# The Brinks Company (BCO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Professional Services. Price $108.87, market value $4.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 25.2×** (5-yr avg 27.9×, 3-yr avg 31.9×). The Brinks Company trades at 25.2× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 27.9×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 10.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.36**. A PEG of 0.36 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 14.4×**. The shares trade at 14.4× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.8×**. Enterprise value is 7.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.8%** (5-yr avg 9.7%). Free cash flow equals 8.8% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 9.7%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 10.5%**. 10.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.8%**. 3.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 71.9%**. A 71.9% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: 16.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 16.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 2.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.0%** (3-yr 5.1%/yr, 5-yr 7.3%/yr). Revenue grew 5.0% over the last year, against 7.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 29.2%** (3-yr 9.5%/yr, 5-yr 72.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 29.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 13.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 13.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 15.18**. Debt is 15.18 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.8×**. It would take 2.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.42**. A Z-score of 1.42 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.94%** ($1.02 per share, trailing). The Brinks Company yields 0.94%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 21%** (11% of free cash flow). 21% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 16**. 16 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 10.9%/yr** (1-yr 6.2%). The dividend has compounded at 10.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 7 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -3.4%** (YTD -6.1%, 3-mo 8.0%). The shares are down 3.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -20.2%** (19.6% above the low). Trading 20% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.82** (volatility 33%). Beta of 0.82 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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