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BRINKS CO BCO
BRINKS CO (BCO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.09% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $5.3B at a 3.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.74 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-02-10 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2024-11-07 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2024-09-20 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2024-05-21 | William Blair | Outperform (init) |
| 2024-03-01 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.154 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.037 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.08 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.059 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCO | BRINKS CO | 6/9 | 1.73 | 19.4 | +5% |
| HUBG | Hub Group, Inc. | 6/9 | 4.57 | 25.7 | -6.1% |
| FWRD | FORWARD AIR CORP | 4/9 | -0.16 | — | +0.8% |
| RLGT | RADIANT LOGISTICS, INC | 5/9 | 3.65 | 25.4 | +12.5% |
| SLGB | Smart Logistics Global Ltd | 1/9 | 5.57 | — | -86.8% |
| JYD | Jayud Global Logistics Ltd | 4/9 | -0.91 | — | +8.7% |
| PSIG | PS International Group Ltd. | 2/9 | -3.35 | — | -39% |
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About BRINKS CO
The Brink's Company provides cash and valuables management, digital retail solutions (DRS), and automated teller machines (ATM) managed services in North America, Latin America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers cash-in-transit services, such as armored vehicle transportation of cash and coin; cash replenishment and treasury management of automated teller machines; international transportation, pick-up, packaging, customs clearance, secure vault storage, and inventory management of high-value commodities and goods; and counting, sorting, wrapping, check imaging, cashier balancing, counterfeit detection, account consolidation, and electronic reporting cash management services. It also provides vaulting services, including CIT services, cash management, vaulting, and electronic reporting technologies for banks; guarding, commercial security, and payment services; devices, software, analytics, and services for cash management needs, as well as services under the Complete and CompuSafe brands; and ATM management comprising cash forecasting, cash optimization, ATM remote monitoring, service call dispatching, transaction processing, first and second line maintenance, parts provisioning, funds settlements, and installation services. The company was formerly known as The Pittston Company and changed its name to The Brink's Company in May 2003. The Brink's Company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia
FAQ
Is BCO financially healthy?
BRINKS CO's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does BCO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. BRINKS CO pays a dividend yielding about 1.09% with a 21.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is BCO?
In FY2025, BRINKS CO had a net margin of 3.8% and a return on equity of 49.0%.
Is BCO overvalued or undervalued?
BRINKS CO trades at about 24.3× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.4×–260.6×, median 43.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for BCO?
The average Wall-Street price target for BRINKS CO is $153.00, about 34.3% above the recent price, from 2 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is BCO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on BRINKS CO: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 19.4×, a dividend yield of 1.09%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.