Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. RICK
$26.62 -1.33% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $203.5M
Next earnings report: Dec 2, 2026
Scroll or pinch to zoom, drag to move. Daily prices adjusted for splits. Markers: E = earnings (green beat, red miss), S = split, D = dividend.
Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-0.41, down 122.1% year over year.
- The diluted share count fell 13.0% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
- Net debt is 7.1× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical 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)Bottom 36%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 9%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 41%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 47%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 18%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 1%
- Gross marginTop 14%
- Operating marginTop 22%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 29%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 17%
- Interest coverBottom 34%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 25%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 9%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 48%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 40%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 47%
- 6-month returnTop 26%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 40%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 27%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 34%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 16%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 13%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 2%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 3%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 28%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 27%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 48%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 17%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -1.8% | 1.0% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -193.3% | -122.1% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 57.4% | 56.6% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 12.2% | 13.7% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 11.9% | 12.2% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 1.0% | -1.8% | ↑ | Bottom 36% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -122.1% | -193.3% | ↑ | Bottom 9% |
| Gross margin | 56.6% | 57.4% | ↓ | Top 14% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% | 12.2% | ↑ | Top 22% |
| Net margin | -1.5% | 5.9% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 12.2% | 11.9% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -71.1% | — | Bottom 1% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 1.5% | — | Bottom 47% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -8.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -38.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 7.13×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 2.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.17%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 7.86%
- Shareholder yield
- 9.03%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -13.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -6.7%
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
- 3 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -21.8%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 6 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $98.00
- Target vs current price
- +268.1%
- Analysts with a rating
- 3
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 100%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | — | +1.1% | +8.1% | +13.4% | — |
| May 28, 2026 | — | +2.8% | -0.4% | +10.3% | +26.3% |
| Mar 19, 2026 | — | +5.0% | +15.5% | +18.4% | +31.3% |
| Dec 15, 2025 | -134.8% | -6.1% | -14.5% | -4.0% | -20.3% |
| Aug 11, 2025 | -62.9% | +3.5% | +6.9% | +0.6% | -31.5% |
| May 12, 2025 | +16.1% | +3.2% | +2.3% | +1.0% | -15.4% |
| Feb 10, 2025 | +94.2% | +2.6% | +0.3% | -12.8% | -21.8% |
| Dec 16, 2024 | -91.9% | +0.1% | +9.0% | +2.2% | -12.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.83 | — | — | $73.9M |
| May 28, 2026 | -$0.04 | — | — | $68.7M |
| Mar 19, 2026 | -$0.63 | — | — | $70.8M |
| Dec 15, 2025 | -$0.63 | $1.81 | -134.8% | $70.9M |
| Aug 11, 2025 | $0.46 | $1.24 | -62.9% | $71.1M |
| May 12, 2025 | $0.36 | $0.31 | +16.1% | $65.9M |
| Feb 10, 2025 | $1.01 | $0.52 | +94.2% | $71.5M |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $0.03 | $0.37 | -91.9% | $73.2M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 4.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.1× | — | — | Bottom 48% |
| EV / Sales | 1.57× | — | — | Bottom 40% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 17.07% | — | — | Top 9% |
| Earnings yield | -1.54% | — | — | Bottom 25% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 15.2× – 163.3× 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
- -13.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -122.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -88.8%
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
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 79
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -5.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +4.3%
- RSI (14)
- 35.8
- Relative volume
- 0.87×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 33.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 21th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.02
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.37
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -15.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -69.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2023 | Mar 18, 2026 | -78.5% | 797 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Jun 16, 2022 | -47.6% | 111 days | 126 days (Dec 15, 2022) |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 | -27.1% | 33 days | 117 days (Jan 3, 2022) |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Mar 24, 2021 | -18.1% | 8 days | 25 days (Apr 29, 2021) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Oct 30, 2020 | -15.4% | 5 days | 6 days (Nov 9, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $203.5M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.41
- Revenue (TTM)
- $284.4M
- Dividend yield
- 1.16%
- 52-week range
- $20.76 – $32.02
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $195.3M | $267.6M | $293.8M | $295.6M | $279.4M |
| Gross profit | $114.6M | $163.2M | $175.3M | $170.4M | $159.1M |
| Operating income | $38.5M | $71.5M | $51.5M | $18.8M | $36.2M |
| Net income | $30.3M | $46.0M | $29.2M | $3.0M | $10.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.37 | $4.91 | $3.13 | $0.33 | $1.23 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $73.2M | $71.5M | $65.9M | $71.1M | $70.9M | $70.8M | $68.7M | $73.9M |
| Net income | $244,000 | $9.0M | $3.2M | $4.1M | -$5.5M | -$4.7M | -$326,000 | $6.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.03 | $1.01 | $0.36 | $0.46 | -$0.63 | -$0.57 | -$0.04 | $0.83 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $42.0M | $64.5M | $59.1M | $55.9M | $49.4M |
| Capital expenditure | -$13.5M | -$24.0M | -$40.4M | -$24.6M | -$14.5M |
| Free cash flow | $28.5M | $40.5M | $18.7M | $31.3M | $34.9M |
| Dividends paid | -$1.4M | -$1.8M | -$2.1M | -$2.3M | -$2.5M |
| Net share buybacks | -$1.8M | -$15.1M | -$2.2M | -$20.6M | -$11.9M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $26.4M
- Total assets
- $569.7M
- Total liabilities
- $332.3M
- Total debt
- $268.3M
- Net debt
- $241.9M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $234.8M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.08 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.08 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $0.08 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.07 | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | $0.07 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.07 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | $0.07 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $0.07 | Dec 30, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 784,941
- Days to cover
- 18.02
- Change vs previous report
- +14.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Mar 16, 1999
- 1-for-2