VTOL Stock Analysis: Bristow | NYSE
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.206m USD | 12M Return: 9.8% | US11040G1031 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 9.72M
EPS Trend: 87.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 96.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL) is a Houston-based provider of vertical flight and aviation solutions, founded in 1948 and operating across the UK, Norway, the United States, Nigeria, and other international markets. The company serves offshore energy operators and government agencies through three reporting segments: Offshore Energy Services, Government Services, and Other Services. Its service portfolio includes personnel transport, search and rescue (SAR), medevac, fixed wing transport, unmanned systems, and ad-hoc helicopter charters. Beyond flight operations, Bristow generates revenue from aircraft dry leasing to third-party operators, parts sales, maintenance and logistical support, crew training, and scheduled passenger transport.
As a small-cap stock classified within the Energy sector under the GICS Oil & Gas Equipment & Services sub-industry, Bristows business model is closely tied to the offshore energy cycle, particularly offshore oil and gas production activity, as well as government contract demand for SAR and utility aviation services. The combination of contracted government work and energy-sector exposure provides a degree of revenue diversification, though offshore energy spending typically remains the dominant earnings driver for helicopter transport operators in this segment.
- Offshore helicopter demand rises with oil and gas capex recovery
- Government SAR contract wins expand recurring revenue base
- Norway and UK production growth drives offshore flight hours
| Net Income: 104.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.07 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 26.89% < 20% (prev 20.47%; Δ 6.42% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 132.6m > Net Income 104.2m |
| Net Debt (879.3m) to EBITDA (256.7m): 3.43 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.26 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (30.0m) vs 12m ago 0.75% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 42.31% > 18% (prev 28.38%; Δ 13.93% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 66.97% > 50% (prev 63.84%; Δ 3.14% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.40 > 6 (EBIT TTM 157.9m / Interest Expense TTM 46.4m) |
| A: 0.18 (Total Current Assets 754.5m - Total Current Liabilities 333.9m) / Total Assets 2.38b |
| B: 0.20 (Retained Earnings 468.4m / Total Assets 2.38b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 157.9m / Avg Total Assets 2.34b) |
| D: 0.84 (Book Value of Equity 1.09b / Total Liabilities 1.29b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.14 = A |
| DSRI: 1.01 (Receivables 246.3m/226.7m, Revenue 1.56b/1.46b) |
| GMI: 0.67 (GM 28.38% / 42.31%) |
| AQI: 1.08 (AQ_t 0.09 / AQ_t-1 0.09) |
| SGI: 1.07 (Revenue 1.56b / 1.46b) |
| TATA: -0.01 (NI 104.2m - CFO 132.6m) / TA 2.38b) |
| Beneish M = -3.22 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of October 13, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 40.96 with a total of 174,003 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.31%, over one month by -2.31%, over three months by -5.97% and over the past year by +9.78%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 39.40 (which is 3.8% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Bristow has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.67. Therefore, it is recommended to buy VTOL.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 64.3 | 57.1% |
P/E Trailing = 11.7262
P/S = 0.7712
P/B = 1.165
Revenue TTM = 1.56b USD
EBIT TTM = 157.9m USD
EBITDA TTM = 256.7m USD
Long Term Debt = 718.1m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 95.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.19b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 224.3m
Net Debt = 879.3m USD (calculated: Debt 1.19b - CCE 314.8m)
Enterprise Value = 2.09b USD (1.21b + Debt 1.19b - CCE 314.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.40 (Ebit TTM 157.9m / Interest Expense TTM 46.4m)
EV/FCF = -60.51x (Enterprise Value 2.09b / FCF TTM -34.5m)
FCF Yield = -1.65% (FCF TTM -34.5m / Enterprise Value 2.09b)
FCF Margin = -2.20% (FCF TTM -34.5m / Revenue TTM 1.56b)
Net Margin = 6.66% (Net Income TTM 104.2m / Revenue TTM 1.56b)
Gross Margin = 42.31% ((Revenue TTM 1.56b - Cost of Revenue TTM 902.3m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 26.43% (prev 94.82%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.88 (Enterprise Value 2.09b / Total Assets 2.38b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.89% (Interest Expense 46.4m / Debt 1.19b)
Taxrate = 0.51% (108k / 21.3m)
NOPAT = 157.1m (EBIT 157.9m * (1 - 0.51%))
Current Ratio = 2.26 (Total Current Assets 754.5m / Total Current Liabilities 333.9m)
Debt / Equity = 1.10 (Debt 1.19b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.09b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.43 (Net Debt 879.3m / EBITDA 256.7m)
Debt / FCF = -25.51 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 879.3m / FCF TTM -34.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.06b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.46% (Net Income 104.2m / Total Assets 2.38b)
RoE = 9.82% (Net Income TTM 104.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.06b)
RoCE = 8.87% (EBIT 157.9m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.06b + L.T.Debt 718.1m))
RoIC = 7.60% (NOPAT 157.1m / Invested Capital 2.07b)
WACC = 5.86% (E(1.21b)/V(2.40b) * Re(7.84%) + D(1.19b)/V(2.40b) * Rd(3.89%) * (1-Tc(0.01)))
Discount Rate = 7.84% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 90.63 | Cagr: 1.16%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -34.5m)
EPS Correlation: 87.50 | EPS CAGR: 68.42% | SUE: -0.30 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 96.77 | Revenue CAGR: 7.58% | SUE: 0.41 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.19 | Chg30d=-4.80% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.48 | Chg30d=-11.01% | Revisions=-50% | GrowthEPS=-19.5% | GrowthRev=+12.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=5.15 | Chg30d=-4.22% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+48.0% | GrowthRev=+5.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -50% (up=1, down=6)