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Precision Drilling CorporationIncome Statement
| Period | Revenue | Operating Expense | Net Income | Net Profit Margin | Earnings Per Share | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4-2025 | $478.12M ▲ | $29.09M ▼ | $-42.14M ▼ | -8.81% ▼ | $-3.22 ▼ | $126.28M ▲ |
| 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 ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $468.17M | $347.64M | $14.79M | 3.16% | $1.06 | $117.65M |
What's going well?
Revenue is still growing, showing the company can sell more each quarter. Operating expenses are under control, and interest costs fell slightly.
What's concerning?
Gross margins dropped sharply, and the company swung to a much bigger loss. Higher product costs are squeezing profits, and 'other' expenses are also hurting results.
Balance Statement
| Period | Cash & Short-term | Total Assets | Total Liabilities | Total Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $73.77M | $2.96B | $1.27B | $1.68B |
What's financially strong about this company?
The company owns a lot of valuable equipment and property, has positive equity, and nearly doubled its cash this quarter. Most assets are tangible, and liquidity improved.
What are the financial risks or weaknesses?
Debt is rising, and the company has a long history of losses (negative retained earnings). Book value slipped this quarter, and cash is still only a small part of assets.
Cash Flow Statement
| Period | Net Income | Cash From Operations | Cash From Investing | Cash From Financing | Net Change | Free Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ▼ |
| Q4-2024 | $14.79M | $162.79M | $-61.95M | $-53.07M | $49.47M | $103.89M |
What's strong about this company's cash flow?
The business is producing much more cash than it reports in profits, with operating cash flow and free cash flow both jumping sharply this quarter. The company is self-funding, growing its cash balance, and returning cash to shareholders through buybacks.
What are the cash flow concerns?
Net income is deeply negative, which could be a red flag if non-cash adjustments become less favorable. Capital spending is rising, and the big jump in working capital last quarter shows some volatility.
Q2 2025 Earnings Call Summary
Read Call Summary5-Year Trend Analysis
A comprehensive look at Precision Drilling Corporation's financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.
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.
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.
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.
About Precision Drilling Corporation
https://www.precisiondrilling.comPrecision Drilling Corporation, a drilling company, provides onshore drilling, completion, and production services to exploration and production companies in the oil and natural gas and geothermal industries in North America and the Middle East. The company operates in two segments, Contract Drilling Services; and Completion and Production Services.
Income Statement
| Period | Revenue | Operating Expense | Net Income | Net Profit Margin | Earnings Per Share | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4-2025 | $478.12M ▲ | $29.09M ▼ | $-42.14M ▼ | -8.81% ▼ | $-3.22 ▼ | $126.28M ▲ |
| 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 ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $468.17M | $347.64M | $14.79M | 3.16% | $1.06 | $117.65M |
What's going well?
Revenue is still growing, showing the company can sell more each quarter. Operating expenses are under control, and interest costs fell slightly.
What's concerning?
Gross margins dropped sharply, and the company swung to a much bigger loss. Higher product costs are squeezing profits, and 'other' expenses are also hurting results.
Balance Statement
| Period | Cash & Short-term | Total Assets | Total Liabilities | Total Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $73.77M | $2.96B | $1.27B | $1.68B |
What's financially strong about this company?
The company owns a lot of valuable equipment and property, has positive equity, and nearly doubled its cash this quarter. Most assets are tangible, and liquidity improved.
What are the financial risks or weaknesses?
Debt is rising, and the company has a long history of losses (negative retained earnings). Book value slipped this quarter, and cash is still only a small part of assets.
Cash Flow Statement
| Period | Net Income | Cash From Operations | Cash From Investing | Cash From Financing | Net Change | Free Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ▼ |
| Q4-2024 | $14.79M | $162.79M | $-61.95M | $-53.07M | $49.47M | $103.89M |
What's strong about this company's cash flow?
The business is producing much more cash than it reports in profits, with operating cash flow and free cash flow both jumping sharply this quarter. The company is self-funding, growing its cash balance, and returning cash to shareholders through buybacks.
What are the cash flow concerns?
Net income is deeply negative, which could be a red flag if non-cash adjustments become less favorable. Capital spending is rising, and the big jump in working capital last quarter shows some volatility.
Q2 2025 Earnings Call Summary
Read Call Summary5-Year Trend Analysis
A comprehensive look at Precision Drilling Corporation's financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.
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.
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.
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.

CEO
Carey Thomas Ford
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Split Record
| Date | Type | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-12 | Reverse | 1:20 |
| 2009-05-01 | Forward | 531:500 |
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SAC CAPITAL ADVISORS LP
Shares:6.56M
Value:$570.52M
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Shares:5.21M
Value:$453.14M
CONNOR CLARK & LUNN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
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Value:$262.09M
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