RGC Resources, Inc. (RGCO) Key Metrics
RGCO valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $235.8M
- Enterprise value
- $361.5M
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.8 10-yr median 19.5
- Forward P/E
- 18.1
- PEG ratio
- 1.29
- Price / sales
- 2.2 10-yr median 2.6
- Price / book
- 1.8 10-yr median 2.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.1 10-yr median 12.3
- Dividend yield
- 3.84% $0.87 a year
- Beta
- 0.49
RGCO key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 · U.S. dollarsRGCO valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
RGCO returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
RGCO per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
RGCO financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
RGCO efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
RGCO valuation history
RGCO returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
RGCO debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
RGCO cash returned to shareholders
RGCO price vs earnings per share
RGCO key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $231.3M | $229.2M | $171.7M | $192.1M | $186.0M | $191.0M | $236.2M | $205.6M | $207.3M | $113.1M |
| Enterprise value | $378.0M | $377.0M | $311.4M | $324.2M | $324.9M | $322.1M | $347.8M | $275.6M | $273.7M | $160.6M |
| P/E ratio | 17.4 | 19.5 | 15.2 | — | 18.4 | 18.1 | 27.2 | 28.2 | 33.3 | 19.5 |
| Price / sales | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.9 |
| Price / book | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| Price / free cash flow | 28.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.0 | 13.1 | 7.2 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 7.6 |
| EV / sales | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.7 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.7 | 11.6 | 10.2 | — | 12.5 | 12.3 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 14.9 | 9.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 46.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.6% | −16.5% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 5.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.6% | −2.0% | −0.9% | −5.2% | −4.5% | −5.3% | −3.0% | −4.8% | −3.7% | −2.7% |
| Dividend yield | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.4% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $22.44 | $22.57 | $17.30 | $21.06 | $22.50 | $23.45 | $29.24 | $26.71 | $28.57 | $15.79 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $9.25 | $8.33 | $9.82 | $9.23 | $9.10 | $7.74 | $8.42 | $8.52 | $8.59 | $8.25 |
| Earnings per share | $1.29 | $1.16 | $1.14 | −$3.48 | $1.22 | $1.30 | $1.08 | $0.95 | $0.86 | $0.81 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.81 | $1.72 | $2.40 | $1.70 | $1.40 | $1.57 | $1.82 | $1.75 | $1.79 | $2.08 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.80 | −$0.46 | −$0.15 | −$1.09 | −$1.02 | −$1.24 | −$0.89 | −$1.27 | −$1.07 | −$0.42 |
| Cash per share | $0.23 | $0.09 | $0.15 | $0.54 | $0.18 | $0.04 | $0.20 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.09 |
| Book value per share | $11.02 | $10.65 | $10.15 | $10.20 | $12.06 | $10.91 | $10.29 | $10.34 | $8.27 | $7.77 |
| Tangible book value per share | $11.02 | $10.65 | $10.15 | $10.20 | $12.06 | $10.91 | $10.29 | $10.34 | $8.27 | $7.77 |
| Dividends per share | $0.82 | $0.80 | $0.79 | $0.77 | $0.73 | $0.69 | $0.65 | $0.60 | $0.57 | $0.53 |
| Capex per share | $2.01 | $2.18 | $2.55 | $2.79 | $2.42 | $2.81 | $2.71 | $3.03 | $2.86 | $2.51 |
| Debt per share | $14.45 | $14.63 | $14.22 | $15.02 | $17.00 | $16.12 | $14.01 | $9.14 | $9.15 | $6.73 |
| Shares outstanding | 10.3M | 10.2M | 9.9M | 9.1M | 8.3M | 8.1M | 8.1M | 7.7M | 7.3M | 7.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +1.5% | +2.3% | +8.8% | +10.4% | +1.5% | +0.8% | +5.0% | +6.1% | +1.3% | +0.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 12.0% | 11.3% | 11.7% | −32.9% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 10.7% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 10.7% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 7.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.8% | −10.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| Return on tangible assets | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% | −10.9% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.6% | −5.5% | −1.5% | −11.8% | −11.2% | −16.0% | −10.6% | −14.9% | −12.5% | −5.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.18 | 1.48 | 2.11 | — | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.69 | 1.85 | 2.08 | 2.57 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $149.0M | $148.6M | $141.2M | $137.0M | $140.5M | $131.3M | $113.2M | $70.3M | $66.4M | $48.2M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.3M | $894,185 | $1.5M | $4.9M | $1.5M | $291,066 | $1.6M | $247,411 | $69,640 | $643,252 |
| Net debt | $146.6M | $147.7M | $139.7M | $132.1M | $139.0M | $131.0M | $111.6M | $70.1M | $66.4M | $47.5M |
| Debt / equity | 1.31 | 1.37 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.41 | 1.48 | 1.36 | 0.88 | 1.11 | 0.87 |
| Debt / assets | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.14 | 4.55 | 4.59 | — | 5.34 | 5.02 | 4.94 | 3.55 | 3.62 | 2.83 |
| Current ratio | 1.03 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 1.59 | 0.97 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 1.09 | 0.54 |
