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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

$388.88 +$93.06 (+31.46%)
NYSE · 14 Sep 2026 16:51 UTC
Previous Close
$394.21
Day Range
$387.44$396.07
Year Range
$260.31$433.02
Market Cap
19.85B
AVG Volume
347.42K
Trailing/Forward PE
22.48/16.54
PEG ratio
89.51
Dividend Yield
1.27%
Next Earnings Date
2026-10-21
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
02B4B6B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q24.63B
26 Q14.03B
25 Q43.5B
25 Q33.65B
25 Q23.66B
25 Q13.48B
24 Q43.13B
24 Q33.42B
24 Q23.64B
24 Q13.64B
Net Income (USD)
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q2322.9M
26 Q1266.3M
25 Q4116.5M
25 Q3189.5M
25 Q2233.7M
25 Q1199.7M
24 Q4105.3M
24 Q3199.2M
24 Q2267.8M
24 Q1302.9M
Operating Income (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q2441.6M
26 Q1367.9M
25 Q4176.2M
25 Q3259.8M
25 Q2312.2M
25 Q1274.4M
24 Q4152.5M
24 Q3278.5M
24 Q2351.7M
24 Q1393.1M
EBITDA (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q2514.1M
26 Q1434.1M
25 Q4239.6M
25 Q3332.6M
25 Q2388.3M
25 Q1342.6M
24 Q4214.1M
24 Q3339.3M
24 Q2426M
24 Q1469.5M
Cash Flows (USD)
-100M0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q268.8M
26 Q187.2M
25 Q4202.9M
25 Q3180.6M
25 Q2141.4M
25 Q1-22.4M
24 Q4362.4M
24 Q3351.1M
24 Q2268.1M
24 Q117.6M
EPS (USD)
0246824 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q26.28
26 Q15.1
25 Q42.22
25 Q33.59
25 Q24.41
25 Q13.74
24 Q41.93
24 Q33.61
24 Q24.67
24 Q15.23
Expenses (USD)
0250M500M750M1BSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q2882.8M
26 Q1799M
25 Q4782.4M
25 Q3782.5M
25 Q2793.6M
25 Q1777.1M
24 Q4773.9M
24 Q3772.7M
24 Q2765.9M
24 Q1780.2M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0500M1B1.5B2BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q2235.4M
26 Q1249.7M
25 Q4216.6M
25 Q3261.2M
25 Q2239.5M
25 Q1277.8M
24 Q4318.1M
24 Q3314.6M
24 Q2350.8M
24 Q1934.9M
Debt ratios
00.511.524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q21.16
26 Q11.28
25 Q41.36
25 Q31.12
25 Q21.16
25 Q11.12
24 Q40.76
24 Q30.75
24 Q20.59
24 Q10.23
Margins
0%10%20%30%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q226.59%
26 Q127.39%
25 Q425.31%
25 Q328.25%
25 Q227.82%
25 Q127.68%
24 Q426.08%
24 Q327.44%
24 Q227.98%
24 Q129.21%
Return on Capital
0%2%4%6%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q24.36%
26 Q13.73%
25 Q41.62%
25 Q32.59%
25 Q23.23%
25 Q12.81%
24 Q41.46%
24 Q32.71%
24 Q23.51%
24 Q13.81%
Shares Outstanding
020M40M60M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q251.34M
26 Q151.63M
25 Q452.07M
25 Q352.48M
25 Q252.84M
25 Q153.08M
24 Q454.1M
24 Q354.69M
24 Q256.88M
24 Q157.34M
Dividends (USD)
00.511.5May 24Aug 24Nov 24Mar 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Mar 26May 26Aug 26
RS Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Aug 261.25
May 261.25
Mar 261.25
Nov 251.2
Aug 251.2
May 251.2
Mar 251.2
Nov 241.1
Aug 241.1
May 241.1
Employee Count
05K10K15K20K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
RS Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
202515.7K
202415.9K
202315K
202214.5K
202113.7K
202012.8K
201915.3K
201815.6K
201714.9K
201614.5K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
05010015024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q2144.36
26 Q1138.13
25 Q4137.89
