Health score, competitive moat, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
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
Competitive analysis based on 62 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are positive at ~9.8% on average, but show some variability — pricing power may be sensitive to market conditions.
Consistently high ROE averaging 65.2% suggests a durable competitive advantage and efficient capital allocation.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 62 quarters
Margins are stable or improving at ~10.7% — no sign of cost or pricing stress.
FCF/Net Income has dropped below 0.7x in 4 quarters — monitor for earnings quality deterioration.
D/E ratio is 14.6 — dangerously high. The company is heavily leveraged and vulnerable to rising rates or cash flow dips.
Revenue is stable or growing over recent quarters — demand appears durable.
FCF turned negative in 3 of the last 8 quarters — occasional cash consumption.
Shares decreased 7.4% — net buybacks are reducing shares outstanding and boosting per-share value.
as of March 2026
Revenue, EBITDA, operating income, net income, EPS, and shares
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Operating cash flow, free cash flow, FCF margin, and earnings quality
5 of the last 8 quarters generated positive FCF. The company generally funds itself but has occasional cash consumption quarters.
TTM revenue has grown consistently (7 of 7 quarters up), with ~8.6% growth over the period. Strong demand durability.
