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The cash flow of PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC's operating cash flow was $961.22M and its capital expenditures $589.03M, leaving free cash flow of $372.19M. Free cash flow was above zero in 8 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$266.38M in fiscal 2017 to $497.15M in fiscal 2024. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2024, at $678.39M.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$961.22M$589.03M$372.19M
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$1.18B$678.39M$497.15M
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$1.01B$615.69M$390.22M
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$566.19M$436.8M$129.39M
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$95.5M$166.32M-$70.82M
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$278.86M$145.48M$133.38M
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$696.2M$347.51M$348.69M
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$730.67M$641.46M$89.21M
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$300.71M$567.09M-$266.38M
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$305.03M$119.8M$185.24M

Fiscal years as PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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