Earnings & Results
RPC to Report Q3 Results Thursday as Analysts Expect 4.4% Revenue Growth
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- RPC will announce Q3 results before market open on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
- RPC's last reported quarter brought revenue of $460.9 million, up 9.5% year on year.
- Analysts expect RPC revenue to grow 4.4% this quarter, down from 32.4% a year earlier.
- Baker Hughes posted 14.5% revenue growth and NOV 2.3% in their reported Q3 results.
RPC will report third-quarter results before market open on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with analysts expecting revenue growth of 4.4% year on year, according to TradingView. The oilfield services company's revenue rose 9.5% to $460.9 million in its prior quarter, beating analysts' expectations.
RPC's Prior Quarter Beat and Slowing Growth
RPC's last reported quarter brought revenue of $460.9 million, up 9.5% year on year. The company beat analysts' revenue expectations and posted a beat of analysts' EPS estimates alongside an impressive beat of analysts' EBITDA estimates.
The 4.4% growth analysts expect this quarter compares with the 32.4% increase RPC recorded in the same quarter last year. Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. RPC rarely misses Wall Street's revenue estimates.
Among oilfield services peers that have already reported, Baker Hughes delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 14.5%, beating analysts' expectations by 3%, and NOV reported revenues up 2.3%, topping estimates by 1.5%.
RPC's Revenue Record Across Recent Quarters
RPC, Inc. is a diversified oilfield services company providing pressure pumping, coiled tubing, downhole tools, wireline, cementing, snubbing, well control and rental services to independent and major oil and gas operators across U.S. unconventional basins, according to company records. The same records show Q1 2026 revenue of $454.8 million, a 36.6% year-over-year increase that beat analyst expectations by 13.6%. Q4 2025 revenue was $425.78 million, up 26.9% year over year, and Q3 2025 revenue was $447.1 million, up 6% sequentially from Q2 2025.
RPC's Leadership Changes Before the Report
RPC announced in June 2026 that CEO Ben Palmer will retire from his roles as President, CEO and board member before year-end 2026, with an executive search firm engaged to find a successor, according to akta.pro company records. In April 2026, RPC elected Wesley N. Slagle, former Goldman Sachs Managing Director and current President of RFA Management Company, to its Board of Directors to add financial and operational expertise during a leadership transition.
MarketBeat reported on October 22, 2026 that analysts expect EPS of $0.0980 and revenue of $469.12 million for the quarter. AInvest reported on July 30, 2026 that RPC's Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $0.08 doubled Wall Street's consensus estimate of $0.04, while revenue came in at $460.9 million and adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 250 basis points to 14.3%.
RPC's Thursday Earnings Release
RPC will release its Q3 2026 results on Thursday, October 29, 2026, before the market opens.