RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

RBC • • Industrial / General

IndustrialsTools & AccessoriesPrecision Fasteners & ComponentsIndustrial Fasteners & Bearings

AboutRBC Bearings Incorporated manufactures and markets engineered precision bearings and components in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Aerospace/Defense and Industrial. The company produces plain bearings with self-lubricating or metal-to-metal designs, including rod end bearings, spherical plain bearings, and journal bearings; roller bearings, such as tapered roller bearings, needle roller bearings, and needle bearing track rollers and cam followers, which are anti-friction products that are used in industrial applications and military aircraft platforms; and ball bearings include high precision aerospace, airframe control, thin section, and industrial ball bearings that utilize high precision ball elements to reduce friction in high-speed applications. It also offers mounted bearing products include mounted ball bearings, mounted roller bearings, and mounted plain bearings; and enclosed gearing product lines, including quantis gearmotor, torque arm, tigear, magnagear & maxum, and controlled start transmission. In addition, the company produces power transmission components include mechanical drive components, couplings, and conveyor components; engineered hydraulics and valves for aircraft and submarine applications, and aerospace and defense aftermarket services; fasteners; precision mechanical components, which are used in various general industrial applications; and machine tool collets that are used for holding circulars or rod-like pieces. It serves automotive, tool holding, agricultural and semiconductor machinery, commercial and defense aerospace, ground defense, construction and mining, oil and natural resource extraction, heavy truck, marine, rail and train, packaging, food and beverage, packaging and canning, wind, and general industrial markets through its direct sales force, as well as a network of industrial and aerospace distributors. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Oxford, Connecticut.Show more

Revenue $1.64B +4.9%
EBITDA $490M +6.2%
Net Income $246M +17.3%
EPS (Diluted) 7.70 +20.3%
Gross Margin 44.37% +3.3%
EBITDA Margin 29.94% +1.2%
Operating Margin 22.61% +3.1%
Net Margin 15.05% +11.8%
ROE 8.51% +7.2%
ROIC 6.94% +7.2%
Debt/Equity 0.34 -27.4%
Interest Coverage 6.19 +42.3%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 15.4%
✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 17.6%
✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 12.1%
✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y13.9%

5Y17.6%

3Y20.17%

TTM8.27%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y15.5%

5Y15.39%

3Y65.11%

TTM15.77%

EPS CAGR

10Y11.95%

5Y8.76%

3Y70.26%

TTM23.36%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.85%

5Y Avg7.18%

3Y Avg7.61%

Latest8.45%

Peer Comparison

Industrial Fasteners & Bearings

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
RBCRBC Bearings Incorporated	15.71B	497.06	64.55	4.87%	15.03%	8.13%	1.55%	0.34
TKRThe Timken Company	6.53B	93.73	18.78	-4.11%	6.54%	9.02%	4.68%	0.73
CVRChicago Rivet & Machine Co.	14.01M	14.50	-2.50	-14.35%	-13.61%	-17.68%