25 Q3139.4
25 Q2137.09
25 Q1134.03
24 Q4133.64
24 Q3134.6
24 Q2134.2
24 Q1138.52
Total Assets (USD)
05B10B15B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
RS Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q211.17B
26 Q110.81B
25 Q410.37B
25 Q310.55B
25 Q210.49B
25 Q110.37B
24 Q410.02B
24 Q310.3B
24 Q210.45B
24 Q110.71B
PE Ratio
1015202530med 20.92Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RS PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2622.61
Sep 2622.97
Aug 2622.23
Aug 2622.25
Aug 2624.46
Aug 2624.31
Jul 2623.29
Jul 2626.13
Jul 2625.36
Jul 2624.29
Jul 2623.83
Jun 2624.71
Jun 2625.39
Jun 2626.48
Jun 2625.27
May 2624.39
May 2623.51
May 2623.17
May 2623.66
May 2623.44
Apr 2624.76
Apr 2622.92
Apr 2622.69
Apr 2621.5
Mar 2621.1
Mar 2620.46
Mar 2620.94
Mar 2621.35
Feb 2622.23
Feb 2622.99
Feb 2624.75
Feb 2625.46
Jan 2623.75
Jan 2623.77
Jan 2623.35
Jan 2622.26
Jan 2621.32
Dec 2521.38
Dec 2520.97
Dec 2521.01
Dec 2520.6
Nov 2520.13
Nov 2519.83
Nov 2519.47
Nov 2519.84
Oct 2520.35
Oct 2519.85
Oct 2519.46
Oct 2519.48
Oct 2520.35
Sep 2520.33
Sep 2520.62
Sep 2520.82
Sep 2521.41
Aug 2521.17
Aug 2521.09
Aug 2520.48
Aug 2520.41
Aug 2520.3
Jul 2521.05
Jul 2523.11
Jul 2522.58
Jul 2522.48
Jun 2521.78
Jun 2521.14
Jun 2521.32
Jun 2521.3
May 2520.13
May 2520.07
May 2520.9
May 2520.37
May 2520.43
Apr 2517.57
Apr 2517.16
Apr 2517.28
Apr 2516.37
Mar 2517.7
Mar 2517.16
Mar 2517.48
Mar 2517.86
Feb 2518.37
Feb 2515.79
Feb 2515.62
Feb 2514.85
Jan 2515.19
Jan 2515.25
Jan 2515.11
Jan 2514.01
Jan 2514.05
Dec 2414.15
Dec 2414.11
Dec 2415.33
Dec 2415.97
Nov 2416.85
Nov 2416.75
Nov 2416.28
Nov 2416.82
Nov 2415.06
Oct 2414.17
Oct 2414.84
Free Cash Flow Yield
2%4%6%8%med 5.4%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RS Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 262.67%
Sep 262.62%
Aug 262.71%
Aug 262.71%
Aug 262.46%
Aug 262.48%
Jul 262.59%
Jul 262.91%
Jul 262.99%
Jul 263.13%
Jul 263.19%
Jun 263.07%
Jun 262.99%
Jun 262.87%
Jun 263.01%
May 263.11%
May 263.23%
May 263.28%
May 263.21%
May 263.24%
Apr 262.74%
Apr 262.96%
Apr 263%
Apr 263.16%
Mar 263.22%
Mar 263.32%
Mar 263.24%
Mar 263.18%
Feb 263.06%
Feb 263.95%
Feb 263.67%
Feb 263.57%
Jan 263.83%
Jan 263.82%
Jan 263.89%
Jan 264.08%
Jan 264.26%
Dec 254.25%
Dec 254.33%
Dec 254.33%
Dec 254.41%
Nov 254.52%
Nov 254.58%
Nov 254.67%
Nov 254.58%
Oct 254.47%
Oct 255.68%
Oct 255.8%
Oct 255.79%
Oct 255.55%
Sep 255.55%
Sep 255.47%
Sep 255.42%
Sep 255.27%
Aug 255.33%
Aug 255.35%
Aug 255.51%
Aug 255.53%
Aug 255.56%
Jul 255.9%
Jul 255.38%
Jul 255.5%
Jul 255.53%
Jun 255.7%
Jun 255.88%
Jun 255.83%
Jun 255.83%
May 256.17%
May 256.19%
May 255.94%
May 256.1%
May 256.08%
Apr 256.5%
Apr 256.65%
Apr 256.61%
Apr 256.97%
Mar 256.45%
Mar 256.65%
Mar 256.53%
Mar 256.39%
Feb 256.21%
Feb 256.39%
Feb 256.46%
Feb 256.8%
Jan 256.65%
Jan 256.62%
Jan 256.68%
Jan 257.2%
Jan 257.19%
Dec 247.13%
Dec 247.15%
Dec 246.59%
Dec 246.32%
Nov 245.99%
Nov 246.03%
Nov 246.2%
Nov 246%
Nov 246.7%
Oct 246.46%
Oct 246.17%
Price to Sales
11.21.41.6med 1.15Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RS Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 261.28
Sep 261.3
Aug 261.26
Aug 261.26
Aug 261.39
Aug 261.38
Jul 261.32
Jul 261.42
Jul 261.38
Jul 261.32
Jul 261.29
Jun 261.34
Jun 261.38
Jun 261.44
Jun 261.37
May 261.33
May 261.28
May 261.26
May 261.29
