Stocks · Industrials · Security & Protection Services
The Brink's Company BCO
$101.80 +1.83% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $4.19B
Inexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- The shares trade at 23.6× trailing earnings, lower than 81% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $5.48B, up 8.1% from a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth53Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 49%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 41%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 47%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 49%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 42%
Quality59Neutral
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 48%
- Gross marginBottom 45%
- Operating marginTop 36%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 7%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 40%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 34%
- Interest coverBottom 41%
Value95Exceptional
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 25%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 12%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 8%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 29%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 20%
Momentum32Weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 32%
- 6-month returnBottom 45%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 30%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 50%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 15%
Revisions79Positive
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 50%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 34%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 36%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 22%
Stability77Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 26%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 16%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 19%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 34%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 7.3% | 8.1% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 15.1% | 15.8% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 25.2% | 26.4% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 9.3% | 10.4% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 6.9% | 7.2% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 8.1% | 7.3% | ↑ | Top 49% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 15.8% | 15.1% | ↑ | Top 41% |
| Gross margin | 26.4% | 25.2% | ↑ | Bottom 45% |
| Operating margin | 10.4% | 9.3% | ↑ | Top 36% |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 3.2% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 7.2% | 6.9% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 6.0% | — | Top 48% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 5.1% | — | Top 49% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -5.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.4%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -1.4 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.88×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 2.3×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.01%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 2.61%
- Shareholder yield
- 3.62%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -2.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -4.3%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 3
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +5.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +3.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 2 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $163.00
- Target vs current price
- +60.1%
- Analysts with a rating
- 9
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 67%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +4.4% | -1.9% | -3.4% | -6.7% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | +13.2% | +4.5% | +1.4% | -3.3% | +13.6% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +2.8% | +4.6% | -4.6% | -21.1% | -19.1% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -0.5% | +7.5% | +6.4% | +11.7% | +21.5% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | +25.2% | +12.8% | +22.8% | +27.1% | +27.2% |
| May 12, 2025 | +36.1% | +2.0% | -5.1% | -9.2% | +8.1% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | +14.0% | +1.9% | -8.6% | -7.1% | -11.0% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | -18.8% | -1.2% | -7.0% | -8.5% | -11.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $2.13 | $2.04 | +4.4% | $1.39B |
| May 6, 2026 | $1.80 | $1.59 | +13.2% | $1.38B |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $2.54 | $2.47 | +2.8% | $1.38B |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $2.08 | $2.09 | -0.5% | $1.33B |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $1.79 | $1.43 | +25.2% | $1.30B |
| May 12, 2025 | $1.62 | $1.19 | +36.1% | $1.25B |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $2.12 | $1.86 | +14.0% | $1.26B |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $1.51 | $1.86 | -18.8% | $1.26B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 23.6× | 27.5× | 19th | Top 25% |
| P/E (forward) | 12.3× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.5× | — | — | Top 8% |
| EV / Sales | 1.24× | — | — | Top 29% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 9.39% | — | — | Top 12% |
| Earnings yield | 4.24% | — | — | Top 25% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 15.5× – 97.7× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -14.0%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +15.8%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -0.1%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.4%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -7.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -9.0%
- RSI (14)
- 38.3
- Relative volume
- 0.90×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 31.4%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 61th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.69
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.31
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -24.9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -32.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2021 | Sep 30, 2022 | -41.8% | 391 days | 295 days (Dec 4, 2023) |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | -32.0% | 84 days | Not yet recovered |
| Sep 30, 2024 | May 30, 2025 | -29.0% | 166 days | 71 days (Sep 11, 2025) |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 12, 2024 | -15.6% | 9 days | 27 days (Sep 19, 2024) |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Nov 2, 2020 | -13.5% | 15 days | 3 days (Nov 5, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $4.19B
- P/E (TTM)
- 23.6
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $4.32
- Revenue (TTM)
- $5.48B
- Dividend yield
- 1.25%
- 52-week range
- $91.05 – $136.37
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.20B | $4.54B | $4.87B | $5.01B | $5.26B |
| Gross profit | $964.4M | $1.07B | $1.17B | $1.27B | $1.36B |
| Operating income | $354.7M | $361.3M | $425.2M | $453.0M | $588.5M |
| Net income | $105.2M | $170.6M | $87.7M | $162.9M | $199.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.10 | $3.57 | $1.87 | $3.63 | $4.70 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.26B | $1.26B | $1.25B | $1.30B | $1.33B | $1.38B | $1.38B | $1.39B |
| Net income | $28.9M | $38.5M | $51.6M | $43.7M | $36.3M | $68.1M | $32.1M | $44.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.65 | $0.86 | $1.19 | $1.03 | $0.86 | $1.62 | $0.77 | $1.07 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $478.0M | $479.9M | $702.4M | $426.0M | $639.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$167.9M | -$182.6M | -$202.7M | -$222.5M | -$203.1M |
| Free cash flow | $310.1M | $297.3M | $499.7M | $203.5M | $436.4M |
| Dividends paid | -$37.2M | -$37.6M | -$39.6M | -$41.8M | -$42.3M |
| Net share buybacks | -$200.0M | -$52.2M | -$169.9M | -$203.6M | -$208.8M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $1.66B
- Total assets
- $7.33B
- Total liabilities
- $6.89B
- Total debt
- $4.24B
- Net debt
- $2.58B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $310.5M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | $0.26 | Dec 1, 2026 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $0.26 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| May 18, 2026 | $0.26 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $0.26 | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $0.26 | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | $0.26 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| May 19, 2025 | $0.26 | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | $0.24 | Mar 3, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 5,371,019
- Days to cover
- 12.99
- Change vs previous report
- +11.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jan 7, 1977
- 51-for-50
- Jan 8, 1976
- 1,019-for-1,000
- Oct 30, 1975
- 2-for-1
- Jan 8, 1975
- 1,029-for-1,000