RPC vs Tidewater
RPC reported revenue of $1.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Tidewater's $1.4 billion in fiscal 2025. RPC's revenue grew 14.9% in its latest year, and Tidewater's grew 0.5%. RPC had an operating margin of 2.8%, against 20.9% at Tidewater. Free cash flow was $53 million at RPC and $353 million at Tidewater.
Side by side
| RPC | Tidewater | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.4B |
| Revenue growth | 14.9% | 0.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 22.1% | 27.8% |
| Gross margin | 24.2% | — |
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 20.9% |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 24.7% |
| Free cash flow | $53M | $353M |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.2% | 26.1% |
| Return on capital | — | 19.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.8x | 0.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $38M | $90M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.4% | −5.0% |
| Last close | $6.38 | $84.49 |
| P/E at the last close | 63.8× | 17.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | sold $9.5 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 7 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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