Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Security & Safety
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 28.76 | 72.14 | 22.08 | 33.65 | 18.01 | 33.97 | 21.67 | 18.10 | 26.97 | 44.48 | 25.10 | 21.19 | — | 18.72 | 24.94 | 52.19 | 14.13 | 30.27 | 20.79 | 11.49 | 16.23 |
| — | +112.3% | +1.9% | +85.9% | -33.2% | -23.6% | -13.6% | -14.6% | — | +137.6% | +0.6% | -59.4% | — | -38.2% | +19.9% | +354.3% | -12.9% | -27.3% | -49.1% | -85.5% | -54.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 1.02 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.73 |
| — | -17.3% | -3.3% | +4.0% | +10.0% | -10.1% | -21.0% | -11.2% | +3.1% | +47.1% | +39.7% | +26.7% | +46.7% | +37.7% | +3.1% | -12.7% | -26.9% | -31.6% | -30.8% | -25.3% | -16.3% | |
| P/B Ratio | 11.40 | 10.91 | 8.86 | 10.94 | 12.07 | 12.41 | 9.83 | 11.39 | 13.11 | 12.64 | 10.34 | 8.05 | 7.52 | 5.86 | 4.83 | 5.23 | 4.47 | 7.21 | 7.91 | 8.88 | 12.75 |
| — | -12.0% | -9.8% | -4.0% | -8.0% | -1.9% | -4.9% | +41.5% | +74.3% | +115.9% | +114.1% | +53.8% | +68.2% | -18.8% | -39.0% | -41.1% | -64.9% | -43.6% | -38.3% | -50.0% | -27.9% | |
| P/FCF | 12.32 | 20.00 | 576.67 | — | 3.77 | 15.89 | 6.22 | — | 3.33 | 174.30 | — | 89.42 | 2.88 | 5.94 | 7.55 | — | 1.55 | 5.17 | 10.22 | — | 5.33 |
| — | +25.8% | +9173.2% | — | +13.1% | -90.9% | — | — | +15.8% | +2834.4% | — | — | +85.5% | +14.9% | -26.1% | — | -70.9% | -1.2% | -56.3% | — | +17.7% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.32 | 8.19 | 7.66 | 9.10 | 7.22 | 8.06 | 8.83 | 8.81 | 9.80 | 10.82 | 9.83 | 8.94 | 9.64 | 7.47 | 8.64 | 10.14 | 6.38 | 10.37 | 8.89 | 11.97 | 6.99 |
| — | +1.6% | -13.3% | +3.3% | -26.3% | -25.5% | -10.1% | -1.5% | +1.7% | +44.8% | +13.8% | -11.8% | +51.0% | -28.0% | -2.8% | -15.3% | -8.6% | +0.8% | -24.3% | -11.1% | -19.8% | |
| EV / EBIT | 12.23 | 15.95 | 11.98 | 15.26 | 10.52 | 12.08 | 12.20 | 13.06 | 14.87 | 16.51 | 14.47 | 12.85 | 15.78 | 10.98 | 13.80 | 17.67 | 11.07 | 16.10 | 14.23 | 24.10 | 16.04 |
| — | +32.0% | -1.8% | +16.8% | -29.3% | -26.8% | -15.7% | +1.6% | -5.7% | +50.3% | +4.8% | -27.2% | +42.5% | -31.8% | -3.0% | -26.7% | -31.0% | -19.4% | -39.0% | -7.9% | +15.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 25.8% | 24.3% | 26.3% | 25.9% | 27.7% | 25.8% | 24.9% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 25.0% | 25.2% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 26.6% | 22.5% | 23.5% | 21.8% | 25.3% |
| — | -5.8% | +5.6% | +5.0% | +6.3% | +3.2% | -1.0% | -1.4% | +0.4% | +0.2% | +12.3% | +11.7% | -2.4% | +10.8% | -4.7% | +2.5% | +5.1% | +1.8% | +7.3% | -2.6% | -2.2% | |
| Operating Margin | 11.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 7.5% | 13.1% | 11.4% | 10.3% | 9.6% | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 8.2% | 11.2% | 8.7% | 6.7% | 12.0% | 5.2% | 8.5% | 5.8% | 13.2% |
| — | -16.5% | -7.0% | -21.1% | +58.0% | +28.7% | +11.2% | -2.3% | +0.8% | -21.0% | +6.6% | +45.3% | -31.7% | +114.3% | +2.0% | +15.9% | -9.4% | -24.1% | +21.8% | -7.9% | +21.0% | |
| Net Margin | 3.8% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 4.0% | -0.4% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 6.6% | 4.5% |
