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RPC, Inc. (RES)

Energy | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | Atlanta, United States | NYSE
5.97 USD -0.10 (-1.649%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 12:11 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:24 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The business has suffered a catastrophic multi-year decline, dropping nearly 77% over the last nine years, with the most recent annual performance showing another sharp contraction. While the company recently beat earnings estimates due to a better job mix, the broader picture reveals a company struggling to generate value, with free cash flow in the negative and a payout ratio exceeding 145%, indicating the dividend is being funded by borrowing or capital depletion rather than organic earnings. This unsustainable payout structure, combined with a balance sheet carrying debt against a shrinking equity base, makes the current yield dangerous rather than attractive. On the short end, the technicals are weak, trading below key moving averages, and the options market is screaming 'sell' with heavy put positioning at deep discounts. The statistical forecast offers no directional bias, confirming the lack of a clear catalyst. This is a value trap where the low price reflects deteriorating fundamentals, not a bargain.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.162473
MSTL0.166012
AutoTheta0.231347
AutoARIMA0.330319

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 0.81
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.190
Excess Kurtosis -0.08
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 4.679
Revenue per Share 8.377
Market Cap 1,323,270,144
Trailing P/E 54.27
Forward P/E 20.41
Beta 0.86
Profit Margins 1.28%
Website https://www.rpc.net

