AI Earnings Predictions for Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (PTEN)

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Patterson-UTI Energy Reports Financial Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2026

HOUSTON, Texas – October 28, 2026 – PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ: PTEN) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Other Key Items

•Third Quarter 2026 Total Revenue of $1.3 billion, a 9% sequential increase

•Third Quarter 2026 Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders of $28 million

•Third Quarter 2026 Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $264 million

•Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on December 15, 2026 to holders of record as of December 1, 2026

Management Commentary

“We are benefiting from increased U.S. onshore drilling and completion demand, which is supporting stronger pricing and returns,” said Andy Hendricks, Chief Executive Officer. “Our teams executed well during the quarter, and investments in our fleet and digital and automation capabilities are delivering differentiated operational performance for our customers. As these capabilities continue to gain momentum and industry demand strengthens, we expect further improvements in financial performance, and believe we are well positioned to improve our market position.”

“The commodity price environment continues to support higher customer budgets, and our discussions indicate the likelihood for additional rig reactivations and increased completion demand in 2027,” continued Mr. Hendricks. “In Drilling Services, customer programs are increasingly requiring upgraded rigs with advanced digital and automation capabilities and larger structures designed to drill deeper wells and longer laterals more efficiently. Demand for these capabilities is supporting strong pricing for our highest-specification rigs. In Completion Services, pricing momentum remains positive, particularly for natural gas-powered assets, which provides a substantial fuel-cost advantage over diesel equipment. Natural gas powered frac equipment remains in very short supply, and further pricing improvement will be necessary to support the investment required to meet industry demand. These market conditions should allow us to create additional value for our shareholders.”

“We generated strong free cash flow during the quarter, reinforcing our confidence in our outlook,” said Andy Smith, Chief Financial Officer. “We expect free cash flow to remain strong in the fourth quarter and increase meaningfully in 2027 compared with 2026. During the third quarter, we returned approximately $62 million to shareholders, including $24 million for share repurchases. We continue to evaluate a range of capital-allocation opportunities, including high-return strategic investments, additional cash returns to shareholders, and debt reduction. Our priority remains maximizing return on capital, while maintaining the long-term flexibility of our balance sheet.”

Drilling Services

Third quarter Drilling Services revenue was $417 million, and adjusted gross profit(2) was $149 million.

U.S. Contract Drilling operating days totaled 9,249 in the third quarter, with an average of 101 rigs operating. Activity increased throughout the quarter, and we exited the period with 104 rigs operating. Demand was particularly strong for rigs returning to service following structural upgrades, supporting premium pricing for our highest specification rigs. Growth was concentrated in oil-producing basins, particularly the Rockies and Permian, while natural gas activity remained steady compared with the beginning of the third quarter. Our Directional Drilling business also benefited from increased demand and greater well complexity, with results outpacing the overall industry drilling activity with stronger margins.

Completion Services

Third quarter Completion Services revenue totaled $808 million, with adjusted gross profit of $133 million.

Completion Services results improved sequentially, supported by a mid-single-digit pricing increase compared with the second quarter. Total completion activity declined modestly as several fleets experienced elevated non-productive time late in the quarter, primarily due to temporary sand availability constraints in South Texas and trucking delays in the Permian Basin. Excluding these short-term disruptions, fleetwide utilization remained very strong, with positive pricing momentum continuing throughout the quarter and into the fourth quarter. Demand was particularly robust for equipment capable of using natural gas as a fuel. By the end of 2026, approximately 90% of our active fleet will be natural gas capable.

Drilling Products

Third quarter Drilling Products revenue totaled $110 million, with adjusted gross profit of $51 million.

Drilling Products delivered its strongest quarterly revenue and adjusted gross profit since Patterson-UTI acquired Ult

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Patterson-UTI Energy Reports Financial Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2026

HOUSTON, Texas – July 29, 2026 – PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ: PTEN) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Other Key Items

•Second Quarter 2026 Total Revenue of $1.2 billion, a 10% sequential increase

•Second Quarter 2026 Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders of $20 million

◦Adjusted Net Income(1) Attributable to Common Stockholders of $1 million; excludes a $21 million non-cash charge associated with the exit of our Contract Drilling operations in Colombia and a $5 million non-cash write down of other noncontrolling investments

•Second Quarter 2026 Adjusted EBITDA(2) of $232 million

•Expecting further growth in Drilling and Completion activity and pricing in the third quarter

•Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on September 15, 2026 to holders of record as of September 1, 2026

Management Commentary

“We delivered a strong quarter, with a positive inflection in activity and momentum building across each of our businesses as we moved through the second quarter and into the third,” said Andy Hendricks, Chief Executive Officer. “Our team executed very well, customer activity is growing, and the U.S. onshore market is responding to a more constructive commodity price environment. These results reflect the strategic investments we have made to position Patterson-UTI as a premier oilfield services company across each of our core businesses. Importantly, this second quarter performance was achieved without the benefit of the additional growth capital investments announced during the quarter. We expect those investments to support continued growth into 2027 and beyond, while further strengthening our technology leadership.”

“Commodity volatility has continued into the third quarter amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, but the broader market backdrop has become increasingly constructive,” continued Mr. Hendricks. “Higher commodity prices contributed to increased U.S. onshore drilling activity during the second quarter, and that momentum has carried into the third. As the quarter progresses, we expect both drilling and completion activity to continue building. In Drilling Services, we have already signed contracts for additional rigs and are advancing the reactivation and upgrade work needed to activate those rigs. In Completion Services, our fleet was effectively sold out prior to industry activity increasing, and customer discussions around price increases remain very constructive, along with growing interest in our new Emerald natural gas direct drive technology and the added value of our integrated completion services. Taken together, these trends reinforce our confidence in the trajectory of our businesses and our ability to deliver additional returns for investors.”

