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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · RPC (RES)

RPC Q1 revenue rises 7% to $454.8 million; GAAP net income $0.9 million

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

RPC, Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $454.8 million, up 7% from the fourth quarter of 2025, and GAAP net income of $0.9 million, compared with a net loss of $3.1 million in the prior quarter. Adjusted diluted EPS fell to $0.03 from $0.04 and adjusted EBITDA declined to $53.5 million from $55.1 million, so the improvement is concentrated in revenue and GAAP results.

Key points

  • Revenue was $454.8 million, up 7% sequentially and up from $332.9 million in Q1 2025.
  • GAAP net income was $0.9 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $3.1 million in Q4 2025 and net income of $12.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.03, down from $0.04 in Q4 2025; adjusted EBITDA was $53.5 million versus $55.1 million.
  • The Board's regular quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share is payable June 10, 2026, to holders of record on May 11, 2026.

The filing

CompanyRPC (RES)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 7, 2026, 6:45 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-056633

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 07, 2026.

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