---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-083672"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RBC"
cik: "0001324948"
company_name: "RBC Bearings INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-31T13:24:45+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-31T13:26:05.246158+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RBC Bearings Q1 FY2027 net sales up 19.2% to $519.5M; diluted EPS $3.20 vs $2.17 YoY

## Summary
- Net sales $519.5M (+19.2% YoY); Aerospace & Defense up 36.9%, Industrial up 8.4%.
- GAAP diluted EPS $3.20 vs $2.17; adjusted diluted EPS $3.88 vs $2.84.
- Gross margin 47.7% vs 44.8% YoY; adjusted gross margin 47.7% vs 45.4%.
- Backlog $2.3B, flat vs March 2026 but up from $1.0B a year ago.
- Q2 FY2027 guidance: net sales $505-515M (10.9-13.1% growth); gross margin 45.5-45.75%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-083672
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RBC
- cik: 0001324948
- company_name: RBC Bearings INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-31T13:24:45+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390026083672/0001213900-26-083672-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390026083672/ea0299983-8k_rbcbearings.htm

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