Stocks · Industrials · Specialty Business Services
Rollins, Inc. ROL
$30.16 -1.34% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $14.51B
High qualityWeak trend
Next earnings report: Oct 28, 2026
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Three things to know
- At 27.4× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the lowest P/E of the company's past five years.
- Over the past year the stock returned -48.1%, behind the S&P 500 by 63.2 percentage points.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
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.
Growth47Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 43%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 49%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 40%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 25%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 21%
Quality92Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 6%
- Gross marginTop 11%
- Operating marginTop 15%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 30%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 44%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 37%
- Interest coverTop 12%
Value66Positive
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 35%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 38%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 47%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 27%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 6%
Momentum5Very weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 11%
- 6-month returnBottom 5%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 9%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 15%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 15%
Revisions18Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 34%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 16%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 11%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 25%
Stability77Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 27%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 44%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 8%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 37%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 11.0% | 9.9% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 10.1% | 8.9% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 52.7% | 50.7% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 19.1% | 18.7% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 17.7% | 15.8% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 9.9% | 11.0% | ↓ | Top 43% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 8.9% | 10.1% | ↓ | Bottom 49% |
| Gross margin | 50.7% | 52.7% | ↓ | Top 11% |
| Operating margin | 18.7% | 19.1% | ↓ | Top 15% |
| Net margin | 13.6% | 13.7% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 15.8% | 17.7% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 20.1% | — | Top 6% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 11.7% | — | Top 25% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.22×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -3.4%
- 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.
- -4.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.16×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 21.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 2.37%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.69%
- Shareholder yield
- 4.06%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.7%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 23, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 2 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +0.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $47.09
- Target vs current price
- +56.1%
- Analysts with a rating
- 22
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 27%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | -4.7% | -0.9% | -11.1% | -17.2% | — |
| Apr 22, 2026 | +3.9% | +1.1% | +1.9% | -1.8% | -17.5% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | -5.6% | +1.0% | -7.3% | -13.7% | -16.3% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | +6.7% | -3.9% | +6.4% | +9.2% | +12.9% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | -0.9% | -0.6% | +3.3% | +4.4% | +0.9% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | -0.6% | -1.4% | +1.2% | +3.0% | +0.3% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | +0.0% | +0.3% | +1.6% | +1.2% | +13.5% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | -3.3% | +0.4% | -4.5% | -0.0% | -1.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | $0.32 | $0.34 | -4.7% | $1.08B |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $0.24 | $0.23 | +3.9% | $906.4M |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $0.25 | $0.26 | -5.6% | $912.9M |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $0.35 | $0.33 | +6.7% | $1.03B |
| Jul 23, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.30 | -0.9% | $999.5M |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $0.22 | $0.22 | -0.6% | $822.5M |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $0.23 | $0.23 | +0.0% | $832.2M |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $0.29 | $0.30 | -3.3% | $916.3M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 27.4× | 51.7× | 0th | Top 35% |
| P/E (forward) | 25.8× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.0× | — | — | Bottom 47% |
| EV / Sales | 3.95× | — | — | Bottom 27% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 4.27% | — | — | Top 38% |
| Earnings yield | 3.65% | — | — | Top 35% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 35.9× – 57.8× 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
- -48.1%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +8.9%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -37.6%
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
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -11.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -5.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -14.5%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -39.2%
- RSI (14)
- 26.9
- Relative volume
- 0.71×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 31.7%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 89th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.43
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.27
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -54.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -54.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | -54.2% | 156 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 5, 2020 | Jan 27, 2022 | -31.3% | 308 days | 192 days (Nov 1, 2022) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Oct 19, 2023 | -26.6% | 61 days | 92 days (Mar 4, 2024) |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Mar 1, 2023 | -18.6% | 68 days | 51 days (May 12, 2023) |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Jan 6, 2025 | -11.5% | 26 days | 26 days (Feb 13, 2025) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $14.51B
- P/E (TTM)
- 27.4
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.10
- Revenue (TTM)
- $3.92B
- Dividend yield
- 2.42%
- 52-week range
- $29.70 – $66.14
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.42B | $2.70B | $3.07B | $3.39B | $3.76B |
| Gross profit | $1.26B | $1.39B | $1.60B | $1.79B | $1.86B |
| Operating income | $447.6M | $493.4M | $583.2M | $657.2M | $729.3M |
| Net income | $356.6M | $368.6M | $435.0M | $466.4M | $526.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.72 | $0.75 | $0.89 | $0.96 | $1.09 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $916.3M | $832.2M | $822.5M | $999.5M | $1.03B | $912.9M | $906.4M | $1.08B |
| Net income | $136.9M | $105.7M | $105.2M | $141.5M | $163.5M | $116.4M | $107.8M | $143.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.28 | $0.22 | $0.22 | $0.29 | $0.34 | $0.24 | $0.22 | $0.30 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $401.8M | $465.9M | $528.4M | $607.7M | $678.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$27.2M | -$30.6M | -$32.5M | -$27.6M | -$28.1M |
| Free cash flow | $374.6M | $435.3M | $495.9M | $580.1M | $650.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$168.9M | -$211.6M | -$264.3M | -$298.0M | -$327.9M |
| Net share buybacks | -$10.7M | -$7.1M | -$315.0M | -$11.6M | -$216.9M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $109.1M
- Total assets
- $3.35B
- Total liabilities
- $1.93B
- Total debt
- $1.12B
- Net debt
- $1.01B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.43B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 23, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | $0.18 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| May 11, 2026 | $0.18 | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.18 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $0.18 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | $0.17 | Sep 10, 2025 |
| May 12, 2025 | $0.17 | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $0.17 | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Nov 12, 2024 | $0.17 | Dec 10, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 18,225,533
- Days to cover
- 3.55
- Change vs previous report
- +19.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Dec 11, 2020
- 3-for-2
- Dec 11, 2018
- 3-for-2
- Mar 11, 2015
- 3-for-2
- Dec 13, 2010
- 3-for-2
- Dec 11, 2007
- 3-for-2