May 261.27
Apr 261.28
Apr 261.19
Apr 261.17
Apr 261.11
Mar 261.09
Mar 261.06
Mar 261.08
Mar 261.1
Feb 261.15
Feb 261.2
Feb 261.29
Feb 261.33
Jan 261.24
Jan 261.24
Jan 261.22
Jan 261.16
Jan 261.12
Dec 251.12
Dec 251.1
Dec 251.1
Dec 251.08
Nov 251.05
Nov 251.04
Nov 251.02
Nov 251.04
Oct 251.06
Oct 251.07
Oct 251.05
Oct 251.05
Oct 251.1
Sep 251.1
Sep 251.11
Sep 251.12
Sep 251.15
Aug 251.14
Aug 251.14
Aug 251.1
Aug 251.1
Aug 251.09
Jul 251.19
Jul 251.3
Jul 251.27
Jul 251.27
Jun 251.23
Jun 251.19
Jun 251.2
Jun 251.2
May 251.14
May 251.13
May 251.18
May 251.15
May 251.15
Apr 251.11
Apr 251.09
Apr 251.09
Apr 251.04
Mar 251.12
Mar 251.09
Mar 251.11
Mar 251.13
Feb 251.16
Feb 251.17
Feb 251.16
Feb 251.1
Jan 251.13
Jan 251.13
Jan 251.12
Jan 251.04
Jan 251.04
Dec 241.05
Dec 241.05
Dec 241.14
Dec 241.19
Nov 241.25
Nov 241.24
Nov 241.21
Nov 241.25
Nov 241.12
Oct 241.13
Oct 241.19
EV/EBITDA
81012141618med 13.11Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RS EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2614.47
Sep 2614.68
Aug 2614.25
Aug 2614.26
Aug 2615.56
Aug 2615.47
Jul 2614.87
Jul 2616.38
Jul 2615.93
Jul 2615.32
Jul 2615.05
Jun 2615.56
Jun 2615.95
Jun 2616.58
Jun 2615.88
May 2615.37
May 2614.86
May 2614.67
May 2614.95
May 2614.82
Apr 2615.41
Apr 2614.37
Apr 2614.23
Apr 2613.56
Mar 2613.33
Mar 2612.97
Mar 2613.25
Mar 2613.48
Feb 2613.97
Feb 2614.22
Feb 2615.22
Feb 2615.63
Jan 2614.65
Jan 2614.67
Jan 2614.43
Jan 2613.8
Jan 2613.27
Dec 2513.31
Dec 2513.07
Dec 2513.09
Dec 2512.86
Nov 2512.59
Nov 2512.42
Nov 2512.22
Nov 2512.42
Oct 2512.72
Oct 2512.56
Oct 2512.34
Oct 2512.36
Oct 2512.85
Sep 2512.84
Sep 2513.01
Sep 2513.12
Sep 2513.46
Aug 2513.33
Aug 2513.28
Aug 2512.93
Aug 2512.89
Aug 2512.82
Jul 2513.41
Jul 2514.62
Jul 2514.31
Jul 2514.25
Jun 2513.84
Jun 2513.47
Jun 2513.57
Jun 2513.56
May 2512.88
May 2512.84
May 2513.33
May 2513.02
May 2513.05
Apr 2511.37
Apr 2511.13
Apr 2511.2
Apr 2510.65
Mar 2511.45
Mar 2511.12
Mar 2511.32
Mar 2511.55
Feb 2511.86
Feb 2510.78
Feb 2510.67
Feb 2510.18
Jan 2510.4
Jan 2510.44
Jan 2510.35
Jan 259.65
Jan 259.67
Dec 249.74
Dec 249.71
Dec 2410.48
Dec 2410.89
Nov 2411.45
Nov 2411.39
Nov 2411.09
Nov 2411.43
Nov 2410.31
Oct 249.75
Oct 2410.19
Price/Operating Cashflow
51015202530med 12.69Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RS Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2623.77
Sep 2624.15
Aug 2623.37
Aug 2623.39
Aug 2625.72
Aug 2625.56
Jul 2624.49
Jul 2622.93
Jul 2622.26
Jul 2621.32
Jul 2620.92
Jun 2621.69
Jun 2622.28
Jun 2623.25
Jun 2622.18
May 2621.41
May 2620.64
May 2620.34
May 2620.76
May 2620.57
Apr 2622.02
Apr 2620.39
Apr 2620.18
Apr 2619.12
Mar 2618.76
Mar 2618.2
Mar 2618.63
Mar 2618.99
Feb 2619.77
Feb 2616.28
Feb 2617.52
Feb 2618.02
Jan 2616.81
Jan 2616.83
Jan 2616.53
Jan 2615.76
Jan 2615.09
Dec 2515.14
Dec 2514.85
Dec 2514.87
Dec 2514.58
Nov 2514.25
Nov 2514.04
Nov 2513.79
Nov 2514.04
Oct 2514.41
Oct 2511.9
Oct 2511.67
Oct 2511.68
Oct 2512.2
Sep 2512.19
Sep 2512.36
Sep 2512.48
Sep 2512.84
Aug 2512.69
Aug 2512.65
Aug 2512.28
Aug 2512.24
Aug 2512.17
Jul 2511.88
Jul 2513.04
Jul 2512.74
Jul 2512.69
Jun 2512.29
Jun 2511.93
Jun 2512.03
Jun 2512.02
May 2511.36
May 2511.33
May 2511.79
May 2511.5
May 2511.53
Apr 2510.76
Apr 2510.51
Apr 2510.58
Apr 2510.02
Mar 2510.83
Mar 2510.5
Mar 2510.7
Mar 2510.93
Feb 2511.24
Feb 2511.11