| Quick ratio | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.78 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.48 | 0.25 |
| Interest coverage | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 |
| Working capital | $779,467 | −$3.6M | −$6.1M | $13.2M | −$869,677 | −$2.1M | −$5.2M | −$8.5M | $1.3M | −$13.0M |
| Invested capital | $260.2M | $255.9M | $240.4M | $225.2M | $238.7M | $219.9M | $194.6M | $149.7M | $126.4M | $103.2M |
| Tangible asset value | $113.6M | $108.1M | $100.7M | $93.1M | $99.7M | $88.9M | $83.1M | $79.6M | $60.0M | $55.7M |
| Net current asset value | −$193.0M | −$187.5M | −$176.2M | −$161.7M | −$185.3M | −$178.4M | −$158.9M | −$124.4M | −$107.4M | −$94.4M |
| Graham number | $17.87 | $16.66 | $16.12 | — | $18.21 | $17.84 | $15.79 | $14.85 | $12.65 | $11.91 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$19.91 | −$20.00 | −$19.33 | −$19.65 | −$24.29 | −$22.90 | −$20.67 | −$17.24 | −$15.99 | −$14.32 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $8.5M | $8.1M | $7.8M | $7.0M | $6.0M | $5.6M | $5.2M | $4.6M | $4.1M | $3.8M |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 63.8% | 68.8% | 69.1% | — | 59.5% | 53.1% | 60.0% | 63.7% | 66.0% | 65.6% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 103.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 21.7% | 26.1% | 26.0% | 30.3% | 26.6% | 36.3% | 32.2% | 35.5% | 33.3% | 30.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 71.6% | 126.7% | 106.3% | 163.7% | 172.6% | 178.7% | 148.9% | 172.5% | 159.9% | 120.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.81 | 2.10 | 2.53 | 2.77 | 2.30 | 2.82 | 2.88 | 3.28 | 3.25 | 3.14 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | −4.4% | −1.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | — | — | — | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 17.8 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 22.3 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 59.6 | 77.7 | 83.6 | 85.1 | 57.4 | 64.1 | 62.3 | 69.7 | 73.7 | 78.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 36.6 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 51.4 | 44.7 | 40.2 | 37.7 | 41.7 | 45.4 | 47.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 40.9 | 58.6 | 62.6 | 56.0 | 33.0 | 44.9 | 45.0 | 48.1 | 48.7 | 51.7 |
| Receivables turnover | 20.46 | 19.51 | 20.41 | 16.34 | 18.00 | 17.34 | 17.87 | 18.11 | 17.87 | 17.70 |
| Payables turnover | 9.98 | 9.65 | 9.37 | 7.10 | 8.16 | 9.07 | 9.68 | 8.75 | 8.04 | 7.74 |
| Inventory turnover | 6.12 | 4.69 | 4.37 | 4.29 | 6.36 | 5.70 | 5.86 | 5.24 | 4.95 | 4.67 |
| Asset turnover | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.38 |
| Average receivables | $4.7M | $4.3M | $4.8M | $5.2M | $4.2M | $3.6M | $3.8M | $3.6M | $3.5M | $3.3M |
| Average payables | $6.3M | $5.6M | $7.2M | $8.2M | $6.1M | $4.5M | $4.8M | $5.2M | $5.2M | $5.2M |
| Average inventory | $10.2M | $11.6M | $15.5M | $13.5M | $7.8M | $7.1M | $8.0M | $8.6M | $8.5M | $8.7M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from RGCO's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed December 4, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
RGCO valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (September 30, 2025), RGC Resources traded at 17.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 19.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 16.8 and the forward P/E is 18.1. RGC Resources earned a return on equity of 12.0% and a return on invested capital of 5.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $149.0 million of debt and $2.3 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $146.6 million. It returned $8.5 million to shareholders: $8.5 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 103% of free cash flow. The share count rose 44.0% from 7.2M to 10.3M over 9 years.
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RGCO key metrics FAQ
What is RGC Resources's P/E ratio?
RGC Resources's trailing P/E ratio is 16.8 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 18.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 17.4, compared with a 10-year median of 19.5.
What is RGC Resources's EV/EBITDA?
RGC Resources's enterprise value was 10.7 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $378.0 million, EBITDA $35.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.1.
What is RGC Resources's return on equity?
RGC Resources's return on equity (ROE) was 12.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $13.3 million on average shareholders' equity of $110.8 million.
What is RGC Resources's ROIC?
RGC Resources's return on invested capital was 5.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does RGC Resources have?
RGC Resources had total debt of $149.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31 and $146.6 million of net debt (4.14 times EBITDA).
What is RGC Resources's dividend yield?
RGC Resources's forward dividend yield is 3.84%. RGC Resources paid $8.5 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.82 per share), a payout ratio of 63.8%.
What is RGC Resources's free cash flow yield?
RGC Resources generated $8.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.6% on its market value at year-end ($231.3 million).
What is RGC Resources's current ratio?
RGC Resources's current ratio was 1.03 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.03 times current liabilities.