How Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. stacks up

PTEN · against 193 other Energy companies listed in US-listed

Valuation

39/ 100

Below the middle of the pack.

Ranked #117 of 194 · scores higher than 39% of peers

Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score

20 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including PTEN · Click a bar to see the companies

Why valuation scores 39?

Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.

Mainly because of its earnings yield and free cash flow yield, which are weaker than most Energy peers.

Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -2.0% vs peer median 5.2%
less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 64% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 4.0% vs peer median 6.2%
more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 64% of peers. EBITDA yield: 15.4% vs peer median 12.1%

Metric by metric

Position: dot = PTEN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.

Metric	PTEN	Peer median	Better than	Weight
Earnings yieldHigher is better · 189 reported	-2.0%	5.2%	18%	30%
EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 190 reported	15.4%	11.9%	67%	50%
Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 184 reported	4.0%	5.9%	37%	20%
Book yieldHigher is better · 190 reported	69.2%	50.6%	68%	Context only

Ranking by valuation score

Top 5 and the companies ranked around PTEN

Rank	Company	Market cap	Valuation	Overall
1	Diversified Energy CompanyDEC · US-listed	942M USD	99	69
2	HighPeak Energy, Inc.HPK · US-listed	1.1B USD	98	55
3	Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.PARR · US-listed	3.6B USD	97	85
4	Infinity Natural Resources, Inc.INR · US-listed	254M USD	96	88
5	Plains GP Holdings, L.P.PAGP · US-listed	6.4B USD	95	68
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112	South Bow CorporationSOBO · US-listed	7.3B USD	41	43
115	CVR Energy, Inc.CVI · US-listed	4.9B USD	40	42
115	Chevron CorporationCVX · US-listed	441.9B USD	40	57
117	Baker Hughes CompanyBKR · US-listed	52.4B USD	39	47
117	Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.PTEN · US-listed	4.5B USD	39	44
117	USA Compression Partners, LPUSAC · US-listed	3.7B USD	39	48
120	Cheniere Energy, Inc.LNG · US-listed	64.3B USD	38	43
120	MPLX LPMPLX · US-listed	58.3B USD	38	51
122	Archrock, Inc.AROC · US-listed	5.5B USD	37	51

Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score

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