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Precision Drilling Corporation

PDS

Precision Drilling Corporation NYSE
$89.40 -0.80% (-0.72)

Market Cap $1.16 B
52w High $103.80
52w Low $43.50
Dividend Yield 5.26%
Frequency Quarterly
P/E -119.20
Volume 54.04K
Outstanding Shares 12.94M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q1-2026 $526.05M $402.1M $17.38M 3.3% $1.35 $123.87M
Q4-2025 $478.51M $419.2M $-42.17M -8.81% $-3.22 $55.8M
Q3-2025 $462.25M $30.79M $-6.76M -1.46% $-0.5 $120.46M
Q2-2025 $406.62M $298.51M $16.27M 4% $1.21 $114.47M
Q1-2025 $496.33M $358.83M $34.51M 6.95% $2.52 $139.83M

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q1-2026 $41.57M $2.76B $1.13B $1.62B
Q4-2025 $85.71M $2.72B $1.14B $1.58B
Q3-2025 $38.31M $2.8B $1.13B $1.66B
Q2-2025 $46.7M $2.74B $1.08B $1.66B
Q1-2025 $28.25M $2.92B $1.22B $1.7B

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow
Q1-2026 $17.42M $63.32M $-74.9M $-33.3M $-45.54M $-1.85M
Q4-2025 $-42.14M $125.99M $-53.84M $-24.84M $47.97M $44.65M
Q3-2025 $-6.47M $75.87M $-61.19M $-23.67M $-8.39M $6.54M
Q2-2025 $16.49M $147.5M $-36.05M $-92.27M $18.45M $94.72M
Q1-2025 $34.95M $63.42M $-57.2M $-51.46M $-45.53M $3.45M

Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary

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5-Year Trend Analysis

A comprehensive look at Precision Drilling Corporation's financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.

+ Strengths

Precision today combines a significantly stronger balance sheet and liquidity position with a modern, high-spec rig fleet and a differentiated technology platform. The business has shown it can generate solid revenue, healthy operating cash flow, and strong margins when market conditions are supportive. Its ongoing investments in automation, data analytics, robotics, and lower-emission solutions help it stand out from more commodity-focused peers and align its services with customers’ cost, safety, and ESG priorities. Deleveraging over recent years has also reduced financial risk and improved resilience.

! Risks

The main concerns center on earnings volatility, cyclicality, and capital intensity. The sharp drop in profitability in 2025, despite relatively stable revenue, underlines how quickly margins can compress when costs move against the company or pricing softens. The business still carries meaningful debt and a legacy of historical losses in its equity base, and it now operates with rising capital expenditures and active share repurchases, which strain free cash flow if cash generation falters. Longer term, exposure to oil and gas drilling means results will remain sensitive to commodity prices, customer spending, and the pace of the energy transition.

Outlook

Looking ahead, Precision appears financially stronger and more technologically advanced than it was earlier in the decade, but it is entering a more uncertain phase after an earnings peak and heavy reinvestment cycle. Future performance will hinge on how effectively it can turn its upgraded fleet and digital capabilities into more stable utilization, resilient dayrates, and durable margins across cycles. If industry conditions stay reasonably healthy and the company maintains disciplined capital allocation and leverage, its improved foundations and innovation focus may support a more balanced risk profile, albeit still within a structurally cyclical and competitive sector.