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RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.

RICK

NASDAQConsumer CyclicalRestaurants

Regular session

$30.91

−$0.07 · -0.23%

Aug 24, 10:19 AM ET

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Hold

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Valuation

71

Undervalued

Momentum

50

Neutral

Sentiment

43

Mixed

Risk resilience

54

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Company profile

Company website

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc., operating through its subsidiaries, manages a diverse portfolio of hospitality and related enterprises across the United States. Its activities are organized into three main divisions: Nightclubs, Bombshells, and an "Other" segment. The company's core business involves owning and operating numerous high-end adult entertainment nightclubs, primarily catering to business professionals. These venues include well-known establishments such as Rick's Cabaret, Jaguars Club, Tootsie's Cabaret, XTC Cabaret, Club Onyx, Hoops Cabaret and Sports Bar, Scarlett's Cabaret, Temptations Adult Cabaret, Foxy's Cabaret, Vivid Cabaret, Downtown Cabaret, Cabaret East, The Seville, Silver City Cabaret, and Kappa Men's Club. Complementing its adult entertainment venues, RCI also runs a chain of restaurants and sports bars under the Bombshells Restaurant & Bar brand, as well as the Studio 80 dance club. The "Other" segment comprises various media and trade-related assets, including two national industry trade publications focused on the adult nightclub and retail product industries, a national industry convention and tradeshow, two national industry award shows, and approximately twelve specialized industry and social media websites. Furthermore, RCI Hospitality holds the United States license for the Robust Energy Drink. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company adopted its current name, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc., in August 2014, having previously operated as Rick's Cabaret International, Inc.

Industry
Restaurants
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Headquarters
US
CEO
Travis Reese
Listed since
Oct 13, 1995
Employees
3,444

Market position

Day range

Current $30.91

52-week range

Current $30.91

Open
$31.16
Previous close
$30.98
Volume
35.1K
0.7× average
Average volume
50.05K
Average daily volume
Market cap
236.29M USD
Beta
0.76
Market reference 1
50-day average
$27.332
+13.09% above average
200-day average
$24.9765
+23.76% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
501.89M USD
P/E (TTM)
-75.39×
P/B (TTM)
1.01×
P/S (TTM)
0.83×
EV / EBITDA
10.71×
Earnings yield
4.02%
Free cash flow yield
12.96%
Dividend yield
0.97%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
56.55%
Operating margin
13.68%
Net margin
-1.48%
Return on equity
4.14%
Return on assets
1.81%
Return on invested capital
4.55%

Financial health

Debt / equity
1.14×
Current ratio
0.81×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends67%43%19%-5%Gross margin, FY2021: 58.68%Gross margin, FY2022: 60.97%Gross margin, FY2023: 59.66%Gross margin, FY2024: 57.66%Gross margin, FY2025: 56.95%Operating margin, FY2021: 19.74%Operating margin, FY2022: 26.70%Operating margin, FY2023: 17.52%Operating margin, FY2024: 6.36%Operating margin, FY2025: 12.96%Net margin, FY2021: 15.54%Net margin, FY2022: 17.20%Net margin, FY2023: 9.95%Net margin, FY2024: 1.02%Net margin, FY2025: 3.87%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 58.68%. Gross margin FY2022 60.97%. Gross margin FY2023 59.66%. Gross margin FY2024 57.66%. Gross margin FY2025 56.95%. Operating margin FY2021 19.74%. Operating margin FY2022 26.70%. Operating margin FY2023 17.52%. Operating margin FY2024 6.36%. Operating margin FY2025 12.96%. Net margin FY2021 15.54%. Net margin FY2022 17.20%. Net margin FY2023 9.95%. Net margin FY2024 1.02%. Net margin FY2025 3.87%.

