RBC
RBC Bearings Incorporated
RBC's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 17% and it turned 20% of its revenue into free cash flow. At 44x earnings, it's trading below its usual 49x. Analysts expect that strong growth to continue.
RBC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
RBC's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
RBC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 31x | $489 | — |
| Cheap | 41x | $458 | -6.3% |
| Current | 44x | $489 | — |
| Fair | 49x | $548 | +12% |
| Expensive | 67x | $745 | +52% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RBC's PE is in its cheap range at 44x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 31x next year's earnings.
RBC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for RBC, with profitability improving.
RBC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $16.02 | +43% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.18 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.12 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.09 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.53 | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.22 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.97 | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.70 | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.29 | +22% |
RBC's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $11.18 over the past year, up 36% from the year before, and higher year over year for 16 quarters in a row.
RBC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $524.6M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $519.5M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $518M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $461.6M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $455.3M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $436M | +7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $437.7M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $394.4M | +5.5% |
RBC's revenue has grown year over year for 21 quarters in a row: $525M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 27% | +3.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | +1.6 points |
RBC's operating margin was 25% last quarter, up 3.6 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
RBC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $85.7M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $146.9M | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $67.5M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $99.1M | +35% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.7M | +168% |
| Q2 2025 | $104.3M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $55M | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $73.6M | +3.8% |
RBC's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $399M over the past year, up 31% from the year before.
RBC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +869 shares |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +100K shares |
| 3 years | +8.8% | +2.6M shares |
| 5 years | +23% | +5.9M shares |
| Available history | +27% | +6.7M shares |
RBC has 32M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $900,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $200,000 |
| Q3 2024 | $400,000 |
| Q2 2024 | $8M |
| Q1 2024 | $3.4M |
| Q4 2023 | $600,000 |
| Q3 2023 | $200,000 |
| Q2 2023 | $6.8M |
RBC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 2.0x | Healthy |
RBC's net debt is about a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.9 years a year ago.
RBC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.8 | Oversold |
RBC's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
RBC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RBC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 44x | 24x | 82% above |
| PE % | 29 | 58 | 29 pts below |
RBC is trading at 44x earnings, a 82% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RBC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $490.2 | 0.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $523.1 | 6.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $535.9 | 8.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $451.1 | 8.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $354.1 | 38% above |
RBC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 38% above its 200-week average.
RBC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $159.0 | $181.4 | +14% |
| 2021 | $181.4 | $205.0 | +13% |
| 2022 | $205.0 | $207.5 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | $207.5 | $284.9 | +37% |
| 2024 | $284.9 | $300.2 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | $300.2 | $456.3 | +52% |
| 2026 YTD | $456.3 | $489.2 | +7.2% |
RBC has finished every year since 2020 higher, and it's up 7.2% so far in 2026.