Tidewater vs Bristow Group
Bristow Group reported revenue of $1.5 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Tidewater's $1.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Tidewater's revenue grew 0.5% in its latest year, and Bristow Group's grew 5.3%. Tidewater had an operating margin of 20.9%, against 10.7% at Bristow Group. Free cash flow was $353 million at Tidewater and $56 million at Bristow Group.
Side by side
| Tidewater | Bristow Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.4B | $1.5B |
| Revenue growth | 0.5% | 5.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 27.8% | 45.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 20.9% | 10.7% |
| Net margin | 24.7% | 8.7% |
| Free cash flow | $353M | $56M |
| Free cash flow margin | 26.1% | 3.8% |
| Return on capital | 19.4% | 9.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.3x | 1.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $90M | $15M |
| Change in diluted share count | −5.0% | 1.1% |
| Last close | $84.49 | $40.30 |
| P/E at the last close | 17.2× | 11.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $9.5 million | sold $18.5 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 8 | 6 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.
Ten years
Revenue
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Tidewater and Bristow Group pages.