---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000078890-26-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BCO"
cik: "0000078890"
company_name: "BRINKS CO"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:03:06.384110+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brink's Q1 revenue up 10% to $1.375B; non-GAAP EPS $1.80; NCR Atleos deal on track for Q1 2027

## Summary
- Revenue $1.375B (+10% YoY); organic growth 4.5%; AMS/DRS organic growth 15%.
- GAAP EPS $0.77 (-35%); non-GAAP EPS $1.80 (+11%); adjusted EBITDA $238M (+10%).
- Cash from operations improved $89M; free cash flow up $66M; TTM free cash flow >$500M first time.
- FY 2026 framework: mid-single-digit organic rev growth, 30-50bps margin expansion, FCF conversion 40-45%. Q2 guide: rev $1.37-$1.43B, non-GAAP EPS $1.85-$2.25.
- NCR Atleos acquisition on track to close by end of Q1 2027; targeting $200M annual cost synergies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000078890-26-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BCO
- cik: 0000078890
- company_name: BRINKS CO
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78890/000007889026000040/0000078890-26-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78890/000007889026000040/bco-20260506.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000078890-26-000040.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 132465d00db28114e917b8e58833f0829103b6ac
  claim: BRINKS CO reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $ 1,375.
  evidence_excerpt: summarized in the following table: (In millions, except for per share amounts) First-Quarter 2026 (vs. 2025) GAAP Change Non-GAAP Change Constant Currency Change (b) Revenue $ 1,375 10% $ 1,375 10% 5% Operating Profit $ 110 (7)% $ 168 12% 7% Operating Profit Margin 8.0 % (160 bps) 12.2 % 10 bps 30 bps Net Income / Adjusted EBITDA (a) $ 32 (38%) $ 238 10% 6%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78890/000007889026000040/0000078890-26-000040-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.