Bristow Group Inc. (VTOL) Key Metrics
VTOL valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.15B
- Enterprise value
- $1.93B
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.1 10-yr median 10.7
- Forward P/E
- —
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.7 10-yr median 0.6
- Price / book
- 1.2 10-yr median 1.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.9 10-yr median 10.9
- Dividend yield
- 1.29% $0.50 a year
- Beta
- 1.24
VTOL key metrics, 2017–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsVTOL valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
VTOL returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
VTOL per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
VTOL financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
VTOL efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
VTOL valuation history
VTOL returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
VTOL debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
VTOL cash returned to shareholders
VTOL price vs earnings per share
VTOL key metrics
2017–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.10B | $1.01B | $795.5M | $775.2M | $903.6M | $833.7M | $678.8M | $824.9M | $624.8M | $758.7M |
| Enterprise value | $1.72B | $1.72B | $1.45B | $1.37B | $1.36B | $1.39B | $1.35B | $809.1M | $609.0M | $950.0M |
| P/E ratio | 8.5 | 10.7 | — | 84.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Price / book | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | 19.5 | — | — | — | 9.7 | 10.2 | 32.3 | — | — | 228.1 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.5 | 5.7 | 24.8 | — | 7.3 | 8.6 | 24.6 | — | — | 37.8 |
| EV / sales | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.3 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 37.8 | 17.2 | 13.7 | 198.5 |
| EV / free cash flow | 30.6 | — | — | — | 14.7 | 17.0 | 64.3 | — | — | 285.6 |
| Earnings yield | 11.8% | 9.4% | −0.9% | 1.2% | −1.7% | −6.7% | −102.7% | −40.8% | −53.9% | −25.7% |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.1% | −7.7% | −6.2% | −8.2% | 10.3% | 9.8% | 3.1% | −18.2% | −24.1% | 0.4% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4% | — | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $36.62 | $34.30 | $28.27 | $27.13 | $31.67 | $26.32 | $20.34 | $23.08 | $17.48 | $21.50 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $49.75 | $47.90 | $46.11 | $41.93 | $41.54 | $35.96 | $35.68 | $38.32 | $36.59 | $38.92 |
| Earnings per share | $4.31 | $3.21 | −$0.24 | $0.32 | −$0.55 | −$1.77 | −$20.89 | −$9.42 | −$9.42 | −$5.52 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $6.61 | $6.00 | $1.14 | −$0.49 | $4.34 | $3.06 | $0.83 | −$3.06 | −$3.06 | $0.57 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.87 | −$2.64 | −$1.76 | −$2.23 | $3.25 | $2.59 | $0.63 | −$4.21 | −$4.21 | $0.09 |
| Cash per share | $9.80 | $8.38 | $6.41 | $5.73 | $9.24 | $7.20 | $5.89 | $4.98 | $4.98 | $0.38 |
| Book value per share | $35.37 | $30.17 | $29.27 | $27.55 | $29.29 | $28.34 | $12.78 | $22.73 | $22.53 | $12.63 |
| Tangible book value per share | $34.95 | $29.19 | $27.55 | $25.25 | $29.29 | $28.34 | $9.04 | $22.17 | $21.97 | $12.03 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | $0.11 | — | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 |
| Capex per share | $4.74 | $8.64 | $2.90 | $1.73 | $1.09 | $0.47 | $0.20 | $1.14 | $1.14 | $0.48 |
| Debt per share | $30.47 | $32.39 | $29.79 | $26.37 | $25.27 | $24.91 | $25.99 | $4.54 | $4.54 | $5.81 |
| Shares outstanding | 30.0M | 29.6M | 28.1M | 28.6M | 28.5M | 31.7M | 33.4M | 35.7M | 35.7M | 35.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +1.4% | +5.0% | −1.5% | +0.1% | −9.9% | −5.1% | −6.6% | 0.0% | +1.3% | +0.7% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 13.2% | 11.1% | −0.8% | 1.1% | −1.8% | −8.5% | −112.6% | −41.6% | −53.9% | −42.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 7.5% | 8.0% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | −6.4% | −7.3% | −21.6% | −24.1% | −17.8% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 5.8% | 4.7% | −0.4% | 0.5% | −0.8% | −2.8% | −30.3% | −12.7% | −19.6% | −22.3% |
| Return on tangible assets | 5.6% | 4.5% | −0.4% | 0.5% | −0.9% | −2.8% | −38.3% | −12.8% | −12.8% | −25.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.8% | −5.5% | −3.8% | −5.3% | 7.8% | 7.2% | 1.8% | −11.0% | −11.5% | 0.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.54 | 1.87 | — | −1.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $913.0M | $957.1M | $838.3M | $753.6M | $721.0M | $789.1M | $867.2M | $162.3M | $162.3M | $204.9M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $293.6M | $247.5M | $180.3M | $163.7M | $263.8M | $228.0M | $196.7M | $178.1M | $178.1M | $13.6M |
| Net debt | $619.4M | $709.6M | $658.0M | $590.0M | $457.2M | $561.1M | $670.5M | −$15.8M | −$15.8M | $191.3M |
| Debt / equity | 0.86 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 2.03 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.46 |
| Debt / assets | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.26 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.27 | 3.08 | 4.21 | 4.65 | 3.68 | 3.53 | 18.80 | −0.33 | −0.35 | 39.97 |
| Current ratio | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.73 | 2.02 | 1.92 | 1.76 | 0.34 | 19.63 | 2.54 |