Income trends

Revenue

279.43M USD-5.47%

Operating income

36.22M USD+92.58%

Net income

10.81M USD+259.05%
Income trends across reported periods324.86M USD207.83M USD90.79M USD−26.25M USDRevenue, FY2021: 195.26M USDRevenue, FY2022: 267.62M USDRevenue, FY2023: 293.79M USDRevenue, FY2024: 295.6M USDRevenue, FY2025: 279.43M USDOperating income, FY2021: 38.55M USDOperating income, FY2022: 71.46M USDOperating income, FY2023: 51.48M USDOperating income, FY2024: 18.81M USDOperating income, FY2025: 36.22M USDNet income, FY2021: 30.34M USDNet income, FY2022: 46.04M USDNet income, FY2023: 29.25M USDNet income, FY2024: 3.01M USDNet income, FY2025: 10.81M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 195.26M USD. Revenue FY2022 267.62M USD. Revenue FY2023 293.79M USD. Revenue FY2024 295.6M USD. Revenue FY2025 279.43M USD. Operating income FY2021 38.55M USD. Operating income FY2022 71.46M USD. Operating income FY2023 51.48M USD. Operating income FY2024 18.81M USD. Operating income FY2025 36.22M USD. Net income FY2021 30.34M USD. Net income FY2022 46.04M USD. Net income FY2023 29.25M USD. Net income FY2024 3.01M USD. Net income FY2025 10.81M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue279.43M USD295.6M USD293.79M USD267.62M USD195.26M USD
Cost of goods sold120.3M USD125.16M USD118.5M USD104.46M USD80.68M USD
Gross profit159.13M USD170.44M USD175.29M USD163.16M USD114.58M USD
Selling, general, and administrative88.56M USD78.81M USD76.13M USD65.63M USD43.14M USD
Operating expenses122.92M USD151.64M USD123.8M USD91.71M USD76.03M USD
Interest income565K USD482K USD388K USD411K USD253K USD
Interest expense16.35M USD16.68M USD15.93M USD11.95M USD9.99M USD
Depreciation and amortization15.08M USD15.4M USD15.15M USD12.39M USD8.24M USD
Operating income36.22M USD18.81M USD51.48M USD71.46M USD38.55M USD
Net income10.81M USD3.01M USD29.25M USD46.04M USD30.34M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
38%
3 beats, 5 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
-44.27%
8 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.83

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates2.011.060.12-0.83Q4 '24MissQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26No estimateQ2 '26No estimateQ3 '26No estimate
Q4 2024, reported Dec 16, 2024: actual 0.03, estimate 0.37, surprise -91.89%, Miss. Q1 2025, reported Feb 10, 2025: actual 1.01, estimate 0.52, surprise +94.23%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 12, 2025: actual 0.36, estimate 0.31, surprise +16.13%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 11, 2025: actual 0.46, estimate 1.24, surprise -62.90%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Dec 15, 2025: actual -0.63, estimate 1.81, surprise -134.81%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Mar 19, 2026: actual -0.63, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 28, 2026: actual -0.04, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 6, 2026: actual 0.83, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates76.9M72.08M67.26M62.44MQ4 '24BeatQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26No estimate
Q4 2024, reported Dec 16, 2024: actual 73.23M USD, estimate 72.98M USD, surprise +0.35%, Beat. Q1 2025, reported Feb 10, 2025: actual 71.48M USD, estimate 71.12M USD, surprise +0.51%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 12, 2025: actual 65.88M USD, estimate 65.4M USD, surprise +0.73%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 11, 2025: actual 71.15M USD, estimate 70.5M USD, surprise +0.91%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Dec 15, 2025: actual 70.9M USD, estimate 69.8M USD, surprise +1.58%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Mar 19, 2026: actual 70.8M USD, estimate 70.3M USD, surprise +0.71%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 28, 2026: actual 68.72M USD, estimate 68.2M USD, surprise +0.77%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 6, 2026: actual 73.94M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$98.00

217.05% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $98.00Average $98.00Low $98.00

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