RPC Inc (RES) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of RPC Inc stock $4.61, price $5.31, that is 13.2% below the price, quality 52 out of 100. Rating: overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 4, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $3.07 – $11.35 · fair‑value band $4.40 – $5.18 · the $5.31 price screens above the $4.61 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 4, 2026.
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RPC, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages provision of a range of oilfield services and equipment for the oil and gas companies involved in the exploration, production, and development of oil and gas properties. The company operates through Technical Services and Support Services segments.
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The Technical Services segment offers pressure pumping, cementing, downhole tools, coiled tubing, snubbing, nitrogen, well control, wireline, and fishing services that are used in the completion, production, and maintenance of wells, as well as well control training.
The Support Services segment provides a range of rental tools drill pipe and related tools, as well as pipe handling, pipe inspection and storage services. It rents its tools for use with onshore and offshore oil and gas well drilling, completion, and workover activities.
It operates in Africa, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Latin America, and the Middle East. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Stock analysis
RPC Inc (RES) currently trades at $5.31, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $4.61, 13% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $4.68 per share, and 4 of the 26 models we run sit above the $5.31 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $1.51, and 22 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $4.40 (bear) to $5.18 (bull), the price of $5.31 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 52/100 (solid quality), in the Energy sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
RPC Inc reported revenue of $1.6B in FY2025 versus $865M in FY2021, a compound +17.1%/yr. Reported net income was $32.1M in FY2025, compounding +45.2%/yr from FY2021. FY2021 was a trough year, so the rate overstates the trend.
Key figures
Market cap $1.2B Small · P/S ratio 0.76 · EPS (TTM) $−0.1500 · Dividend yield 3.0% · Net margin −1.8% · Return on equity −3.0% · Return on assets (EBIT) 11.4% (5-year average) · Operating margin 5.2%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 19 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 33% below its 52-week high and 7% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Energy peers we cover trades at −32% fair-value upside, at −13%, RES screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$4.40Fair Value $4.61Bull$5.18
Price $5.31 · Downside -13.2%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Best data coverage
FCF DCF$3.34$4.81$6.9780
Growth DCF$3.32$4.67$6.5479
Owner Earnings$1.31$1.61$2.0378
All 26 models by family
DCF Models
FCF DCF$3.34$4.81$6.9780
Owner Earnings$1.31$1.61$2.0378
5Y Revenue Exit$3.17$4.70$6.7072
5Y EBITDA Exit$4.25$6.83$10.0074
5Y P/E Exit$2.62$3.61$4.6772
10Y Revenue Exit$3.14$4.51$6.4867
10Y EBITDA Exit$3.85$5.92$8.9268
10Y P/E Exit$2.87$3.79$4.9765
Earnings-Based
Graham-Dodd$0.9800$3.97$5.4064
Lynch FV$0.9900$1.42$1.8461
PEG = 1.0$0.9900$1.42$1.8457
EPV$2.00$2.16$2.3074
Dividend Discount
Gordon GGM$1.25$2.27$3.1568
DDM Multi-Stage$1.25$2.06$2.4267
Multiples
P/E Multiple$1.52$2.03$2.5363
P/S Multiple$1.85$2.46$3.0858
P/B Multiple$5.59$7.46$9.3255
EV/EBIT$2.44$3.08$3.7366
EV/EBITDA$4.95$6.42$7.9067
EV/Revenue$2.85$3.85$4.8554
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham)$1.00$1.51$1.8955
Growth DCF
Growth DCF$3.32$4.67$6.5479
Rev-Margin DCF$3.17$4.68$6.5573
Economic Profit
Residual Income$3.31$3.32$3.4376
ROIC Compounder$2.00$2.16$2.3072
Growth Earnings
Growth-Adj P/E$1.39$1.99$2.5967
The fair value above starts from this blend and is adjusted for a cyclical trough year.
In the last 6 months, no officer or director bought or sold shares on the open market.
Plus 9 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.85/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+15.0%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+0.5%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+22.1%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +2.6% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+8.5%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
≈ +46.5%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year≈ +43.5%
Dividend (yield on the price)3.0%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.base effect: 34.0% / −18.7%
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.−52% → 4%
⚠ Revenue per share shrinking 1.5%/yr over ~10Y (margins eroding too) ⓘStructural-decline marker: revenue PER SHARE has fallen over the last decade (robust median trend, not a single year). Backtested across 2005 to 2017, such businesses trailed the market by about 2.5 percentage points per year. Display only: it does not change the fair value or the quality score.
⚠ Base effect: the rate starts in the earnings trough around 2020 (starting value 0.034 per share, median 0.11 in 2015 to 2018). It measures the recovery from the trough, not lasting growth.