| Quick ratio | 1.54 | 1.55 | 1.50 | 1.44 | 1.73 | 1.62 | 1.48 | 0.27 | 15.42 | 1.89 |
| Interest coverage | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.0 | -6.3 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -8.8 |
| Working capital | $329.1M | $293.6M | $253.8M | $207.5M | $292.1M | $280.6M | $226.2M | −$1.10B | $536.7M | $50.1M |
| Invested capital | $1.68B | $1.60B | $1.48B | $1.38B | $1.29B | $1.46B | $1.10B | $796.6M | $789.4M | $637.0M |
| Tangible asset value | $1.05B | $862.3M | $774.7M | $721.1M | $835.4M | $898.6M | $301.5M | $792.5M | $2.33B | $428.4M |
| Net current asset value | −$557.4M | −$614.5M | −$550.5M | −$531.9M | −$409.0M | −$507.9M | −$994.9M | −$1.27B | $267.4M | −$260.1M |
| Graham number | $58.55 | $46.67 | — | $14.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$24.32 | −$26.07 | −$25.16 | −$23.07 | −$18.63 | −$20.77 | −$34.33 | −$40.26 | −$0.77 | −$8.10 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | $3.5M | — | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $15.2M | $4.1M | $2.7M | $11.3M | $41.2M | $15.3M | $7.7M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $0 |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 27.1% | — | — | — | 44.4% | 23.0% | 36.7% | — | — | 74.1% |
| Capex / revenue | 9.5% | 18.0% | 6.3% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 1.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 71.7% | 143.9% | 254.4% | — | 25.1% | 15.3% | 23.8% | — | — | 83.4% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.74 | 3.07 | 0.95 | 0.62 | 0.36 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.37 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 11.7% | 14.0% | 15.8% | 14.7% | 13.4% | 13.8% | 13.0% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 52.5 | 57.5 | 63.3 | 63.8 | 64.6 | 63.5 | 60.9 | 34.6 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 38.5 | 38.5 | 34.3 | 32.5 | 31.9 | 37.4 | 39.5 | 35.0 | 24.1 | 7.6 |
| Days payables outstanding | 26.4 | 30.7 | 33.5 | 30.4 | 24.4 | 26.1 | 29.4 | 28.8 | 19.6 | 4.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 64.6 | 65.2 | 64.1 | 65.9 | 72.1 | 74.8 | 71.0 | 40.8 | 16.5 | 14.4 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.95 | 6.34 | 5.77 | 5.72 | 5.65 | 5.75 | 5.99 | 10.56 | 30.40 | 33.47 |
| Payables turnover | 13.82 | 11.87 | 10.89 | 12.01 | 14.93 | 13.99 | 12.40 | 12.70 | 18.62 | 88.34 |
| Inventory turnover | 9.49 | 9.49 | 10.64 | 11.24 | 11.43 | 9.75 | 9.23 | 10.42 | 15.16 | 48.03 |
| Asset turnover | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.76 | 1.57 |
| Average receivables | $214.3M | $223.1M | $224.9M | $209.5M | $209.7M | $198.2M | $198.7M | $129.7M | $43.0M | $41.0M |
| Average payables | $84.9M | $85.7M | $88.7M | $76.6M | $66.5M | $60.8M | $75.8M | $99.6M | $58.0M | $12.6M |
| Average inventory | $123.6M | $107.2M | $90.9M | $81.8M | $86.9M | $87.3M | $101.9M | $121.3M | $71.2M | $23.3M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.5% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2.7% |
Computed from VTOL's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 25, 2026) 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.
VTOL valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Bristow traded at 8.5 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 10.7. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 11.1. Bristow earned a return on equity of 13.2% and a return on invested capital of 7.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $913.0 million of debt and $293.6 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $619.4 million. It returned $15.2 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $15.2 million in share buybacks, 27% of free cash flow. The share count fell 15.1% from 35.3M to 30.0M over 9 years.
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VTOL key metrics FAQ
What is Bristow's P/E ratio?
Bristow's trailing P/E ratio is 11.1 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026). At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 8.5, compared with a 10-year median of 10.7.
What is Bristow's EV/EBITDA?
Bristow's enterprise value was 6.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $1.7 billion, EBITDA $272.8 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 7.9.
What is Bristow's return on equity?
Bristow's return on equity (ROE) was 13.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of $129.1 million on average shareholders' equity of $975.7 million.
What is Bristow's ROIC?
Bristow's return on invested capital was 7.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Bristow have?
Bristow had total debt of $913.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86 and $619.4 million of net debt (2.27 times EBITDA).
Does Bristow buy back its shares?
Yes. Bristow spent $15.2 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +1.4% over the year, to 30.0M..
What is Bristow's free cash flow yield?
Bristow generated $56.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 5.1% on its market value at year-end ($1.1 billion).
What is Bristow's current ratio?
Bristow's current ratio was 1.90 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.90 times current liabilities.