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RBC Bearings

RBC NYSE Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components Financials FY2017–FY2026

RBC Bearings' revenue rose 14.3% to $1.9 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 22.5%, down from 22.6% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $343 million, up 40.5%. The diluted share count rose 4.2%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$471.98

1.3%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$1.9B
14.3% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
22.5%
0.1 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$288M
16.8%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$343M
40.5%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
8.0%
0.6 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$15.0B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
46.6x
On $10.12 EPS (TTM)

What RBC Bearings does

No business description yet.

Legal name
RBC BEARINGS INCORPORATED
Fiscal year ends
March 28, 2026
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001213900-26-057626
0001324948

Revenue and margins

RBC Bearings had $1.9B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 14.3% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 13.2% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $343M in fiscal 2026, 18.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

RBC Bearings returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 4.2%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value RBC Bearings yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$864M and divides by 31.6M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 46.6x · peers 30.4x · sector 26.0x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably RBC Bearings can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash and short-term investments —$65.4M$63.5M$36.8M$57.3M
Debt incl. finance leases $1.7B$1.4B$1.2B$969M$922M
Net debt / EBITDA —3.4x2.6x1.9x1.6x
Debt / equity 0.7x0.6x0.5x0.3x0.3x
Interest coverage 2.9x3.8x4.4x6.2x8.5x
Current ratio 3.1x3.0x3.3x3.3x2.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x1.1x1.2x1.2x0.8x
Total assets $4.8B$4.7B$4.7B$4.7B$5.1B
Total liabilities $2.5B$2.2B$1.9B$1.7B$1.8B
Shareholders' equity $2.4B$2.5B$2.8B$3.0B$3.4B
Net debt (− = net cash) —$1.4B$1.2B$933M$864M

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

$4.5M

6 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Jun 25, 2026 John J. FeeneyVice President and Secretary Sold 225 $657.94 $0.1M Form 4
Jun 24, 2026 Dolores J EnnicoDirector Sold 600 $636.11 $0.4M Form 4
Jun 17, 2026 Steven H. KaplanDirector Sold 350 $631.80 $0.2M Form 4
Jun 3, 2026 Barry C. BoyanDirector Sold 555 $591.63 $0.3M Form 4
Jun 3, 2026 Edward StewartDirector Sold 600 $592.83 $0.4M Form 4
Feb 17, 2026 Richard J EdwardsV.P. and General Manager Sold 4,100 $553.78 $2.3M Form 4
Nov 12, 2025 Steven H. KaplanDirector Sold 700 $443.00 $0.3M Form 4
Nov 7, 2025 Barry C. BoyanDirector Sold 1,200 $434.55 $0.5M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY24FY25FY26
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✕ ✕ ✕
Gross margin rose ✓ ✓ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
F-score 8 / 97 / 96 / 9
Accruals ratio −1.4%−1.0%−2.6%
Altman Z'' 3.784.464.49

Similar companies

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.