“Activity is ramping faster than we initially expected, and we are moving decisively to capture opportunities that should create meaningful long-term value for Patterson-UTI,” said Andy Smith, Chief Financial Officer. “Seasonally, working capital in the first half is typically a use of cash for the company, and the stronger pace of activity required a larger working capital investment in the first half of the year as we supported higher customer demand. Working capital typically reverses somewhat in the second half. Importantly, even as we fund working capital and capital investments that strengthen earnings power over time, we still expect full-year 2026 free cash flow to more than cover our 2026 dividend payments, and we expect free cash flow to improve in 2027.”

Drilling Services

Second quarter Drilling Services revenue was $374 million, and adjusted gross profit(3) was $114 million. During the quarter, we made the decision to exit our Contract Drilling operations in Colombia, where we operated less than one rig on average during the period. In connection with this decision, our Direct Operating Costs include a non-cash charge of approximately $20 million, primarily related to the write-down of inventory that supported older rig technology in Colombia and the write-down of other assets in the country. Excluding these items, Drilling Services adjusted gross profit would have been $134 million.

U.S. Contract Drilling operating days totaled 8,361 during the second quarter, with an average of 92 rigs operating during the period. Activity strengthened as the quarter progressed, and we exited the quarter with 96 rigs operating. Higher demand, together with growing customer interest in structural rig upgrades, supported approximately 10-15% pricing increases on recently awarded term contracts compared to levels at the start of the year. Directional Drilling also delivered a strong quarter, driven i

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Patterson-UTI Energy Reports Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026

HOUSTON, Texas – April 22, 2026 – PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ: PTEN) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.

First Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Other Key Items

•First Quarter 2026 Total Revenue of $1.1 billion

•First Quarter 2026 Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders of $25 million

•First Quarter 2026 Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $205 million

•Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on June 15, 2026 to holders of record as of June 1, 2026

Management Commentary

“We delivered another quarter of solid operating results, as our businesses successfully navigated a challenging commodity environment to start the year,” said Andy Hendricks, Chief Executive Officer. “We are pleased with our performance given the macro backdrop earlier this year, with customers operating under budgets that were built around much lower oil price assumptions than what we see today. We continue to prioritize equipment and technology investments that improve demand for our drilling and completion businesses and help manage costs. We expect the benefits of these investments to build over time, particularly as U.S. land drilling and completion activity improves.”

“Looking ahead, geopolitical events have significantly increased the commodity strip for the next several years, and we believe U.S. activity will need to go higher just to hold U.S. onshore oil production steady,” continued Mr. Hendricks. “The second quarter represents a market inflection in response to improved commodity prices. As a result, in our Drilling Services segment we are activating drilling rigs later in the second quarter, and we anticipate reactivating additional rigs in the second half of 2026. In our Completion Services segment, we are close to full utilization across our active fleet, and we are discussing price increases with our customers to more appropriately reflect an increasing demand environment coupled with current high industry utilization.”

“We continue to be excited about the strong free cash flow potential for our company this year,” said Andy Smith, Chief Financial Officer. “Working capital headwinds in the first half of the year typically give way to tailwinds as the year progresses, and we expect this progression to be the same this year. As we continue to assess the outlook for the company under a new commodity price scenario, our corporate priorities remain unchanged; invest in equipment and digital technology that we believe will enhance our long-term sustainable operating advantage, generate strong and sustainable free cash flow, maintain a strong balance sheet, and return capital to our shareholders.”

Drilling Services

First quarter Drilling Services segment revenue totaled $352 million, with adjusted gross profit(2) of $134 million. Our U.S. Contract Drilling operating days totaled 8,301, with an average of 92 rigs working in the quarter. Revenue and adjusted gross profit during the first quarter included approximately $3 million in early termination payments.

Pricing was relatively steady for our U.S. Contract Drilling business. Additionally, we saw a full quarter of benefit for cost reduction measures that were implemented towards the end of 2025.

Completion Services

First quarter Completion Services revenue totaled $680 million, with adjusted gross profit of $98 million.

First quarter activity in our Completion Services segment was impacted by roughly 5 days of disruption from winter storms across nearly our entire fleet. Aside from the associated downtime from the winter storms, utilization of our active equipment remained high, and equipment that can be powered by natural gas was near full utilization.

Drilling Products

First quarter Drilling Products revenue totaled $80 million, with adjusted gross profit of $33 million.

Results in our Drilling Products segment were solid despite some industry headwinds. The segment was impacted by geopolitical events in the Middle East, with the Middle East comprising roughly 10-15% of the segment revenue. Starting late in the quarter, in the Middle East we saw an increase in costs, including personnel and logistics costs, some disruption associated with getting products to location, and a reduction in offshore activity.

Other

First quarter Other revenue totaled $6 million, with adjusted gross profit of $3 million.

Outlook

For the second quarter in Drilling Services, we expect an average U.S. rig count of approximately 90 rigs. We anticipate exiting the quarter at a higher level than the quarterly average, as we reactivate rigs during the second half of the quarter—resulting in an exit rate near our highest activity level so far this year. We expect adjusted gross profit in the Drilling