FY24
PTEN $5.4B
VAL $2.4B
FY25
PTEN $4.8B
VAL $2.4B
PTEN
VAL
FY16
PTEN −49.8%
VAL 33.5%
FY17
PTEN −12.4%
VAL −7.2%
FY18
PTEN −9.7%
VAL −13.8%
FY19
PTEN −18.7%
VAL −32.6%
FY20
PTEN −79.4%
VAL −303.7%
FY21
PTEN −49.9%
VAL —
FY22
PTEN 8.0%
VAL 2.3%
FY23
PTEN 8.5%
VAL 3.0%
FY24
PTEN −16.5%
VAL 14.9%
FY25
PTEN −0.9%
VAL 20.1%
PTEN
VAL
FY16
PTEN $185M
VAL $755M
FY17
PTEN −$266M
VAL −$277M
FY18
PTEN $89.2M
VAL −$482M
FY19
PTEN $349M
VAL −$504M
FY20
PTEN $133M
VAL −$346M
FY21
PTEN −$70.8M
VAL —
FY22
PTEN $129M
VAL −$80.0M
FY23
PTEN $390M
VAL −$429M
FY24
PTEN $497M
VAL −$99.7M
FY25
PTEN $372M
VAL $203M
PTEN
VAL
FY16
PTEN −11.8%
VAL 7.3%
FY17
PTEN −6.1%
VAL −0.9%
FY18
PTEN −5.5%
VAL −1.5%
FY19
PTEN −9.1%
VAL −3.8%
FY20
PTEN −22.3%
VAL −35.5%
FY21
PTEN −21.2%
VAL —
FY22
PTEN 8.3%
VAL —
FY23
PTEN 6.8%
VAL 3.0%
FY24
PTEN −13.5%
VAL 13.0%
FY25
PTEN −0.8%
VAL 14.4%
PTEN
VAL
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