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PBR vs PDS

Side-by-side comparison of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras (PBR) and Precision Drilling Corporation (PDS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both PBR and PDS operate in Oil & Gas Production (Energy), so they compete in similar markets.
  • PBR is the larger of the two at $114.39B, about 95.0x PDS ($1.20B).
  • Over the past year, PBR is up 58.1% and PDS is up 90.0% - PDS leads by 31.9 points.
  • PBR has hit the wire 17 times in the past 4 weeks while PDS has been quiet.
  • PBR has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 14 for PDS).
PerformancePBR+58.11%PDS+89.97%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-05
MetricPBRPDS
Company
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras
Precision Drilling Corporation
Price
$17.74-1.80%
$92.80-6.04%
Market cap
$114.39B
$1.20B
1M return
-15.08%
+1.34%
1Y return
+58.11%
+89.97%
Industry
Oil & Gas Production
Oil & Gas Production
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
17
0
Recent ratings
25
14
PBR

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras produce and sells oil and gas in Brazil and internationally. It engages in prospecting, drilling, refining, processing, trading, and transporting crude oil from producing onshore and offshore oil fields, and shale or other rocks, as well as oil products, natural gas, and other liquid hydrocarbons. The company operates through Exploration and Production; Refining, Transportation and Marketing; Gas and Power; and Corporate and Other Businesses segments. The Exploration and Production segment explores for, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas primarily for supplies to the its domestic refineries. The Refining, Transportation and Marketing segment engages in the refining, logistics, transport, marketing, and trading of crude oil and oil products; exportation of ethanol; and extraction and processing of shale, as well as holding interests in petrochemical companies. The Gas and Power segment engages in the logistic and trading of natural gas and electricity; generation of electricity through thermoelectric power plants; holding interests in transportation and distribution of natural gas; and fertilizer production business. The Corporate and Other Businesses segment produces biodiesel and its co-products, and ethanol; and distributes oil products. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PDS

Precision Drilling Corporation

Precision Drilling Corporation, an oilfield services company, provides oil and natural gas drilling and related products and services in North America and the Middle East. The company operates in two segments, Contract Drilling Services, and Completion and Production Services. The Contract Drilling Services segment offers onshore well drilling services to exploration and production companies in the oil and natural gas industry. This segment's services include land drilling, directional drilling, and turnkey drilling; and procurement and distribution of oilfield supplies, as well as manufacture, sale, and repair of drilling equipment. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 227 land drilling rigs, including 109 in Canada; 105 in the United States; 6 in Kuwait; 4 in Saudi Arabia; 2 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq; and 1 in the country of Georgia. The Completion and Production Services segment provides service rigs for well completion, workover, abandonment, maintenance, and re-entry preparation services; wellsite accommodations; oilfield surface equipment rentals; and camp and catering services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. This segment operated 123 well completion and workover service rigs, including 113 in Canada and 10 in the United States. It also had approximately 1,400 oilfield rental items, including surface storage, small-flow wastewater treatment, power generation, and solids control equipment; 113 wellsite accommodation units; 966 drill camp beds; 822 base camp beds; and three kitchen diners in Canada. Precision Drilling Corporation was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.