Profit & Loss

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Sales/Revenue+	597.47M	615.39M	674.95M	702.52M	727.46M	609M	942.9M	1.47B	1.56B	1.64B
Revenue Growth %	0.34%	0.03%	0.1%	0.04%	0.04%	-0.16%	0.55%	0.56%	0.06%	0.05%
Cost of Goods Sold+	378.69M	385.18M	416.41M	425.86M	438.36M	374.9M	585.8M	864.5M	889.8M	910.2M
COGS % of Revenue	0.63%	0.63%	0.62%	0.61%	0.6%	0.62%	0.62%	0.59%	0.57%	0.56%
Gross Profit+	218.78M	230.21M	258.54M	276.65M	289.1M	234.1M	357.1M	604.8M	670.5M	726.1M
Gross Margin %	0.37%	0.37%	0.38%	0.39%	0.4%	0.38%	0.38%	0.41%	0.43%	0.44%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.29%	0.05%	0.12%	0.07%	0.05%	-0.19%	0.53%	0.69%	0.11%	0.08%
Operating Expenses+	114.94M	115.63M	129.76M	144.62M	139.74M	119.5M	236M	311.8M	328.3M	356.2M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.19%	0.19%	0.19%	0.21%	0.19%	0.2%	0.25%	0.21%	0.21%	0.22%
Selling, General & Admin	98.72M	102.92M	113.12M	117.5M	129.98M	102.8M	167.6M	229.7M	253.5M	279.3M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.17%	0.17%	0.17%	0.17%	0.18%	0.17%	0.18%	0.16%	0.16%	0.17%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	16.22M	12.7M	16.64M	27.11M	9.75M	16.7M	68.4M	82.1M	74.8M	76.9M
Operating Income+	103.84M	114.59M	128.77M	132.03M	149.37M	114.6M	121.1M	293M	342.2M	369.9M
Operating Margin %	0.17%	0.19%	0.19%	0.19%	0.21%	0.19%	0.13%	0.2%	0.22%	0.23%
Operating Income Growth %	0.17%	0.1%	0.12%	0.03%	0.13%	-0.23%	0.06%	1.42%	0.17%	0.08%
EBITDA+	129.65M	141.96M	157.13M	161.69M	180.79M	147.3M	186.6M	408.4M	461.5M	489.9M
EBITDA Margin %	0.22%	0.23%	0.23%	0.23%	0.25%	0.24%	0.2%	0.28%	0.3%	0.3%
EBITDA Growth %	0.25%	0.09%	0.11%	0.03%	0.12%	-0.19%	0.27%	1.19%	0.13%	0.06%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	25.81M	27.37M	28.36M	29.66M	31.42M	32.7M	65.5M	115.4M	119.3M	120M
EBIT	103.51M	113.59M	127.36M	131.26M	148.11M	114.1M	120.2M	286.4M	340.5M	371.7M
Net Interest Income+	-8.72M	-8.71M	-7.51M	-5.17M	-1.89M	-1.43M	-41.5M	-76.7M	-78.7M	-59.8M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	8.72M	8.71M	7.51M	5.17M	1.89M	1.43M	41.5M	76.7M	78.7M	59.8M
Other Income/Expense	-9.06M	-9.7M	-8.92M	-5.95M	-2.65M	-1.4M	-42.4M	-83.3M	-80.4M	-58M
Pretax Income+	94.78M	104.88M	119.85M	126.09M	146.72M	113.2M	78.7M	209.7M	261.8M	311.9M
Pretax Margin %	0.16%	0.17%	0.18%	0.18%	0.2%	0.19%	0.08%	0.14%	0.17%	0.19%
Income Tax+	30.89M	34.26M	32.71M	20.9M	26.37M	23.1M	24M	43M	51.9M	65.7M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.67%	0.67%	0.73%	0.83%	0.82%	0.8%	0.7%	0.79%	0.8%	0.79%
Net Income+	63.89M	70.62M	87.14M	105.19M	120.35M	90.1M	54.7M	166.7M	209.9M	246.2M
Net Margin %	0.11%	0.11%	0.13%	0.15%	0.17%	0.15%	0.06%	0.11%	0.13%	0.15%
Net Income Growth %	0.1%	0.11%	0.23%	0.21%	0.14%	-0.25%	-0.39%	2.05%	0.26%	0.17%
Net Income (Continuing)	63.89M	70.62M	87.14M	105.19M	120.35M	90.1M	54.7M	166.7M	209.9M	246.2M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	2.72	2.97	3.58	4.26	5.06	3.58	1.56	4.95	6.40	7.70
EPS Growth %	0.09%	0.09%	0.21%	0.19%	0.19%	-0.29%	-0.56%	2.17%	0.29%	0.2%
EPS (Basic)	2.75	3.00	3.64	4.32	5.12	3.61	1.58	5.00	6.46	7.76
Diluted Shares Outstanding	23.51M	23.78M	24.36M	24.72M	24.92M	25.05M	27.31M	29.07M	29.19M	30.35M
