Brink's
BCO NYSE Security & Alarm Services Financials FY2016βFY2025
Brink's revenue rose 5.0% to $5.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 11.1%, up from 9.0% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $436 million, up 114.5%. It paid out $252 million in dividends and buybacks, 58% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 5.1%.
What Brink's does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- BRINKβS CO
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000078890-26-000010
0000078890
Revenue and margins
Brink's had $5.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 5.0% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 23.9% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $436M in fiscal 2025, 8.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Brink's returned $252M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 58% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 5.1%.
Value Brink's yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$2.7B and divides by 42.5M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 25.8x Β· peers 16.7x Β· sector 26.0x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Brink's can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $710M | $972M | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.7B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $3.0B | $3.5B | $3.7B | $4.0B | $4.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.8x | 4.1x | 3.6x | 3.6x | 3.1x |
| Debt / equity | β | 7.7x | 9.3x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | 3.2x | 2.6x | 2.1x | 1.9x | 2.4x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.4x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.5x |
| Total assets | $5.6B | $6.4B | $6.6B | $6.6B | $7.3B |
| Total liabilities | $5.3B | $5.8B | $6.1B | $6.3B | $6.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $123M | $447M | $397M | $185M | $278M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.7B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.2M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
100%
$0.2M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2025 | Michael E SweeneyController | Sold plan | 1,418 | $119.50 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β9.5% | β4.0% | β6.3% |
| Altman Z'' | 1.53 | 1.63 | 1.73 |
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10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $3.0B | $3.3B | $3.5B | $3.7B | $3.7B | $4.2B | $4.5B | $4.9B | $5.0B | $5.3B |
| Gross profit | $629M | $739M | $786M | $851M | $814M | $964M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.4B |
| Operating income | $185M | $274M | $275M | $237M | $214M | $355M | $361M | $425M | $453M | $586M |
| Interest expense | $20.4M | $32.2M | $66.7M | $90.6M | $96.5M | $112M | $139M | $204M | $235M | $246M |
| Pretax income | $125M | $182M | $42.5M | $93.5M | $79.3M | $236M | $226M | $236M | $266M | $354M |
| Income tax | $78.5M | $158M | $70.0M | $61.0M | $56.6M | $120M | $41.4M | $139M | $92.7M | $143M |
| Net income | $34.5M | $16.7M | β$33.3M | $29.0M | $16.0M | $105M | $171M | $87.7M | $163M | $200M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.68 | $0.32 | β$0.65 | $0.57 | $0.31 | $2.10 | $3.57 | $1.87 | $3.63 | $4.69 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.04B | 0.04B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $190M | $296M | $364M | $369M | $318M | $478M | $480M | $702M | $426M | $640M |
| Capital expenditure | $112M | $175M | $155M | $165M | $119M | $168M | $183M | $203M | $223M | $203M |
| Free cash flow | $78.1M | $122M | $209M | $204M | $199M | $310M | $297M | $500M | $204M | $436M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $132M | $147M | $162M | $185M | $207M | $240M | $246M | $276M | $293M | $291M |
| Stock-based compensation | $9.5M | $17.7M | $28.2M | $42.7M | $31.3M | $33.1M | $48.6M | $32.1M | $36.5M | $26.0M |
| Acquisitions | $0.7M | $225M | $521M | $184M | $440M | $313M | $174M | $1.5M | $19.1M | $6.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $93.5M | $0.0M | $50.0M | $200M | $52.2M | $170M | $204M | $209M |
| Dividends paid | $19.8M | $27.7M | $30.4M | $29.9M | $30.1M | $37.2M | $37.6M | $39.6M | $41.8M | $42.3M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $19.8M | $27.7M | $124M | $29.9M | $80.1M | $237M | $89.8M | $210M | $245M | $252M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $184M | $614M | $343M | $311M | $621M | $710M | $972M | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.7B |
| Total debt | $606M | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $2.5B | $3.0B | $3.5B | $3.7B | $4.0B | $4.5B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $150M | $151M | $179M | $192M | $234M | $235M | $270M |
| Current assets | $844M | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.6B | $2.8B | $2.9B | $3.3B |
| Current liabilities | $754M | $835M | $849M | $1.0B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.2B |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $531M | $641M | $699M | $763M | $838M | $866M | $935M | $1.0B | $983M | $1.1B |
| Total assets | $2.0B | $3.1B | $3.2B | $3.8B | $5.1B | $5.6B | $6.4B | $6.6B | $6.6B | $7.3B |
| Total liabilities | $1.6B | $2.7B | $3.1B | $3.6B | $4.9B | $5.3B | $5.8B | $6.1B | $6.3B | $6.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $337M | $317M | $154M | $192M | $129M | $123M | $447M | $397M | $185M | $278M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 20.8% | 22.1% | 22.5% | 23.1% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 23.7% | 24.0% | 25.3% | 25.8% |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 6.4% | 5.8% | 8.4% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 11.1% |
| EBITDA margin | 10.5% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 14.2% | 13.4% | 14.4% | 14.9% | 16.7% |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 0.5% | β1.0% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| FCF margin | 2.6% | 3.6% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 10.3% | 4.1% | 8.3% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 13.6% | 15.4% | 11.4% | 8.0% | 5.9% | 7.7% | 10.6% | 7.0% | 9.9% | 11.4% |
| Return on capital employed | 14.5% | 15.8% | 11.9% | 9.2% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 11.9% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 5.1% | β14.1% | β | β | β | β | 20.8% | β | β |
| Return on assets | 1.8% | 0.7% | β1.1% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β1.3% | 10.8% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 0.2% | 13.8% | 8.0% | 7.5% | 2.8% | 5.0% |
| Net income growth | β | β51.6% | β299.4% | β | β44.8% | 557.5% | 62.2% | β48.6% | 85.8% | 22.6% |
| EPS growth | β | β52.9% | β303.1% | β | β45.6% | 577.4% | 70.0% | β47.6% | 94.1% | 29.2% |
| FCF growth | β17.6% | 56.1% | 71.5% | β2.5% | β2.3% | 55.7% | β4.1% | 68.1% | β59.3% | 114.5% |
| Share count change | 2.6% | 2.4% | β1.7% | 0.4% | β0.6% | β1.4% | β4.6% | β1.9% | β4.5% | β5.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3x | 1.6x | 2.8x | 3.2x | 4.5x | 3.8x | 4.1x | 3.6x | 3.6x | 3.1x |
| Debt / equity | 1.8x | 4.0x | β | 8.6x | β | β | 7.7x | 9.3x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | 9.0x | 8.5x | 4.1x | 2.6x | 2.2x | 3.2x | 2.6x | 2.1x | 1.9x | 2.4x |
| Current ratio | 1.1x | 1.8x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 1.8x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.7% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 3.2% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Payouts / FCF | 25.4% | 22.7% | 59.3% | 14.7% | 40.2% | 76.5% | 30.2% | 41.9% | 120.6% | 57.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Accruals ratio | β7.9% | β11.1% | β12.6% | β9.7% | β6.8% | β7.0% | β5.2% | β9.5% | β4.0% | β6.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000078890). Data updated October 11, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.