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant downside move, evidenced by heavy out-of-the-money put open interest at the $2.50 strike for the December expiration, while call activity is negligible and concentrated far out-of-the-money at strikes like $10 and $12.50, suggesting a speculative hope for a massive rally rather than a realistic near-term target.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.65% 2.67% 2.69% 2.01%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-10 0.040000 0.650406
2026-05-11 0.040000 0.569801
2026-02-10 0.040000 0.722022
2025-11-10 0.040000 0.729927
2025-08-11 0.040000 0.892857
2025-05-09 0.040000 0.838574
2025-02-10 0.040000 0.670017
2024-11-08 0.040000 0.665557
2024-08-09 0.040000 0.633914
2024-05-09 0.040000 0.581395
2024-02-08 0.040000 0.573066
2023-11-09 0.040000 0.549451
2023-08-09 0.040000 0.473934
2023-05-09 0.040000 0.572246
2023-02-09 0.040000 0.444444
2022-11-09 0.020000 0.203459
2022-08-09 0.020000 0.266312
2019-05-09 0.050000 0.505561
2019-02-08 0.100000 0.962464
2018-11-08 0.170000 1.197183
2018-08-09 0.100000 0.680735
2018-05-09 0.100000 0.527704
2018-02-08 0.100000 0.539665
2017-11-09 0.140000 0.554017
2017-08-08 0.060000 0.292113
2016-11-08 0.050000 0.295508
2015-05-07 0.050000 0.332226
2015-02-06 0.105000 0.797872
2014-11-06 0.105000 0.670070
2014-08-06 0.105000 0.489055
2014-05-07 0.105000 0.470641
2014-02-06 0.105000 0.630631
2013-11-06 0.100000 0.554017
2013-08-07 0.100000 0.679348
2013-05-08 0.100000 0.755858
2013-02-06 0.100000 0.652742
2012-11-07 0.080000 0.721371
2012-08-08 0.080000 0.599251
2012-05-08 0.080000 0.733945
2012-02-08 0.080000 0.802676
2011-11-08 0.066667 0.465119
2011-08-08 0.053333 0.413007
2011-05-06 0.046667 0.303558
2011-02-08 0.046667 0.400461
2010-11-08 0.031111 0.264649
2010-08-06 0.026667 0.340526
2010-05-06 0.017778 0.327873
2010-02-08 0.017778 0.353674
2009-11-06 0.017778 0.410683
2009-08-06 0.017778 0.470041
2009-05-06 0.031111 0.603446
2009-02-06 0.031111 0.960216
2008-11-06 0.026667 0.656463
2008-08-06 0.026667 0.354614
2008-05-07 0.026667 0.466206
2008-02-06 0.026667 0.562331
2007-11-07 0.022222 0.450446
2007-08-08 0.022222 0.369819
2007-05-09 0.022222 0.290189
2007-02-08 0.022222 0.298504
2006-11-08 0.014815 0.220559
2006-08-09 0.014815 0.231270
2006-05-05 0.014815 0.151839
2006-02-08 0.014815 0.174036
2005-11-08 0.007901 0.140347
2005-08-10 0.007901 0.188674
2005-05-06 0.007901 0.266126
2005-02-08 0.007901 0.222133
2004-11-08 0.003951 0.142871
2004-08-06 0.003951 0.207776
2004-05-06 0.003951 0.231504
2004-02-06 0.003951 0.270297
2003-11-06 0.003292 0.241067
2003-08-07 0.003292 0.230190
2003-05-07 0.003292 0.232545
2003-02-06 0.003292 0.250738
2002-11-06 0.003292 0.238082
2002-08-07 0.003292 0.194542
2002-05-08 0.003292 0.167215
2002-02-07 0.003292 0.191414
2001-08-08 0.003292 0.208496
2001-05-08 0.003292 0.178562
2001-03-01 0.362930 25.853657
2001-02-07 0.004609 0.255658
2000-11-08 0.004609 0.294733
2000-08-08 0.004609 0.354426
2000-05-08 0.004609 0.339390
2000-02-08 0.004609 0.478627
1999-11-08 0.004609 0.486951
1999-08-06 0.004609 0.513756
1999-05-06 0.004609 0.411760
1999-02-08 0.004609 0.549013
1998-11-06 0.004609 0.394362
1998-08-06 0.004609 0.307689
1998-05-06 0.004609 0.269228
1998-02-06 0.004609 0.281404
1997-11-06 0.003292 0.172404
Additional Data
dividendYield 2.64
exDividendDate 2026-08-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.16
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.026359143
lastDividendValue 0.04
lastDividendDate 2026-08-10
dividendDate 2026-09-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.4018476
Address1 2,801 Buford Highway NE
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 27.07
All Time Low 0.115226
Ask 6.02
Ask Size 3,900
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,022,610
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,680,565
Average Volume 1,680,565
Average Volume10Days 2,022,610
Beta 0.859
Bid 6.01
Bid Size 2,700
Board Risk 9
Book Value 5.089
City Atlanta
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 5.9699
Current Ratio 3.341
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 6.075
Day Low 5.965
Debt To Equity 4.679
Display Name RPC
Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Dividend Yield 2.64
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Earnings Growth 0.048
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.19
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 225,515,008
Ebitda Margins 0.12609
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.299
Enterprise To Revenue 0.668
Enterprise Value 1,194,927,616
Eps Current Year 0.2825
Eps Forward 0.2925
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.11
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 404 321 5483
Fifty Day Average 6.129
Fifty Day Average Change -0.15910006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.025958566
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 40.18476
Fifty Two Week High 8.16
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.1900997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2683946
Fifty Two Week Low 4.22
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.7499003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.41466835
Fifty Two Week Range 4.22 - 8.16
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 455,808,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.27
Float Shares 85,623,687
Forward Eps 0.2925
Forward P E 20.409916
Free Cashflow -5,273,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,893
Fullday Change 0.11000013
Fullday Change Percent 1.8456398
Fullday Price 5.9699
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.23256999
Gross Profits 415,960,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.57615
Held Percent Institutions 0.44609
Implied Shares Outstanding 221,657,012
Industry Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Industry Disp Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Industry Key oil-gas-equipment-services
Ir Website http://www.rpc.net/profiles/investor/CSummary.asp?BzID=626&Nav=0&LangID=1&s=0&tPName=Profile
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Last Dividend Value 0.04
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,331,510,400
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary 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. 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.
Long Name RPC, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,323,270,144
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_188005
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 21,280,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,296,693,520
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 6.07
Operating Cashflow 182,995,008
Operating Margins 0.0448
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 1.4545
Peg Ratio 16.77
Phone 404 321 2140
Previous Close 6.07
Price Eps Current Year 21.13239
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1730988
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.7398754
Profit Margins 0.01277
Quick Ratio 2.583
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.10010004
Regular Market Change Percent -1.6490946
Regular Market Day High 6.075
Regular Market Day Low 5.965
Regular Market Day Range 5.965 - 6.075
Regular Market Open 6.07
Regular Market Previous Close 6.07
Regular Market Price 5.9699
Regular Market Time 1,791,994,296
Regular Market Volume 811,194
Return On Assets 0.024130002
Return On Equity 0.02076
Revenue Growth 0.095
Revenue Per Share 8.377
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 221,657,012
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.066599995
Shares Short 14,752,379
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 10,159,850
Short Name RPC, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.39069998
Short Ratio 7.43
Source Interval 15
State GA
Symbol RES
Target High Price 9.0
Target Low Price 5.0
Target Mean Price 6.4
Target Median Price 6.0
Total Cash 179,468,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.824
Total Debt 51,879,000
Total Revenue 1,788,504,064
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.16
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.026359143
Trailing Eps 0.11
Trailing P E 54.27182
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.35205
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.3821497
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.060161635
Type Disp Equity
Volume 811,194
Website https://www.rpc.net
Zip 30,329