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RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.

Consumer DiscretionaryRestaurants
Ticker RICKHOUSTON, TXFiscal year ends SeptemberBook value per share $29.72Diluted shares 7.9M

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCIH) operates through its subsidiaries as a holding company engaged in live adult entertainment and high-quality dining experiences. The company's website is www.rcihospitality.com. From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 09-30Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$279.43M
−5.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $284.42M
10.83%
+4.5 percentage points
Last 12 mo 9.60%
$10.84M
+259.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $-3.85M
5.75%
−11.5 percentage points
Last 12 mo -1.79%
Cash & financing
$49.42M
−11.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $42.71M
$34.89M
+11.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $34.75M
0.90
Was 0.90× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 1.02
8.8M
−4.6% year over year
Last 12 mo 7.9M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC. does

In the company’s own words

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCIH) operates through its subsidiaries as a holding company engaged in live adult entertainment and high-quality dining experiences. The company's website is www.rcihospitality.com.

As of September 30, 2025, RCIHH operates 71 establishments across 15 states, employing approximately 3,444 people including both salaried and hourly staff, along with independent contractor entertainers. The company was incorporated in Texas in 1994 and became public in 1995.

The company operates two primary reportable segments. The Nightclubs segment generates revenue through the sale of alcoholic beverages, food, merchandise, cover charges, licensing fees, and room rentals. During fiscal 2025, the Nightclubs segment comprised 40 percent service revenue, 43 percent alcoholic beverages, and 17 percent food, merchandise, and other, with a gross margin of approximately 88.6 percent. The segment operates 59 locations under multiple brands including Rick's Cabaret, Jaguars Club, Tootsie's Cabaret, XTC Cabaret, Club Onyx, Hoops Cabaret and Sports Bar, Scarlett's Cabaret, Diamond Cabaret, and numerous others.

The Bombshells segment operates a restaurant and bar concept featuring military-themed décor, local DJs, outdoor patios, and sports viewing. During fiscal 2025, Bombshells generated 52 percent revenue from alcoholic beverages and 48 percent from food, merchandise, and other, with a gross margin of approximately 76.1 percent. The segment operates 11 locations.

The Other segment comprises the Media Group and Drink Robust. The Media Group serves the multibillion-dollar adult nightclub and adult retail industries through industry publications, conventions, trade shows, and websites. It publishes ED Magazine, the only national business publication serving North America's approximately 2,000 adult nightclubs, and StorErotica Magazine. The Media Group also produces the Annual ED EXPO convention and maintains numerous industry-focused digital properties.

Consolidated revenues for fiscal 2025 totaled $279.4 million. The company maintains numerous registered trademarks and service marks protecting its brand portfolio across both entertainment and media divisions.

Company details
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Restaurants
Headquarters
HOUSTON, TX
Fiscal year end
September
CIK
935419
SIC
5812

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-36.50M$54.07M$144.65M$235.22M$325.80M2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

129
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$41.38M
held by funds, at market
20.6%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV · American Century ETF Trust
0.02%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.01%of fund net assets
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
VXF · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund
FSSNX · Fidelity Salem Street Trust
0.01%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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