RBC Bearings INC

Overview

RBC Bearings Inc. is an international manufacturer of highly engineered precision bearings, components and systems for industrial, aerospace and defense applications. Its products include plain, roller and ball bearings, gearing, motion-control components, hydraulics and valves, serving equipment and machinery markets as well as commercial and military aerospace and defense.[1]+9

The company reports two principal segments, Industrial and Aerospace & Defense. For FY2026, ended March 28, 2026, revenue was approximately $1.87 billion.[11] Its footprint includes 65 facilities in 11 countries, of which 44 are manufacturing facilities.[1] A secondary source, citing company filings, reports 5,816 employees as of March 28, 2026.[12]

Founded in 1919, RBC Bearings describes its role as providing precision solutions integral to machinery and mechanical systems.[13][1] [1]+14

Products & services

RBC Bearings’ products include plain, roller and ball bearings. Plain-bearing types include rod-end, spherical plain and journal bearings, available in self-lubricating or metal-to-metal designs and capable of accommodating misalignment. Roller products include tapered and needle bearings, needle-bearing track rollers and cam followers; ball-bearing offerings include high-precision aerospace, airframe-control, thin-section and industrial bearings. The company describes its aerospace bearings as fault-tolerant, its airframe-control bearings as corrosion-plated and qualified to a military specification, and its thin-section bearings as designed with very thin cross-sections.[2]+2

Its enclosed-gearing products include Quantis Gearmotor modular helical gearing, Torque Arm shaft-mounted helical gearing with V-belt input, Tigear single-reduction right-angle worm reducers, MagnaGear and Maxum parallel helical/planetary reducers, and Controlled Start Transmission planetary gearing with a hydraulic clutch for soft-starting large conveyors. Reported applications include material handling, food processing, roll-out tables and forest, pulp and paper equipment.[6] RBC also supplies specialized bearings and precision components for commercial and defense aerospace, marine and ground vehicles, missiles and guided munitions, and space and satellite uses; products may use special materials and customer-specific designs or specifications.[14][15]

RBC works with customers to develop specialized bearings and engineered components, using design analysis, simulation, laboratory testing and customer field testing; the company says a typical product-development cycle takes three to six years.[16]+2 It also sells replacement parts for jet-engine and aircraft-component repair and overhaul, and provides repair and overhaul services.[19] The available FY2026 figures report sales by end-market segment rather than individual product family: in Q4 FY2026, Industrial was 57.1% of net sales and Aerospace & Defense was 42.9%.[20] [2]+10

Geographic presence

RBC Bearings’ FY2026 footprint included 44 manufacturing facilities in five countries: 32 in the United States, eight in Mexico, two in Switzerland, and one each in Poland and India.[21][22] The company reported 5,816 employees worldwide, including 4,187 at 44 U.S. facilities and 1,629 at 21 international facilities. Those international facilities are in Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, India, Mexico, China, Poland and Switzerland.[23][22]

RBC Bearings also reported ten distribution centers across the United States, Canada, France, Mexico, Germany, India, the United Kingdom and Australia, and uses third-party logistics providers worldwide.[24][22] Its direct sales personnel serve North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America, alongside a global distributor network.[25][22] The FY2026 report does not provide revenue percentages by country or region; its sales mix is disclosed by business segment instead.[26][22] [21]+5

Business segments

For FY2026, ended March 28, 2026, RBC Bearings reported two operating and reportable segments. Aerospace & Defense accounted for approximately 42.1% of net sales, supplying engineered bearings and precision components for commercial and defense aerospace, defense marine and ground vehicles, missiles and guided munitions, and space and satellite applications.[27][14]

Industrial accounted for approximately 57.9% of net sales. Its products serve markets including construction, mining, energy, agriculture, food and beverage, grain handling, warehousing and logistics, automation, semiconductors, power generation, water and waste, rail, and transportation.[27][28] Commercial aerospace and defense are described as markets within Aerospace & Defense, while OEM and distribution/aftermarket describe sales channels rather than additional reportable segments.[29][30] [27]+4

Company history

RBC Bearings traces its origins to 1919, when Roller Bearing Company of America began manufacturing tapered-roller, spherical and needle-roller bearings in Newark, New Jersey. The company filed for an initial public offering in 2005.[31][32]

From 1990 to 2000, RBC expanded its industrial and precision-bearing businesses through acquisitions including Industrial Tectonics Bearings, Heim and Schaublin. It added miniature precision gears and related components with the 2008 acquisition of PIC Design. In 2015, RBC acquired Sargent Aerospace & Defense, significantly extending its aerospace and defense business.[31]+4

In 2021, RBC completed its approximately $2.9 billion acquisition of ABB’s DODGE mechanical power-transmission business. In 2025, it acquired VACCO Industries, adding engineered fluid-control products and systems to its aerospace and defense business. Michael J. Hartnett, who became president and CEO in 1992, remained in those roles in RBC’s fiscal-2026 report.[37]+2 [31]+8

Sources

• RBC Bearings INC — Full financial report (2026 Y)
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