Feb 2510.99
Feb 2510.44
Jan 2510.68
Jan 2510.73
Jan 2510.63
Jan 259.85
Jan 259.88
Dec 249.95
Dec 249.93
Dec 2410.78
Dec 2411.23
Nov 2411.85
Nov 2411.78
Nov 2411.46
Nov 2411.83
Nov 2410.59
Oct 2410.87
Oct 2411.38
Price to Book
1.522.53med 2.21Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
RS Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 262.73
Sep 262.77
Aug 262.68
Aug 262.69
Aug 262.95
Aug 262.94
Jul 262.81
Jul 262.95
Jul 262.87
Jul 262.75
Jul 262.69
Jun 262.79
Jun 262.87
Jun 262.99
Jun 262.86
May 262.76
May 262.66
May 262.62
May 262.67
May 262.65
Apr 262.55
Apr 262.36
Apr 262.34
Apr 262.21
Mar 262.17
Mar 262.11
Mar 262.16
Mar 262.2
Feb 262.29
Feb 262.29
Feb 262.46
Feb 262.53
Jan 262.36
Jan 262.37
Jan 262.32
Jan 262.22
Jan 262.12
Dec 252.13
Dec 252.09
Dec 252.09
Dec 252.05
Nov 252
Nov 251.97
Nov 251.94
Nov 251.97
Oct 252.03
Oct 252.02
Oct 251.98
Oct 251.98
Oct 252.07
Sep 252.07
Sep 252.1
Sep 252.12
Sep 252.18
Aug 252.16
Aug 252.15
Aug 252.09
Aug 252.08
Aug 252.07
Jul 252.28
Jul 252.51
Jul 252.45
Jul 252.44
Jun 252.36
Jun 252.29
Jun 252.31
Jun 252.31
May 252.18
May 252.18
May 252.27
May 252.21
May 252.22
Apr 252.13
Apr 252.08
Apr 252.09
Apr 251.98
Mar 252.14
Mar 252.08
Mar 252.12
Mar 252.16
Feb 252.22
Feb 252.24
Feb 252.21
Feb 252.1
Jan 252.15
Jan 252.16
Jan 252.14
Jan 251.98
Jan 251.99
Dec 242
Dec 242
Dec 242.17
Dec 242.26
Nov 242.39
Nov 242.37
Nov 242.31
Nov 242.38
Nov 242.13
Oct 242.11
Oct 242.21
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California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in shares of Reliance, Inc. (NYSE: RS) by 20,857.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 32,965,343 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 32,808,048 shares

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Reliance, Inc. Announces Participation at the 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference

PHOENIX, Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reliance, Inc. (NYSE: RS) announced today that Karla Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Stephen Koch, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will participate in the 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference on Wednesday, September 9th in New York City.

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Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC Takes $521,000 Position in Reliance, Inc. $RS

Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Reliance, Inc. (NYSE: RS) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 1,394 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $521,000. Other institutional investors have also recently added to or

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Reliance shares surged 21% in six months as strong demand, acquisitions and shareholder returns fuel momentum across key markets.

Callan Family Office LLC Makes New $930,000 Investment in Reliance, Inc. $RS

defenseworld.net · 25 Aug 2026

Callan Family Office LLC Makes New $930,000 Investment in Reliance, Inc. $RS

Callan Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in Reliance, Inc. (NYSE: RS) during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 2,488 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $930,000. A number of other

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