Basic Shares Outstanding	23.21M	23.52M	23.95M	24.36M	24.63M	24.85M	26.95M	28.76M	28.92M	30.14M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Total Current Assets+	428.96M	447.96M	483.65M	503.28M	612.01M	728.2M	962.24M	913.3M	965.5M	1.03B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	39.21M	38.92M	54.16M	29.88M	103.25M	241.34M	182.86M	65.4M	63.5M	36.8M
Cash Only	39.21M	38.92M	54.16M	29.88M	103.25M	151.09M	182.86M	65.4M	63.5M	36.8M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	90.25M	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	102.35M	109.7M	116.89M	130.74M	129M	110.47M	247.49M	239.6M	262.1M	307.6M
Days Sales Outstanding	62.53	65.07	63.21	67.92	64.72	66.21	95.8	59.52	61.31	68.61
Inventory	280.54M	289.59M	306.12M	335M	367.49M	364.15M	516.14M	587.2M	622.8M	654.5M
Days Inventory Outstanding	270.39	274.42	268.33	287.12	305.99	354.53	321.6	247.92	255.48	262.46
Other Current Assets	0	0	1.32M	1.9M	2.6M	5.58M	3.99M	21.1M	17.1M	11.3M
Total Non-Current Assets+	669.55M	660.89M	659.1M	644.09M	709.91M	706.06M	3.88B	3.78B	3.71B	3.66B
Property, Plant & Equipment	184.74M	183.63M	192.51M	207.9M	248.8M	243.93M	431.27M	416.7M	402.4M	417.6M
Fixed Asset Turnover	3.23x	3.35x	3.51x	3.38x	2.92x	2.50x	2.19x	3.53x	3.88x	3.92x
Goodwill	267.26M	268.04M	268.12M	261.43M	277.78M	277.54M	1.9B	1.87B	1.87B	1.87B
Intangible Assets	207.25M	196.8M	183.76M	155.64M	162.75M	154.4M	1.51B	1.45B	1.39B	1.33B
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	10.3M	12.42M	14.7M	19.12M	20.58M	30.2M	38.4M	37.7M	43.9M	43M
Total Assets+	1.1B	1.11B	1.14B	1.15B	1.32B	1.43B	4.85B	4.69B	4.68B	4.69B
Asset Turnover	0.54x	0.55x	0.59x	0.61x	0.55x	0.42x	0.19x	0.31x	0.33x	0.35x
Asset Growth %	0.74%	0.01%	0.03%	0%	0.15%	0.08%	2.38%	-0.03%	-0%	0%
Total Current Liabilities+	88.32M	93.14M	105.2M	90.13M	103.75M	88.24M	313.5M	309.3M	294.3M	315.3M
Accounts Payable	35.6M	34.39M	45.19M	49.59M	51.04M	36.34M	158.6M	146.8M	116.2M	138.4M
Days Payables Outstanding	34.31	32.59	39.61	42.5	42.5	35.38	98.82	61.98	47.67	55.5
Short-Term Debt	10.49M	14.21M	19.24M	467K	6.43M	2.61M	1.5M	1.5M	3.8M	1.7M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	22.42M	22.52M	23M	23.98M	26.46M	20.49M	45.6M	43.9M	52.3M	52.6M
Current Ratio	4.86x	4.81x	4.60x	5.58x	5.90x	8.25x	3.07x	2.95x	3.28x	3.26x
Quick Ratio	1.68x	1.70x	1.69x	1.87x	2.36x	4.13x	1.42x	1.05x	1.16x	1.18x
Cash Conversion Cycle	298.61	306.9	291.93	312.54	328.22	385.37	318.58	245.46	269.12	275.58
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	389.25M	298.67M	203M	88.67M	100.16M	113.92M	2.16B	1.85B	1.63B	1.34B
Long-Term Debt	353.21M	255.59M	154.12M	43.18M	16.58M	13.49M	1.69B	1.39B	1.19B	918.4M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	23.4M	29.98M	84.7M	82.4M	82M	93.7M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	17.06M	25.53M	31.93M	26.72M	36.5M	33.69M	315.5M	309.7M	284.2M	257.8M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	18.98M	17.55M	16.95M	18.19M	21.26M	33M	62M	39.8M	58.2M	56.5M
Total Liabilities	477.56M	391.8M	308.2M	178.8M	203.91M	202.16M	2.47B	2.15B	1.93B	1.65B
Total Debt+	363.7M	269.8M	173.35M	43.65M	52.12M	51.81M	1.78B	1.49B	1.29B	1.03B
Net Debt	324.49M	230.88M	119.19M	13.76M	-51.14M	-99.27M	1.6B	1.42B	1.22B	992.1M
Debt / Equity	0.59x	0.38x	0.21x	0.05x	0.05x	0.04x	0.75x	0.59x	0.47x	0.34x
Debt / EBITDA	2.81x	1.90x	1.10x	0.27x	0.29x	0.35x	9.57x	3.65x	2.79x	2.10x
