Stocks · Utilities · Regulated Gas

RGC Resources, Inc. RGCO

$21.80 +0.97% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $226.9M

Next earnings report: Nov 18, 2026

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Three things to know

  1. Net debt is 4.0× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
  2. The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
  3. The shares trade at 16.3× trailing earnings, lower than 80% of the company's own readings over the past five years.

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Utilities sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.

Growth59Neutral

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 18%
  • EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 46%
  • FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 22%
  • Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 42%
  • Revenue growth accelerationBottom 14%
Quality35Weak

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalTop 28%
  • Gross marginBottom 24%
  • Operating marginBottom 26%
  • Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 17%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 32%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 21%
  • Interest coverTop 23%
Value72Positive

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldTop 35%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldTop 31%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 35%
  • Sales / enterprise valueTop 32%
  • P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 48%
Momentum67Positive

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 44%
  • 6-month returnTop 11%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 38%
  • Distance from 52-week highBottom 26%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Top 9%
Revisions42Weak

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

  • Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 19%
  • Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 14%
  • Share of analysts rating BuyTop 41%
Stability31Weak

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 18%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 47%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 23%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 21%

What changed

Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)17.5%13.8%↓
EPS growth (YoY)4.9%1.8%↓
Gross margin35.3%31.5%↓
Operating margin20.4%17.3%↓
FCF margin7.8%1.9%↓

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)13.8%17.5%↓Top 18%
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)1.8%4.9%↓Bottom 46%
Gross margin31.5%35.3%↓Bottom 24%
Operating margin17.3%20.4%↓Bottom 26%
Net margin13.1%14.5%↓—
Free-cash-flow margin1.9%7.8%↓—
Return on invested capital4.5%—Top 28%
Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR4.2%—Top 42%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
1.65×
Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
-2.7%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
0.7%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
-11.0 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
4.01×
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
2.9×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
3.88%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
-0.89%
Shareholder yield
3.00%
Share count change, 1 year
+0.9%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
+1.6%

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 6, 2026).

Earnings and expectations

Earnings momentum

Consecutive EPS beats
0
Beats in the last 8 reports
7 of 8
Average EPS surprise, last 4
+13.9%
Average 2-day reaction, last 8
-0.7%
Positive 20 days after report
3 of 8

Analysts

Analysts with a rating
4
Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
50%
Consensus rating
Buy

How the stock reacted to recent reports

Report dateEPS surprise2 days5 days20 days60 days
Aug 5, 2026-16.7%-2.6%-4.5%-3.2%—
May 6, 2026+7.7%-2.4%+0.9%-4.2%-7.9%
Feb 5, 2026+4.4%-0.6%-5.1%+0.2%+7.8%
Nov 19, 2025+60.0%-3.3%+2.9%+5.5%+1.1%
Aug 11, 2025+150.0%+1.4%+0.7%+3.4%-1.8%
May 6, 2025+8.8%+2.7%+1.3%-1.3%-4.1%
Feb 10, 2025+2.0%+2.2%-2.0%-4.5%+2.7%
Nov 13, 2024+200.0%-2.7%-6.1%-5.9%-1.3%

Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.

Earnings history

Report dateEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Aug 5, 2026$0.05$0.06-16.7%$17.1M
May 6, 2026$0.84$0.78+7.7%$45.5M
Feb 5, 2026$0.47$0.45+4.4%$30.3M
Nov 19, 2025-$0.02-$0.05+60.0%$14.3M
Aug 11, 2025$0.05$0.02+150.0%$17.3M
May 6, 2025$0.74$0.68+8.8%$36.5M
Feb 10, 2025$0.51$0.50+2.0%$27.3M
Nov 13, 2024$0.01-$0.01+200.0%$13.1M

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (trailing)16.3×17.4×20thTop 35%
P/E (forward)16.5×———
EV / EBITDA10.2×——Top 35%
EV / Sales3.48×——Top 32%
Free-cash-flow yield0.89%——Top 31%
Earnings yield6.15%——Top 35%

P/E over the past five years

Range 14.0× – 20.5× 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
-3.1%
Earnings per share growth (TTM)
+1.8%
Change in P/E multiple
-6.0%

Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.

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
1
Days above the 200-day average
0
50-day average slope (20 days)
-4.8%
200-day average slope (20 days)
-0.3%
Distance from 50-day average
+0.7%
Distance from 200-day average
-2.3%
RSI (14)
54.3
Relative volume
0.79×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
32.2%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
52th percentile · Normal for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
0.40
Correlation with S&P 500
0.22
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-17.9%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-22.2%

Largest declines in the past six years

From peakTo lowDeclineLengthRecovery
Nov 10, 2020Oct 27, 2023-42.8%745 daysNot yet recovered

Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.

Financial statements

Market cap
$226.9M
P/E (TTM)
16.3
EPS, diluted (TTM)
$1.34
Revenue (TTM)
$107.1M
Dividend yield
4.94%
52-week range
$20.55 – $27.99
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$75.2M$84.2M$97.4M$84.6M$95.3M
Gross profit$25.5M$26.2M$29.8M$30.3M$32.9M
Operating income$14.8M$14.9M$17.7M$17.1M$18.4M
Net income$10.1M-$31.7M$11.3M$11.8M$13.3M
EPS (diluted)$1.22-$3.48$1.14$1.16$1.29
Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026Q3 2026
Revenue$13.1M$27.3M$36.5M$17.3M$14.3M$30.3M$45.5M$17.1M
Net income$140,822$5.3M$7.7M$538,412-$204,339$4.9M$8.7M$558,900
EPS (diluted)$0.01$0.51$0.74$0.05-$0.02$0.47$0.84$0.05
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow$11.6M$15.6M$23.8M$17.4M$28.9M
Capital expenditure-$20.0M-$25.5M-$25.3M-$22.1M-$20.7M
Free cash flow-$8.4M-$9.9M-$1.5M-$4.7M$8.2M
Dividends paid-$6.0M-$7.0M-$7.8M-$8.1M-$8.5M
Net share buybacks$4.9M$29.0M$3.9M$4.7M$1.8M

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$2.5M
Total assets
$339.7M
Total liabilities
$216.8M
Total debt
$148.8M
Net debt
$146.3M
Shareholders’ equity
$122.9M

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
Oct 16, 2026$0.22Nov 2, 2026
Jul 17, 2026$0.22Aug 3, 2026
Apr 17, 2026$0.22May 1, 2026
Jan 16, 2026$0.22Feb 2, 2026
Oct 17, 2025$0.21Nov 3, 2025
Jul 18, 2025$0.21Aug 1, 2025
Apr 17, 2025$0.21May 1, 2025
Jan 17, 2025$0.21Feb 1, 2025

Short interest

Shares sold short
124,250
Days to cover
9.63
Change vs previous report
-4.3%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.

Stock splits

Mar 2, 2017
3-for-2
Sep 2, 2011
2-for-1
Jul 5, 1994
2-for-1