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RBC Bearings RBC $15.0B 14.3% 22.5% 18.3% 8.0% 46.6x 6
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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Income statement
Revenue $615M $675M $703M $728M $609M $943M $1.5B $1.6B $1.6B $1.9B
Gross profit $230M $259M $277M $289M $234M $357M $605M $671M $726M $830M
Research and development — — — — — $27.6M $31.8M $33.0M $33.0M $34.4M
Operating income $115M $129M $132M $149M $115M $121M $293M $342M $370M $421M
Interest expense $8.7M $7.5M $5.2M $1.9M $1.4M $41.5M $76.7M −$78.7M −$59.8M −$49.8M
Pretax income $105M $120M $126M $147M $113M $78.7M $210M $262M $312M $369M
Income tax $34.3M $32.7M $20.9M $26.4M $23.1M $24.0M $43.0M $51.9M $65.7M $81.7M
Net income $70.6M $87.1M $105M $120M $90.1M $54.7M $167M $210M $246M $288M
Diluted EPS $2.97 $3.58 $4.26 $4.81 $3.58 $1.56 $4.94 $6.41 $7.70 $9.09
Diluted shares 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $101M $130M $109M $156M $152M $180M $221M $275M $294M $416M
Capital expenditure $20.9M $28.0M $41.3M $37.3M $11.8M $29.8M $42.0M $33.2M $49.8M $73.1M
Free cash flow $80.4M $102M $67.2M $118M $141M $151M $179M $242M $244M $343M
Depreciation and amortization $27.4M $28.4M $29.7M $31.4M $32.7M $65.5M $115M $119M $120M $129M
Stock-based compensation $12.1M $13.4M $16.1M $27.6M $18.1M $32.9M $14.0M $17.4M $28.4M $34.5M
Acquisitions $0.7M $0.0M $0.0M $33.8M $0.3M $2.9B $27.5M $19.3M $0.0M $277M
Share buybacks $4.8M $5.0M $5.2M $12.2M $6.8M $8.6M $7.7M $11.0M $9.5M $0.0M
Dividends paid $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Dividends and buybacks $4.8M $5.0M $5.2M $12.2M $6.8M $8.6M $7.7M $11.0M $9.5M $0.0M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $38.9M $54.2M $29.9M $103M $241M — $65.4M $63.5M $36.8M $57.3M
Total debt $270M $173M $43.6M $23.0M $16.1M $1.7B $1.4B $1.2B $920M $876M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $53.7M $52.4M $49.3M $46.2M
Current assets $448M $484M $503M $612M $728M $962M $913M $966M $1.0B $1.2B
Current liabilities $93.1M $105M $90.1M $104M $88.2M $314M $309M $294M $315M $546M
Inventory $290M $306M $335M $368M $364M $516M $587M $623M $655M $763M
Property and equipment, net $184M $193M $208M $220M $208M $387M $375M $361M $359M $419M
Total assets $1.1B $1.1B $1.1B $1.3B $1.4B $4.8B $4.7B $4.7B $4.7B $5.1B
Total liabilities $392M $308M $179M $204M $202M $2.5B $2.2B $1.9B $1.7B $1.8B
Shareholders' equity $717M $835M $972M $1.1B $1.2B $2.4B $2.5B $2.8B $3.0B $3.4B
Margins
Gross margin 37.4% 38.3% 39.4% 39.7% 38.4% 37.9% 41.2% 43.0% 44.4% 44.4%
Operating margin 18.6% 19.1% 18.8% 20.5% 18.8% 12.8% 19.9% 21.9% 22.6% 22.5%
EBITDA margin 23.1% 23.3% 23.0% 24.9% 24.2% 19.8% 27.8% 29.6% 29.9% 29.4%
Net margin 11.5% 12.9% 15.0% 16.5% 14.8% 5.8% 11.4% 13.5% 15.1% 15.4%
FCF margin 13.1% 15.2% 9.6% 16.3% 23.1% 16.0% 12.2% 15.5% 14.9% 18.3%
Returns
Return on capital 8.2% 9.9% 11.4% 12.1% 8.9% — — 7.0% 7.4% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 12.5% 12.6% 13.1% 8.9% 4.1% 6.6% 7.8% 8.5% 9.4%
Return on equity 10.6% 11.2% 11.7% 11.5% 7.7% 3.0% 6.8% 7.9% 8.5% 9.0%
Return on assets 6.4% 7.7% 9.2% 9.8% 6.5% 1.7% 3.5% 4.5% 5.3% 5.9%
Growth
Revenue growth 3.0% 9.7% 4.1% 3.6% −16.3% 54.8% 55.8% 6.2% 4.9% 14.3%
Net income growth 10.5% 23.4% 20.7% 14.4% −25.1% −39.3% 204.8% 25.9% 17.3% 16.8%
EPS growth 9.2% 20.5% 19.0% 12.9% −25.6% −56.4% 216.7% 29.8% 20.1% 18.1%
FCF growth 28.6% 27.3% −34.3% 76.1% 18.8% 7.0% 18.7% 35.2% 1.0% 40.5%
Share count change 1.2% 2.4% 1.5% 1.3% 0.5% 8.6% 6.5% 0.4% 4.0% 4.2%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.8x 0.1x −0.4x −1.5x — 3.4x 2.6x 1.9x 1.6x
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Interest coverage 13.2x 17.2x 25.5x 79.2x 81.9x 2.9x 3.8x 4.4x 6.2x 8.5x
Current ratio 4.8x 4.6x 5.6x 5.9x 8.3x 3.1x 3.0x 3.3x 3.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.7x 1.9x 2.4x 4.1x 1.4x 1.1x 1.2x 1.2x 0.8x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 3.4% 4.1% 5.9% 5.1% 1.9% 3.2% 2.9% 2.1% 3.0% 3.9%
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 2.0% 2.3% 3.8% 3.0% 3.5% 1.0% 1.1% 1.7% 1.8%
Payouts / FCF 5.9% 4.9% 7.8% 10.3% 4.8% 5.7% 4.3% 4.6% 3.9% 0.0%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 5.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 8.0 7.0 6.0
Altman Z'' 6.0 7.3 10.7 9.1 11.8 2.7 3.2 3.8 4.5 4.5
Accruals ratio −2.8% −3.8% −0.3% −2.9% −4.5% −4.0% −1.1% −1.4% −1.0% −2.6%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001324948). Data updated October 18, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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