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.50x	1.63x	0.76x	0.09x	-0.28x	-0.67x	8.59x	3.49x	2.65x	2.03x
Interest Coverage	11.91x	13.16x	17.15x	25.52x	79.24x	80.14x	2.92x	3.82x	4.35x	6.19x
Total Equity+	620.95M	717.04M	834.55M	968.57M	1.12B	1.23B	2.37B	2.54B	2.75B	3.03B
Equity Growth %	0.13%	0.15%	0.16%	0.16%	0.15%	0.1%	0.93%	0.07%	0.09%	0.1%
Book Value per Share	26.41	30.15	34.25	39.19	44.86	49.10	86.85	87.23	94.28	99.87
Total Shareholders' Equity	620.95M	717.04M	834.55M	968.57M	1.12B	1.23B	2.37B	2.54B	2.75B	3.03B
Common Stock	241K	248K	251K	256K	259K	261K	300K	300K	300K	300K
Retained Earnings	378.07M	448.69M	536.98M	641.89M	769.22M	843.46M	886.1M	1.03B	1.22B	1.45B
Treasury Stock	-29.79M	-34.55M	-39.54M	-44.77M	-56.98M	-63.83M	-72.4M	-80.1M	-91.1M	-100.6M
Accumulated OCI	-6.99M	-9.82M	-2.29M	-7.47M	-6.9M	-10.41M	-5.8M	-4.1M	700K	-1.4M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Cash from Operations+	83.36M	101.24M	130.29M	108.55M	155.62M	152.45M	180.29M	220.6M	274.7M	293.6M
Operating CF Margin %	0.14%	0.16%	0.19%	0.15%	0.21%	0.25%	0.19%	0.15%	0.18%	0.18%
Operating CF Growth %	0.16%	0.21%	0.29%	-0.17%	0.43%	-0.02%	0.18%	0.22%	0.25%	0.07%
Net Income	63.89M	70.62M	87.14M	105.19M	120.35M	90.1M	54.7M	166.7M	209.9M	246.2M
Depreciation & Amortization	25.81M	27.37M	28.36M	29.66M	31.42M	32.7M	65.5M	115.4M	119.3M	120M
Stock-Based Compensation	10.2M	12.11M	13.4M	16.09M	27.57M	18.1M	32.9M	14M	17.4M	28.4M
Deferred Taxes	-336K	8.32M	-702K	-4.9M	4.77M	4.2M	200K	-21.4M	-12.3M	-26.8M
Other Non-Cash Items	-1.02M	298K	8.28M	19.67M	-363K	9.7M	28.4M	17M	13M	9.6M
Working Capital Changes	-15.18M	-17.48M	-6.2M	-57.15M	-28.12M	-2.4M	-1.4M	-71.1M	-72.6M	-83.8M
Change in Receivables	-619K	-7.29M	-5.93M	-17.31M	3.31M	19M	-53.5M	7.8M	-13.4M	-53.3M
Change in Inventory	-25.46M	-9.06M	-14.49M	-37.84M	-25.37M	900K	-16.2M	-71.7M	-31.6M	-32.3M
Change in Payables	-2.76M	-1.4M	10.49M	5.88M	837K	-14.8M	52.4M	-11.1M	-30.7M	22.2M
Cash from Investing+	-520.14M	-21.36M	-27.89M	-17.14M	-62.78M	-101.5M	-2.85B	-14M	-52.2M	-49.8M
Capital Expenditures	-20.86M	-20.89M	-27.98M	-41.35M	-37.3M	-11.77M	-29.76M	-42M	-33.2M	-49.8M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.03%	0.03%	0.04%	0.06%	0.05%	0.02%	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.03%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	726K	188K	87K	1.92M	8.35M	72K	-41K	500K	300K	0
Cash from Financing+	349.79M	-78.77M	-89.94M	-113.28M	-20.37M	-3.4M	2.7B	-322.8M	-223.5M	-270.4M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7.1M	-22.9M	-23M	-17.2M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	-4.57M	4.78M	0	-852K	-276K	-31K	-19.61M	-100K	0	0
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	62.5M	80.35M	102.31M	67.2M	118.32M	140.6M	150.5M	178.6M	241.5M	243.8M
FCF Margin %	0.1%	0.13%	0.15%	0.1%	0.16%	0.23%	0.16%	0.12%	0.15%	0.15%
FCF Growth %	0.23%	0.29%	0.27%	-0.34%	0.76%	0.19%	0.07%	0.19%	0.35%	0.01%
FCF per Share	2.66	3.38	4.20	2.72	4.75	5.61	5.51	6.14	8.27	8.03
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	1.30x	1.43x	1.50x	1.03x	1.29x	1.69x	3.30x	1.32x	1.31x	1.19x
Interest Paid	0	7.28M	6.23M	4.23M	1.29M	1.1M	11.6M	69.9M	75.7M	55.4M
Taxes Paid	0	29.7M	21.05M	22.14M	27.07M	16.7M	17.1M	60.4M	56.4M	101.3M

