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Patterson-Uti Energy, Inc401(k)

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · SNYDER, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.09%

Peer grade: C · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Patterson-Uti Energy, Inc reported $392,198 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.09% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,364 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.17% to 0.09%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other mining, oil & gas extraction employers. By assets it is the 174th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 27th of 612 in mining, oil & gas extraction. In 2024, employees put in $1.80 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 6,304 to 8,297 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$612,996,933
Participants with balances9,682
Active participants8,297
Employer contributions$11,316,862
Employee contributions$20,413,654
Employer contribution per active participant$1,364
Average account balance$63,313
Benefits paid to participants$31,245,268
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$613.0M · 9,682 accts · $11.3M emplr
2023$265.9M · 2,210 accts · $12.1M emplr
2022$200.7M · 4,558 accts · $11.2M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$239,858
Investment management$152,340
Total administrative$392,198
The Patterson-Uti Energy, Inc 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,364
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$1,364 per active participant
2023$2,121 per active participant
2022$1,772 per active participant

Patterson-Uti Energy, Inc's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $4,294 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$239,858
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$139,840
PRIME CAPITAL INVESTMENT ADVISOR, L · Investment advisory (plan)$12,500

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$392,198 · 0.09%
2023$393,592 · 0.17%
2022$371,004 · 0.17%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 752504748 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.