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RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC
$515.56 +1.39% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $16.31B
Strong growthHigh qualityLow risk
Next earnings report: Oct 30, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 7 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +8.6%).
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $10.12, up 27.5% year over year.
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.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 26%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 31%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 27%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 35%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 34%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 40%
- Gross marginTop 17%
- Operating marginTop 6%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 48%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 37%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 38%
- Interest coverTop 27%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 43%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 42%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 29%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 7%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 43%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 32%
- 6-month returnBottom 37%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 29%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 44%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 40%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 40%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 17%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 48%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 41%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 16%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 8%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 29%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 38%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 14.3% | 17.3% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 18.5% | 27.5% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 43.2% | 45.2% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 22.6% | 23.6% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 15.6% | 19.7% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 17.3% | 14.3% | ↑ | Top 26% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 27.5% | 18.5% | ↑ | Top 31% |
| Gross margin | 45.2% | 43.2% | ↑ | Top 17% |
| Operating margin | 23.6% | 22.6% | ↑ | Top 6% |
| Net margin | 16.4% | 15.2% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 19.7% | 15.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 7.5% | — | Top 40% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 8.4% | — | Top 35% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.46×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -2.8%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -2.3 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.28×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 9.7×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.02%
- Shareholder yield
- -0.02%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +2.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 27, 2026 (filed Jul 31, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 7
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +8.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 6 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $643.00
- Target vs current price
- +24.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 27
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 59%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | +13.5% | -1.9% | +0.8% | -9.4% | — |
| May 15, 2026 | +8.7% | -7.0% | -7.3% | -1.4% | -9.7% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | +6.7% | +0.7% | +6.5% | +9.5% | +15.3% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | +5.5% | +5.4% | +6.3% | +9.5% | +25.2% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | +3.6% | +3.2% | +4.5% | +2.9% | +6.4% |
| May 16, 2025 | +4.4% | +0.2% | -2.0% | +0.9% | +10.3% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | +6.8% | +8.3% | +13.5% | +11.5% | +0.8% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | -0.4% | +1.8% | +13.3% | +19.5% | +14.9% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | $3.88 | $3.42 | +13.5% | $519.5M |
| May 15, 2026 | $3.62 | $3.33 | +8.7% | $518.0M |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $3.04 | $2.85 | +6.7% | $461.6M |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $2.88 | $2.73 | +5.5% | $455.3M |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $2.84 | $2.74 | +3.6% | $436.0M |
| May 16, 2025 | $2.83 | $2.71 | +4.4% | $437.7M |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $2.34 | $2.19 | +6.8% | $394.4M |
| Nov 1, 2024 | $2.29 | $2.30 | -0.4% | $397.9M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 50.9× | 50.4× | 52th | Bottom 43% |
| P/E (forward) | 34.5× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 29.0× | — | — | Bottom 29% |
| EV / Sales | 8.73× | — | — | Bottom 7% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.36% | — | — | Bottom 42% |
| Earnings yield | 1.96% | — | — | Bottom 43% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 37.1× – 121.5× 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
- +34.0%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +27.5%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +8.2%
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)
- -7.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.0%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.1%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -6.1%
- RSI (14)
- 56.3
- Relative volume
- 0.67×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 27.3%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 38th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.83
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.45
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -20.5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -26.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2021 | May 11, 2022 | -35.5% | 127 days | 56 days (Aug 2, 2022) |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | -26.3% | 53 days | Not yet recovered |
| Aug 12, 2022 | May 31, 2023 | -25.1% | 200 days | 129 days (Dec 4, 2023) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Jun 18, 2021 | -18.2% | 63 days | 40 days (Aug 16, 2021) |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | -17.8% | 34 days | 28 days (May 19, 2025) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $16.31B
- P/E (TTM)
- 50.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $10.12
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.95B
- 52-week range
- $364.50 – $667.69
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $942.9M | $1.47B | $1.56B | $1.64B | $1.87B |
| Gross profit | $357.1M | $604.8M | $670.5M | $726.1M | $830.2M |
| Operating income | $121.1M | $293.0M | $342.2M | $369.9M | $421.0M |
| Net income | $54.7M | $166.7M | $209.9M | $246.2M | $287.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.56 | $4.95 | $6.40 | $7.70 | $9.09 |
| Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | Q1 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $397.9M | $394.4M | $437.7M | $436.0M | $455.3M | $461.6M | $518.0M | $519.5M |
| Net income | $54.2M | $57.9M | $72.7M | $68.5M | $60.0M | $67.4M | $91.7M | $101.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.65 | $1.82 | $2.30 | $2.17 | $1.90 | $2.13 | $2.89 | $3.20 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $180.3M | $220.6M | $274.7M | $293.6M | $415.7M |
| Capital expenditure | -$29.8M | -$42.0M | -$33.2M | -$49.8M | -$73.1M |
| Free cash flow | $150.5M | $178.6M | $241.5M | $243.8M | $342.6M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $1.06B | $3.9M | $9.4M | $25.4M | $9.8M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $124.5M
- Total assets
- $5.20B
- Total liabilities
- $1.73B
- Total debt
- $878.1M
- Net debt
- $753.6M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $3.46B
As of Jun 27, 2026 (filed Jul 31, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2022 | $0.35 | — |
| Jun 29, 2022 | $0.35 | — |
| Mar 30, 2022 | $0.33 | — |
| Dec 30, 2021 | $0.33 | — |
| Oct 5, 2021 | $6.99 | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | $0.33 | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | $0.30 | Apr 16, 2021 |
| Dec 30, 2020 | $0.30 | Jan 15, 2021 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 545,770
- Days to cover
- 2.06
- Change vs previous report
- +5.2%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.