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	10.92%	10.56%	11.23%	11.67%	11.54%	7.67%	3.04%	6.79%	7.94%	8.51%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	11.3%	9.08%	10.16%	10.23%	10.93%	7.82%	3.56%	5.54%	6.47%	6.94%
Gross Margin	36.62%	37.41%	38.3%	39.38%	39.74%	38.44%	37.87%	41.16%	42.97%	44.37%
Net Margin	10.69%	11.48%	12.91%	14.97%	16.54%	14.79%	5.8%	11.35%	13.45%	15.05%
Debt / Equity	0.59x	0.38x	0.21x	0.05x	0.05x	0.04x	0.75x	0.59x	0.47x	0.34x
Interest Coverage	11.91x	13.16x	17.15x	25.52x	79.24x	80.14x	2.92x	3.82x	4.35x	6.19x
FCF Conversion	1.30x	1.43x	1.50x	1.03x	1.29x	1.69x	3.30x	1.32x	1.31x	1.19x
Revenue Growth	34.18%	3%	9.68%	4.08%	3.55%	-16.28%	54.83%	55.83%	6.19%	4.87%

Revenue by Segment

	2022	2023	2024	2025
Industrial Member	-	1.04B	1.04B	1.04B
Industrial Member Growth	-	-	0.18%	0.25%
DomesticMember	833.41M	-	-	-
DomesticMember Growth	-	-	-	-
IndustrialMember	561.47M	-	-	-
IndustrialMember Growth	-	-	-	-
AerospaceDefenseMember	381.47M	-	-	-
AerospaceDefenseMember Growth	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2022	2023	2024	2025
UNITED STATES	-	1.29B	1.38B	1.45B
UNITED STATES Growth	-	-	6.38%	5.40%
International Member	-	176.4M	184.9M	186.6M
International Member Growth	-	-	4.82%	0.92%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 64.6x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) reported $1.72B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 334% increase from $397.5M in 2012.

RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) grew revenue by 4.9% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) is profitable, generating $259.1M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (15.0% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.11%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) has a return on equity (ROE) of 8.5%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) generated $304.6M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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