Does PTEN pay a dividend?

Yes. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.48% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.38 per share.

How much does PTEN pay in dividends?

$0.38 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next PTEN ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for PTEN. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

PTEN Dividend

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

NASDAQEnergyStockData as of September 1, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.48%
Annual dividend: $0.38
Payout ratio: -1.53
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $10.91
Market cap: $4.1B

Is PTEN a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median3.48% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
Earnings are negativeA payout ratio of -1.53 means the company is paying a dividend while reporting a loss. That can be funded from cash or borrowing for a time, but not from profits.
Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 22 complete years, the annual total fell in 2009, 2016, 2020. The most recent reduction was in 2020.

PTEN dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2004 to 2025.

Peak $0.6400 in 2008Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for PTEN, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 1, 2026	September 15, 2026	$0.1000	Quarterly
June 1, 2026	June 15, 2026	$0.1000	Quarterly
March 2, 2026	March 16, 2026	$0.1000	Quarterly
December 1, 2025	December 15, 2025	$0.0800	Quarterly
September 2, 2025	September 15, 2025	$0.0800	Quarterly
June 2, 2025	June 16, 2025	$0.0800	Quarterly
March 3, 2025	March 17, 2025	$0.0800	Quarterly
December 2, 2024	December 16, 2024	$0.0800	Quarterly
September 3, 2024	September 16, 2024	$0.0800	Quarterly
June 3, 2024	June 17, 2024	$0.0800	Quarterly
February 29, 2024	March 15, 2024	$0.0800	Quarterly
November 30, 2023	December 15, 2023	$0.0800	Quarterly
September 6, 2023	September 21, 2023	$0.0800	Quarterly
May 31, 2023	June 15, 2023	$0.0800	Quarterly
March 1, 2023	March 16, 2023	$0.0800	Quarterly
November 30, 2022	December 15, 2022	$0.0800	Quarterly
August 31, 2022	September 15, 2022	$0.0400	Quarterly
June 1, 2022	June 16, 2022	$0.0400	Quarterly
March 2, 2022	March 17, 2022	$0.0400	Quarterly
December 1, 2021	December 16, 2021	$0.0200	Quarterly
September 1, 2021	September 16, 2021	$0.0200	Quarterly
June 2, 2021	June 17, 2021	$0.0200	Quarterly
March 3, 2021	March 18, 2021	$0.0200	Quarterly
December 2, 2020	December 17, 2020	$0.0200	Quarterly
September 2, 2020	September 17, 2020	$0.0200	Quarterly
June 3, 2020	June 18, 2020	$0.0200	Quarterly
March 4, 2020	March 19, 2020	$0.0400	Quarterly
December 4, 2019	December 19, 2019	$0.0400	Quarterly
September 4, 2019	September 19, 2019	$0.0400	Quarterly
June 5, 2019	June 20, 2019	$0.0400	Quarterly
March 6, 2019	March 21, 2019	$0.0400	Quarterly
December 6, 2018	December 20, 2018	$0.0400	Quarterly
September 5, 2018	September 20, 2018	$0.0400	Quarterly
June 6, 2018	June 21, 2018	$0.0400	Quarterly
March 7, 2018	March 22, 2018	$0.0200	Quarterly
December 6, 2017	December 21, 2017	$0.0200	Quarterly
September 6, 2017	September 21, 2017	$0.0200	Quarterly
June 6, 2017	June 22, 2017	$0.0200	Quarterly
March 6, 2017	March 22, 2017	$0.0200	Quarterly
December 6, 2016	December 22, 2016	$0.0200	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does PTEN pay a dividend?: Yes. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.48% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.38 per share.
How much does PTEN pay in dividends?: $0.38 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next PTEN ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for PTEN. Dates appear here once the company declares them.