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Precision Drilling Corporation

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Precision Drilling Corporation

PDS·NYSE·Energy & Transportation·CIK 0001013605

Precision Drilling Corporation is a drilling company that provides onshore drilling services to exploration and production companies in the oil, natural gas, and geothermal industries. The company operates in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It has two main business segments: Contract Drilling Services and Completion and Production Services. The Contract Drilling Services segment focuses on onshore well drilling. This includes turnkey drilling contracts and the procurement and distribution of oilfield supplies. This segment also manufactures, sells, and repairs drilling and service rig equipment. Additionally, it offers automation solutions for drilling operations, such as AlphaAutomation, AlphaTM, AlphaApps, AlphaAnalytics, and AlphaARMS, along with its EverGreen suite of environmental solutions. The Completion and Production Services segment provides service rigs for various well operations, including completion, workover, abandonment, maintenance, and re-entry preparation. This segment also offers equipment rentals and camp and catering services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. Precision Drilling Corporation was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Precision Drilling Corporation (NYSE:PDS) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 8 items for PDS at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-29, rated 8/10. Across its 8 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 6 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for PDS spans 6-K, 40-F.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Precision Drilling Q2 Revenue Climbs 11% to $453M, but a $155M CRA Tax Reassessment Casts a Shadow
  • Precision Drilling Q2 Revenue Climbs 11%, but a C$155M CRA Reassessment Casts a Shadow
  • Precision Drilling Reports Q1 Revenue Growth, Outperforms Industry in Rig Utilization, and Raises 2026 Capital Budget
  • Precision Drilling Details Strong 2025 Performance, $177M Capital Returns, and Auditor Change Ahead of Annual Meeting
  • Precision Drilling Reports 2025 Financials with Significant Non-Cash Charges, $101M Debt Reduction, $76M Share Buybacks, and Outlines 2026 Capital Return Plan

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
CA$1.84B CAD
Net Income
CA$3.09M CAD
Diluted EPS
CA$0.14 CAD
Op. Cash Flow
CA$412.9M CAD
Free Cash Flow
CA$149.42M CAD
Gross Profit
CA$604.05M CAD
Cash & Equivalents
CA$85.78M CAD
Total Debt
CA$679.29M CAD
Debt / Equity
0.43×
Net Margin
0.2%
Shares Outstanding
12.93M sh
Source: 40-F · filed 2026-03-09 · accession 0001013605-26-000014

Short Interest & Short Volume

8.47 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 806,855 shares in PDS as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 2.0% decrease from the prior period — about 8.5 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 71.5% of PDS volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)806,855 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 2.0%
Days to cover8.47 at avg daily volume of 95,222
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)71.5% of 26,011 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume66.1%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Insider Transactions

PDS files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.

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$84.91
52-week range · as of 2026-07-29 $52.02 – $103.8
Market cap
$1.07B
Volume
155.5K (1.6× avg)
3-mo avg 99.6K
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:36 UTC · Market closed

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Jul 28, 2026, 8:26 PM EDT
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Mar 09, 2026, 4:03 PM EDT
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Price at Filing: $86.94
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Market Cap: $1.069B info
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Feb 12, 2026, 9:41 AM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
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Price at Filing: $88.07
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Market Cap: $1.069B info
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Jan 06, 2026, 8:01 AM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $71.71
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Change: +$13.20 (+18%) info
Market Cap: $1.069B info
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