RBC Bearings (NYSE:RBC) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.21 EPS

RBC Bearings (NYSE:RBC) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The industrial products company reported $3.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.83 by $0.21, Briefing.com reports. The business had revenue of $461.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $460.69 million. RBC Bearings had a net margin of 15.03% and a return on equity of 10.47%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.34 earnings per share.

Here are the key takeaways from RBC Bearings’ conference call:

• $461 million in Q3 sales (up 17%), adjusted EPS of $3.04 (up 30%), adjusted EBITDA of $149.6M (up 22%), and $99.1M of free cash flow, while the company paid down $81M of debt this quarter.
• Aerospace & Defense momentum is robust — A&D sales rose 41.5% YoY (defense +86.2%, commercial aerospace +21.5%) and backlog modestly exceeds $2 billion with another $500M–$1B of potential contracted work if R&D orders are included; the company is adding capacity under a five‑year per‑site plan.
• Industrial revenue grew 3.1% (OEM +7%), with a semiconductor rebound and new products from the Dodge acquisition plus a new Midwest service center expected to accelerate industrial growth into FY2027.
• Management guided Q4 revenue of $495M–$505M (13.1%–15.4% YoY), adjusted gross margins ~45% and SG&A ~16% of sales, while keeping capex targeted around 3.5%–4% of sales and prioritizing continued deleveraging (term loan expected paid off by Nov 2026).
• More than 90% of backlog is concentrated in A&D, creating revenue sensitivity to program timing and lumpiness (e.g., VACO quarter-to-quarter variability), which raises execution and timing risk despite strong demand.

RBC Bearings Price Performance

RBC Bearings stock traded up $6.83 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $523.61. 167,185 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 201,567. RBC Bearings has a 12-month low of $297.28 and a 12-month high of $528.74. The company has a market capitalization of $16.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.54, a PEG ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 1.52. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $471.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $424.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 3.18 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

Insider Activity at RBC Bearings

In related news, Director Steven H. Kaplan sold 700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $443.00, for a total value of $310,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $885,557. The trade was a 25.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of RBC Bearings

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of RBC Bearings in the first quarter valued at $26,000. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in RBC Bearings by 148.5% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 82 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in RBC Bearings by 123.3% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 96 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of RBC Bearings during the 3rd quarter valued at about $55,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in shares of RBC Bearings during the 3rd quarter worth about $78,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on RBC. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of RBC Bearings in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Truist Financial set a $542.00 price objective on RBC Bearings in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $527.00 target price on shares of RBC Bearings and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Bank of America raised shares of RBC Bearings from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $390.00 to $500.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of RBC Bearings from $475.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $489.17.

RBC Bearings Company Profile

RBC Bearings Incorporated is a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered precision bearings and components for extreme applications. The company’s product portfolio includes cylindrical roller bearings, spherical plain bearings, ball bearings, track rollers, and engineered components such as metal-to-metal and polymer bearings. These products are tailored to meet the demanding requirements of aerospace, defense and industrial customers where reliability under severe conditions is critical.

The company’s bearings and components find application in aircraft engines, auxiliary power units, landing gear systems, space and missile programs, industrial gas turbines, oil and gas drilling equipment, and heavy machinery.