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U.S. Oil and Gas Drilling Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
  • 7D3.6%
  • 3M0.3%
  • 1Y-18.6%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Oil and Gas Drilling industry has risen 3.6%, driven by gains from Patterson-UTI Energy of 7.0%. In the same time, Borr Drilling was down 9.6%. However, the industry is down 19% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 36% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Oil and Gas Drilling Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025US$24.1bUS$23.1bUS$782.8m8.1x30.8x1x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024US$21.2bUS$22.2bUS$698.6m5.8x30.4x1x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024US$23.7bUS$22.2bUS$715.4m6.5x33.1x1.1x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024US$24.1bUS$20.8bUS$2.0b9.6x12.3x1.2x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024US$23.5bUS$20.8bUS$2.0b8.9x12x1.1x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024US$27.2bUS$21.8bUS$1.7b9.5x15.9x1.2x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024US$30.4bUS$21.0bUS$1.6b11.2x19.6x1.5x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024US$32.0bUS$21.0bUS$1.6b11.4x20.6x1.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024US$29.5bUS$20.0bUS$1.6b11.4x18.2x1.5x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024US$29.2bUS$18.6bUS$917.6m12.1x31.8x1.6x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024US$25.9bUS$18.4bUS$217.7m19.6x118.8x1.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024US$25.7bUS$17.5b-US$34,902,000.0015.1x-736.3x1.5x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023US$27.7bUS$17.5b-US$34,902,000.0016.1x-792.8x1.6x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023US$27.4bUS$17.5b-US$34,902,000.0017.7x-786.2x1.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023US$31.5bUS$16.7bUS$299.5m16.5x105.2x1.9x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023US$30.4bUS$16.7bUS$299.5m11.4x101.5x1.8x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023US$29.5bUS$16.7bUS$299.5m10.7x98.5x1.8x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023US$26.8bUS$15.7bUS$73.9m19.1x362.1x1.7x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023US$23.7bUS$15.7bUS$73.9m17.6x320.8x1.5x
Thu, 04 May 2023US$21.2bUS$15.2b-US$183,816,000.0013x-115.3x1.4x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023US$23.9bUS$14.3b-US$501,182,000.0026.1x-47.7x1.7x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023US$25.1bUS$13.7b-US$628,687,000.0028.2x-39.9x1.8x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023US$27.4bUS$12.9b-US$1,194,661,000.0034.5x-22.9x2.1x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022US$24.2bUS$12.9b-US$1,194,661,000.0031.5x-20.3x1.9x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022US$25.7bUS$12.6b-US$1,319,205,000.0030.3x-19.5x2x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022US$21.8bUS$12.6b-US$1,769,313,000.0040.7x-12.3x1.7x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022US$19.8bUS$11.8b-US$1,869,485,000.0059x-10.6x1.7x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022US$18.9bUS$11.9b-US$1,916,778,000.0052.1x-9.9x1.6x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022US$16.8bUS$10.8b-US$7,622,904,000.0021.3x-2.2x1.6x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022US$23.1bUS$10.8b-US$7,622,904,000.0028.9x-3x2.1x
Fri, 06 May 2022US$20.7bUS$10.7b-US$7,928,546,000.0026.3x-2.6x1.9x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022US$19.8bUS$10.2b-US$8,607,670,000.006.1x-2.3x1.9x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022US$15.2bUS$9.7b-US$6,445,608,000.002.6x-2.4x1.6x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022US$13.1bUS$9.3b-US$9,036,360,000.000.2x-1.4x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-1.4x


Total Market Cap: US$13.1bTotal Earnings: -US$9,036,360,000.00Total Revenue: US$9.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Oil and Gas Drilling Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -8.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Oil and Gas Drilling industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 30.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -8.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Oil and Gas Drilling industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 36% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Oil and Gas Drilling compare with similar industries?

US Market3.25%
Energy5.87%
Energy Services8.77%
Oil and Gas Drilling3.63%
Oil and Gas Services9.40%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PTEN Patterson-UTI EnergyUS$9.297.0%
+US$237.9m
-9.7%PS0.6x
VAL ValarisUS$48.043.7%
+US$123.0m
-28.6%PE3.2x
HP Helmerich & PayneUS$36.383.2%
+US$111.6m
7.4%PE10.6x
NE NobleUS$33.541.6%
+US$86.6m
-24.4%PE10.7x
SDRL SeadrillUS$37.521.7%
+US$41.1m
-18.2%PE5.9x
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