Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
RS
NYSE·Basic Materials·Steel·Mkt cap $20.4B
$400.51
▲ +0.57%
P/E
23.24
Mkt Cap
$20.4B
52-Wk Range
$260.31–$433.02
52-Week Range
$260.31 - $433.02
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Price action
Price chart
Up 34.4% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Largest metals service center network in North America with 315+ locations providing unmatched geographic reach and supply chain efficiency
- Diversified product portfolio of 100,000+ SKUs across multiple metal types reduces customer concentration risk and enables cross-selling opportunities
- Integrated processing and fabrication capabilities create higher-margin value-added services that differentiate from pure distributors
- Strong relationships with OEMs, machine shops, and fabricators built over 80+ years of operations create switching costs and customer loyalty
- Vertically integrated manufacturing of specialty extruded metals and components enhances margins and supply chain control
Bear Case
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- Significant premium - growth priced in
Growth
Moderate growth ahead
Industrial production recovery and manufacturing expansion in post-pandemic economy increases demand for metal products and processing services
Value
Significant premium - growth priced in
Momentum
Stable
+1.1% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Modest
1.24% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying RS right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 21, 2026
JUL 22, 2026
Reported EPS of $6.27 vs $5.47 consensus (+14.6% surprise). Revenue of $4.6B vs $4.3B expected (+8.7%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+14.6%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-6%
-4%
+0%
+7%
+12%
+16%
+27%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$3.4B
$3.1B
$3.5B
$3.7B
$3.7B
$3.5B
$4.0B
$4.6B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
-23.8%
Operating
9.5%
Profit
7.0%
Wall Street consensus
7 analysts · 29% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
29%
Hold
71%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Citi · Jul 29, 2026
vs Industry
How RS stacks vs Steel
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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