RBC Bearings (RBC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

RBC Bearings' (RBC) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $28.2 million in Q1 2026, down 48.73% year-on-year from $55.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 71.54% on a QoQ basis from $99.1 million in Q4 2025.

RBC Bearings (RBC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

RBC Bearings (RBC) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $28.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 48.73% year-over-year to $28.2 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $316.8 million, a 29.94% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $342.6 million, up 40.53% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $28.2 million, down from $99.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for RBC reached as high as $117.8 million in Q2 2025 and fell as low as $25.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $58.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $56.8 million in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 50.09% in 2024 and soared 167.54% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $61.4 million in 2022, then declined by 4.4% to $58.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 25.38% to $73.6 million in 2024, then surged by 34.65% to $99.1 million in 2025, then tumbled by 71.54% to $28.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $28.2 million in Q1 2026, $99.1 million in Q4 2025, and $71.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 33.90 Mn
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 28.20 Mn
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 63.01 Mn
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn -447.30 Mn
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 500,000.00
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 14.60 Mn
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn -20.91 Mn
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn -34.35 Mn
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 2.61 Mn
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 -742,459.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 28.20 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 28.20 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 99.10 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 99.10 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 71.70 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 71.70 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 117.80 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 117.80 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 55.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 55.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 73.60 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 73.60 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 26.80 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 26.80 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 88.40 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 88.40 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 70.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 70.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 58.70 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 58.70 Mn