PDS vs VET
Precision Drilling Corp. and Vermilion Energy Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in CAD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | PDS | VET |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CAD 1.8B | CAD 1.8B |
| Net income | CAD 1.8M | CAD -653.6M |
| Gross margin | 32.8% | · |
| Net margin | 0.2% | −37.0% |
| Return on equity | 0.1% | −26.0% |
| Diluted EPS | CAD 0.14 | −CAD 4.25 |
| Dividend / share | · | CAD 0.52 |
| Payout ratio | · | −12.2% |
| Free cash flow | CAD 149.4M | · |
| Equity | CAD 1.6B | · |
| Net debt / equity | 0.38× | 0.55× |
| Current ratio | 1.62× | · |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.5% | 9.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
PDS and VET book revenue within 15% of each other, and VET closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | PDS | VET |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CAD 1.8B | CAD 1.8B |
| FY2024 | CAD 1.9B | CAD 1.5B |
| FY2023 | CAD 1.9B | CAD 2.0B |
| FY2022 | CAD 1.6B | CAD 3.4B |
| FY2021 | CAD 986.8M | CAD 2.0B |
| FY2020 | CAD 935.8M | CAD 1.1B |
| FY2019 | CAD 1.5B | CAD 1.7B |
| FY2018 | CAD 1.5B | CAD 1.5B |
| FY2017 | CAD 1.3B | CAD 1.0B |
| FY2016 | CAD 1.0B | CAD 828.5M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | PDS | VET |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CAD 1.8M | CAD -653.6M |
| FY2024 | CAD 111.2M | CAD -46.7M |
| FY2023 | CAD 289.2M | CAD -237.6M |
| FY2022 | CAD -34.3M | CAD 1.3B |
| FY2021 | CAD -177.4M | CAD 1.1B |
| FY2020 | CAD -120.1M | CAD -1.5B |
| FY2019 | CAD 6.6M | CAD 32.8M |
| FY2018 | CAD -294.3M | CAD 271.6M |
| FY2017 | CAD -132.0M | CAD 62.3M |
| FY2016 | CAD -155.6M | CAD -160.1M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +CAD 78,563,000 | PDS |
| FY2024 | +CAD 355,908,000 | PDS |
| FY2023 | −CAD 70,007,000 | VET |
| FY2022 | −CAD 1,798,017,000 | VET |
| FY2021 | −CAD 1,053,883,000 | VET |
| FY2020 | −CAD 205,091,000 | VET |
| FY2019 | −CAD 206,151,000 | VET |
| FY2018 | +CAD 15,239,000 | PDS |
| FY2017 | +CAD 296,862,000 | PDS |
| FY2016 | +CAD 174,726,000 | PDS |
The higher-revenue side has changed between PDS and VET over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
10 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +37.2 pp | PDS |
| FY2024 | +8.9 pp | PDS |
| FY2023 | +26.8 pp | PDS |
| FY2022 | −40.6 pp | VET |
| FY2021 | −74.3 pp | VET |
| FY2020 | +120.2 pp | PDS |
| FY2019 | −1.4 pp | VET |
| FY2018 | −36.9 pp | VET |
| FY2017 | −16.1 pp | VET |
| FY2016 | +3.8 pp | PDS |
The higher net margin has changed hands between PDS and VET over this period.
10 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VET's net margin has been more volatile than PDS's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 48.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.7.
10 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between PDS and VET over these 10 fiscal years — PDS led in 5 and VET in 5.
10 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VET's return on equity has been more volatile than PDS's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 10.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.5.
3 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
PDS led in return on equity in every one of the 3 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
3 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.