Patterson-UTI (PTEN) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Patterson-UTI (PTEN) reported $1.18 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 13.4%. EPS of -$0.06 for the same period compares to $0 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.47% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.17 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.10, the EPS surprise was +40%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Patterson-UTI performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Operating revenue- Drilling Services: $380.2 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $370.66 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -9.8%.
• Operating revenue- Other Operations: $4.6 million compared to the $8.35 million average estimate based on five analysts.
• Revenues- Drilling Products: $85.88 million versus $89.71 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.6% change.
• Revenues- Completion Services: $705.28 million compared to the $692.15 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -15.2% year over year.
• Operating income- Drilling Services: $37.12 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $29.81 million.
• Operating income- Completion Services: $-27.72 million versus $-24.51 million estimated by five analysts on average.
• Operating income- Corporate: $-44.07 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $-43.15 million.
• Operating income- Other: $0.81 million versus $-2.08 million estimated by five analysts on average.
• Operating income- Drilling Products: $5.8 million versus $9.76 million estimated by five analysts on average.

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Shares of Patterson-UTI have returned +20.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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