| — | -61.2% | -5.1% | -43.6% | +62.2% | +18.4% | -8.9% | +3.8% | +858.7% | -38.2% | +39.7% | +215.2% | -110.6% | +120.0% | -14.7% | -80.9% | -16.3% | -4.4% | +35.8% | +411.1% | +83.1% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 55.5% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 8.0% | 16.9% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 16.1% | 10.7% | 6.8% | 9.6% | 9.5% | -0.9% | 7.3% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 10.1% | 5.6% | 9.5% | 22.9% | 19.8% |
| — | -62.2% | -13.2% | -50.1% | +58.6% | +37.4% | +28.0% | +69.7% | +1280.2% | -7.4% | +89.0% | +271.4% | -108.9% | +30.5% | -46.9% | -88.9% | -48.8% | -18.7% | +5.2% | +285.7% | +46.9% | |
| ROA | 2.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | -0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| — | -61.3% | -4.9% | -43.8% | +64.5% | +18.4% | -8.4% | +5.3% | +845.4% | -39.3% | +37.7% | +212.3% | -110.6% | +120.3% | -16.4% | -81.1% | -18.0% | -4.3% | +36.7% | +412.2% | +77.7% | |
| ROIC | 14.2% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 4.0% |
| — | -9.0% | +15.4% | -3.9% | +86.8% | +41.3% | +12.0% | -1.0% | +3.6% | -15.6% | +16.8% | +57.9% | -32.1% | +101.1% | -4.7% | +10.4% | -13.9% | -27.3% | +14.6% | -14.8% | +13.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 12.10 | 10.82 | 9.59 | 11.36 | 12.10 | 10.89 | 11.52 | 12.66 | 13.61 | 10.12 | 8.97 | 7.41 | 7.45 | 6.31 | 5.63 | 6.00 | 6.54 | 11.32 | 9.32 | 9.08 | 13.01 |
| — | -0.7% | -16.7% | -10.3% | -11.1% | +7.6% | +28.4% | +70.9% | +82.6% | +60.3% | +59.4% | +23.6% | +14.0% | -44.2% | -39.6% | -34.0% | -49.7% | -8.9% | -9.5% | -28.8% | -6.9% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.60 | 20.07 | 19.97 | 24.37 | 18.79 | 18.73 | 22.90 | 21.95 | 23.96 | 22.16 | 21.19 | 19.93 | 22.59 | 17.84 | 21.33 | 24.61 | 17.93 | 30.61 | 21.80 | 27.21 | 15.84 |
| — | +7.2% | -12.8% | +11.0% | -21.6% | -15.5% | +8.1% | +10.1% | +6.1% | +24.2% | -0.7% | -19.0% | +26.0% | -41.7% | -2.1% | -9.5% | +13.2% | +34.0% | -5.6% | +10.4% | -7.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 1.82 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 1.40 |
| — | +6.3% | +7.3% | +0.9% | -0.4% | -7.5% | -3.9% | +4.0% | +6.1% | +3.8% | +1.1% | -4.5% | -7.5% | -16.5% | -4.1% | +0.0% | +10.8% | +29.8% | +14.1% | +8.9% | +3.0% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 1.82 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 1.40 |
| — | +6.3% | +7.3% | +0.9% | +0.4% | -7.5% | -3.9% | +4.0% | +5.2% | +3.8% | +1.1% | -4.5% | -7.5% | -16.5% | -4.1% | +0.0% | +10.8% | +29.8% | +14.1% | +8.9% | +3.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.44 | 1.61 | 2.16 | 1.72 | 2.96 | 2.43 | 2.30 | 2.19 | 1.95 | 1.94 | 2.27 | 2.40 | 2.00 | 2.61 | 2.15 | 1.81 | 2.61 | 2.19 | 3.02 | 2.24 | 3.20 |
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The Brink's Company's current P/E is 28.8x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 36.5x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
The Brink's Company's current operating margin is 11.2%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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