Basic Materials
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.(RS)
Live Price
Offline$396.34
-1.92% today
1Y Change
+33.65%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $18.52B
- Revenue Growth
- +3.3%
- EPS Growth
- -10.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.3%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $18.52B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $396.34 and up 33.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +3.3%, EPS growth of -10.4%, a dividend yield of 1.3%. What stands out right now is revenue +3.3%, EPS -10.4%, free cash flow -49.7% with operating margin 7.5% and ROIC 8.7%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.3%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 23.2 and price/sales 1.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines RS price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+3.3% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+7.5% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
2026 was reported on Apr 22, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +11.4% and a revenue surprise of +3.5%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +3.3% and EPS is at -10.4%, with operating margin around 7.5%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 22, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 22, 2026 | +11.4% | -1.8% | +2.4% | +3.2% |
2026 Feb 18, 2026 | -15.2% | -2.7% | -5.9% | -12.0% |
2025 Oct 22, 2025 | -1.1% | -0.2% | +2.9% | -2.7% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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RS Max Drawdown
-22.62%
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Company Overview
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
New York Stock Exchange
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. operates as a diversified metal solutions provider and the metals service center company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company distributes a line of approximately 100,000 metal products, including alloy, aluminum, brass, copper, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and specialty steel products; and provides metals processing services to general manufacturing, non-residential construction, transportation, aerospace, energy, electronics and semiconductor fabrication, and heavy industries. It also distributes non-ferrous metals products and tubular building products; and manufactures specialty extruded metals, fabricated parts, and welded components. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated a network of approximately 315 locations in 40 states in the United States and 13 in other countries. It sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers, which primarily include small machine shops and fabricators. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
- Leadership
- Karla R. Lewis
- IPO Date
- Sep 16, 1994
- Employees
- 15.9k
- Street Address
- 350 South Grand Avenue
- Mailing
- Los Angeles, CA, 90071
- Region
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 213 687 7700
- Last Updated
- May 4, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 23.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 14.5
- Price/Sales
- 1.2
- Price/Book
- 2.6
Growth
- Revenue
- +3.3%
- EPS
- -10.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- -49.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 27.2%
- Operating Margin
- 7.5%
- Net Margin
- 5.4%
- ROE
- 11.2%
- ROIC
- 8.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.28
- Current Ratio
- 4.39
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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