RPC vs Bristow Group
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The short version
- RPC is the larger business, with $1.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.5B for Bristow Group.
- RPC grew revenue faster (15.0%, against 5.3%).
- Bristow Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (10.7% operating margin, against 2.8%).
- Bristow Group turned more of its sales into free cash flow (3.8% FCF margin, against 3.3%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of RPC’s earnings: a P/E of 62.5x against 11.7x for Bristow Group.
| Latest fiscal year | RES · FY25 | VTOL · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Free cash flow | $52.9M | $56.4M |
| Net income | $32.1M | $129M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 15.0% | 5.3% |
| 5-year growth | 22.1% | 45.8% |
| Share count change | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.2% | — |
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 10.7% |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 8.7% |
| FCF margin | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Return on capital | — | 9.8% |
| Return on equity | 3.0% | 13.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$158M | $385M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.8x | 1.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $38.0M | $15.2M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 62.5x | 11.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 |
Revenue
FY16
RES $729M
VTOL $247M
FY17
RES $1.6B
VTOL $231M
FY18
RES $1.7B
VTOL $222M
FY19
RES $1.2B
VTOL $226M
FY20
RES $598M
VTOL —
FY21
RES $865M
VTOL $1.2B
FY22
RES $1.6B
VTOL $1.2B
FY23
RES $1.6B
VTOL $1.3B
FY24
RES $1.4B
VTOL $1.4B
FY25
RES $1.6B
VTOL $1.5B
RES
VTOL
Operating margin
FY16
RES −32.8%
VTOL −1.4%
FY17
RES 14.2%
VTOL −59.0%
FY18
RES 12.2%
VTOL 12.7%
FY19
RES −9.4%
VTOL −1.5%
FY20
RES −51.8%
VTOL —
FY21
RES 1.9%
VTOL —
FY22
RES 18.0%
VTOL —
FY23
RES 15.1%
VTOL 4.7%
FY24
RES 6.9%
VTOL 9.4%
FY25
RES 2.8%
VTOL 10.7%
RES
VTOL
Free cash flow
FY16
RES $67.8M
VTOL $19.3M
FY17
RES $16.2M
VTOL $3.3M
FY18
RES $146M
VTOL $45.1M
FY19
RES −$41.5M
VTOL $21.0M
FY20
RES $12.9M
VTOL —
FY21
RES −$19.9M
VTOL $82.0M
FY22
RES $61.7M
VTOL $92.8M
FY23
RES $214M
VTOL −$49.5M
FY24
RES $129M
VTOL −$78.0M
FY25
RES $52.9M
VTOL $56.4M
RES
VTOL
Return on capital
FY16
RES —
VTOL −0.4%
FY17
RES —
VTOL −16.4%
FY18
RES —
VTOL 3.7%
FY19
RES —
VTOL −0.5%
FY20
RES —
VTOL —
FY21
RES —
VTOL —
FY22
RES —
VTOL 2.5%
FY23
RES —
VTOL 2.7%
FY24
RES —
VTOL 9.8%
FY25
RES —
VTOL 9.8%
RES
VTOL
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.