Archrock vs RPC
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The short version
- RPC is the larger business, with $1.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.5B for Archrock.
- Archrock grew revenue faster (28.7%, against 15.0%).
- Archrock turned more of its sales into free cash flow (8.0% FCF margin, against 3.3%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of RPC’s earnings: a P/E of 62.5x against 15.7x for Archrock.
| Latest fiscal year | AROC · FY25 | RES · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.1B | $1.3B |
| Revenue | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Free cash flow | $120M | $52.9M |
| Net income | $322M | $32.1M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 28.7% | 15.0% |
| 5-year growth | 11.2% | 22.1% |
| Share count change | 7.6% | 0.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.6% | 24.2% |
| Operating margin | — | 2.8% |
| Net margin | 21.6% | 2.0% |
| FCF margin | 8.0% | 3.3% |
| Return on capital | 12.1% | — |
| Return on equity | 22.9% | 3.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $2.4B | −$158M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.9x | −0.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $212M | $38.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 15.7x | 62.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | — |
Revenue
FY16
AROC $807M
RES $729M
FY17
AROC $795M
RES $1.6B
FY18
AROC $904M
RES $1.7B
FY19
AROC $966M
RES $1.2B
FY20
AROC $875M
RES $598M
FY21
AROC $782M
RES $865M
FY22
AROC $846M
RES $1.6B
FY23
AROC $990M
RES $1.6B
FY24
AROC $1.2B
RES $1.4B
FY25
AROC $1.5B
RES $1.6B
AROC
RES
Operating margin
FY16
AROC —
RES −32.8%
FY17
AROC —
RES 14.2%
FY18
AROC —
RES 12.2%
FY19
AROC —
RES −9.4%
FY20
AROC —
RES −51.8%
FY21
AROC —
RES 1.9%
FY22
AROC —
RES 18.0%
FY23
AROC —
RES 15.1%
FY24
AROC —
RES 6.9%
FY25
AROC —
RES 2.8%
AROC
RES
Free cash flow
FY16
AROC $157M
RES $67.8M
FY17
AROC −$20.0M
RES $16.2M
FY18
AROC −$93.2M
RES $146M
FY19
AROC −$95.1M
RES −$41.5M
FY20
AROC $195M
RES $12.9M
FY21
AROC $140M
RES −$19.9M
FY22
AROC −$36.4M
RES $61.7M
FY23
AROC $11.6M
RES $214M
FY24
AROC $70.6M
RES $129M
FY25
AROC $120M
RES $52.9M
AROC
RES
Return on capital
FY16
AROC −0.2%
RES —
FY17
AROC 1.7%
RES —
FY18
AROC 4.7%
RES —
FY19
AROC 7.6%
RES —
FY20
AROC 1.0%
RES —
FY21
AROC 5.7%
RES —
FY22
AROC 4.9%
RES —
FY23
AROC 7.7%
RES —
FY24
AROC 8.8%
RES —
FY25
AROC 12.1%
RES —
AROC
RES
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.