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

RPC Q2 net income rises to $12.1 million as revenue edges up 1% to $460.9 million

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

RPC, Inc. reported second quarter 2026 results, with revenue up 1% sequentially to $460.9 million and net income of $12.1 million, compared with $0.9 million in the first quarter. Diluted EPS was $0.05 versus $0.00 a quarter earlier, and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.08 versus $0.03. The board also declared a $0.04 per share quarterly dividend, and CEO Ben M. Palmer said he plans to retire.

Key points

  • Revenue $460.9 million, up 1% sequentially; Support Services revenue up 11%, led by a 21% increase in Rental Tools
  • Net income $12.1 million versus $0.9 million in Q1 2026; adjusted EBITDA $66.0 million versus $53.5 million
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share payable September 10, 2026, to holders of record August 10, 2026
  • CEO Ben M. Palmer, who has spent 30 years with RPC, said he believes now is the right time to retire

The filing

CompanyRPC (RES)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 30, 2026, 6:45 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-088439

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 July 30, 2026.

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