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+11.5%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+6.3%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +9.0% a year for the price and +3.8% for the forecasts.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · 166 stocks
Beats the industry median on 5/13 measures
Overall it trails its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score52 · Below median
Fair Value upside−13.2% · Below median
Profitability
Return on assets2.2% · Below median
Net margin (12 months)−1.8% · Bottom 25%
Operating margin (12 months)5.2% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)4.6% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)3.0% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.03× · Lowest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median · lower = cheaper
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Frequently asked questions
Is RPC Inc (RES) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 4, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $4.61 versus a price of $5.31, about 13% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of RES?
Our model-based fair value for RPC Inc is $4.61 (as of Nov 4, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $5.31.
What is the quality score of RES?
RPC Inc has a Quality Score of 52/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for RPC Inc (RES)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $4.61 (as of Nov 4, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $4.40, optimistic scenario $5.18. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the RPC Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $4.61, about 13% lower versus a price of $5.31 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $4.40, optimistic scenario $5.18. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of RPC Inc (RES)?
RPC Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $1.8B (latest available figure, as of Nov 4, 2026).
Does RPC Inc pay a dividend?
RPC Inc currently shows a dividend yield of 3.01% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 4, 2026).
How much is the dividend of RPC Inc (RES) and when is the ex-dividend date?
RPC Inc pays a dividend of $0.16 per share a year, a dividend yield of 3.0%. The next ex-dividend date is Nov 10, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since 2022. The payout ratio is 66.8% of earnings (on adjusted earnings, reported 111%). Free cash flow covers the dividend 1.49 times. Our assessment: Sustainable. Payout and cash coverage both look sustainable.
What growth is priced into RPC Inc (RES)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, RPC Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +11.5 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.8 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +22.1 % per year. As of Nov 4, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of RES use?
Our models discount RPC Inc at 10.8 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 0.86, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For RPC Inc that is +11.5 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (10.8 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has RPC Inc (RES) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at RPC Inc grew +22.1 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +11.5 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of RPC Inc (RES) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +14.3 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into RPC Inc (+11.5 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of RPC Inc (RES)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 4.50 %: that much free cash flow RPC Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.8 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of RPC Inc (RES)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For RPC Inc it is $4.61 per share (as of Nov 4, 2026), against a price of $5.31. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is RPC Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 4, 2026, RES trades above its calculated fair value: price $5.31, fair value $4.61, a gap of about −13% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of RES?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($5.31); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($4.61). For RPC Inc the two are $0.7034 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is RPC Inc worth?
The market values RPC Inc at about $1.2B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 4, 2026). Per share that is $5.31; our models calculate a fair value of $4.61 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about RES?
Our models span a range for RPC Inc: cautious scenario $4.40, base $4.61, optimistic $5.18 per share (as of Nov 4, 2026, price $5.31). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the PEG ratio of RES?
The PEG ratio of RPC Inc is 16.77 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 4, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of RPC Inc (RES)?
Balance-sheet figures for RPC Inc (as of Nov 4, 2026): return on equity −3.0%, debt of 0.03 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 52/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is RES from its 52-week high?
RPC Inc trades at $5.31, about 33% below its 52-week high of $7.90 and 7% above the low of $4.96 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $4.61 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to RPC Inc?
From the same area (Energy) we also value SLB N.V, Baker Hughes Company, Tenaris S.A, Halliburton Company, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is RPC Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 4, 2026: price $5.31, calculated fair value $4.61 (−13%), Quality Score 52/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of RES calculated?
We run RPC Inc through 26 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $4.61 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.3% above its aggregate fair value. RPC Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of RPC Inc (RES)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $5.31. Our model-based fair value is $4.61, about 13% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with RPC Inc right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($5.18). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (52/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
Key figures of RPC Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of RPC Inc (RES)?
The market capitalisation of RPC Inc is $1.2B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of RPC Inc (RES)?
The price-to-sales ratio of RPC Inc is 0.76 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of RPC Inc (RES)?
Earnings per share at RPC Inc are $−0.1500. Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of RPC Inc (RES)?
The dividend yield of RPC Inc is 3.0% (payout 66.8%, on adjusted earnings, reported 111%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of RPC Inc (RES)?
The net margin of RPC Inc is −1.8% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of RPC Inc (RES)?
The return on equity (ROE) of RPC Inc is −3.0% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of RPC Inc (RES)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of RPC Inc is 11.4% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of RPC Inc (RES)?
The operating margin of RPC Inc is 5.2% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at RPC Inc (RES)?
Revenue at RPC Inc is growing +4.6% versus a year earlier (3y avg +0.5%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at RPC Inc (RES)?
Earnings per share at RPC Inc are growing +4.8% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does RPC Inc (RES) hold?
RPC Inc holds more cash than debt, $115M net (fiscal year 2025). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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