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Reliance (RS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$390.63 +6.97 (+1.82%)
As of 03:58 PM Eastern

About Reliance Stock (NYSE:RS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$385.09
$392.59
50-Day Range
$372.42
$427.86
52-Week Range
$260.31
$433.02
Volume
261,453 shs
Average Volume
343,016 shs
Market Capitalization
$19.95 billion
P/E Ratio
22.71
Dividend Yield
1.28%
Price Target
$377.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE: RS) is a leading metals service center company that distributes and processes a broad array of metal products. The company offers cut-to-length, shearing, blanking, sawing, bending, machining and value-added services for carbon and alloy steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, titanium and specialty metal alloys. Its products serve diverse end markets, including energy, infrastructure, general manufacturing, transportation, aerospace and defense.

Founded in 1939 in Los Angeles, Reliance Steel & Aluminum has grown through a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. Today it operates approximately 300 service center locations across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. By maintaining one of the industry’s most extensive inventories, the company can support customer needs for just-in-time delivery and custom metal processing with a high level of consistency and quality.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Gregg Mollins, Reliance emphasizes operational excellence and customer service. The company’s management team focuses on leveraging its decentralized operating model to respond quickly to local market conditions while sharing best practices across its network. Reliance’s board and executive leadership bring decades of experience in industrial distribution, metals processing and capital allocation to guide long-term growth and profitability strategies.

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Reliance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

RS MarketRank™: 

Reliance scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 168th out of 672 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Reliance has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Reliance is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Reliance has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Reliance's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Reliance are expected to grow by 0.76% in the coming year, from $22.23 to $22.40 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Reliance is 22.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.89.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Reliance is 22.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.55.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Reliance has a PEG Ratio of 0.99. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Reliance has a P/B Ratio of 2.69. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Reliance's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.90% of the float of Reliance has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Reliance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.32, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Reliance has recently decreased by 1.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Reliance pays a meaningful dividend of 1.30%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Reliance has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Reliance is 29.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Reliance will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.32% next year. This indicates that Reliance will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Reliance's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Reliance has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Reliance this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for RS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Reliance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Reliance insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,876,878.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.40% of the stock of Reliance is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    79.26% of the stock of Reliance is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Reliance's insider trading history.
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RS Stock News Headlines

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RS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Reliance's stock was trading at $289.12 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, RS shares have increased by 35.1% and is now trading at $390.63.

Reliance, Inc. (NYSE:RS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The industrial products company reported $6.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.47 by $0.80. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 26.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Reliance subsidiaries include these companies: Rotax Metals Inc., Admiral Metals Servicenter Company Inc., Nu-Tech Precision Metals Inc., Merfish United, Fry Steel, All Metals Holding, KMS Fab, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Reliance include XXEC Inc. (94.33%), California State Teachers Retirement System (64.56%), BlackRock Inc. (11.38%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (2.61%). Insiders that own company stock include Karla R Lewis, James Donald Hoffman, William A Smith II, Arthur Ajemyan, Stephen Paul Koch, Michael R Hynes and Mark V Kaminski.
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Shares of RS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Reliance investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/5 Dividend
5/22/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend
5/22/2026
Dividend Payable
6/05/2026
Last Earnings
7/22/2026
Record date for 8/28 Dividend
8/14/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend
8/14/2026
Today
8/26/2026
Dividend Payable
8/28/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/21/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Trading Companies & Distributors
Sub-Industry
Trading Companies & Distributors
Current Symbol
NYSE:RS
CIK
861884
Employees
15,700
Year Founded
1939

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$418.00
Low Price Target
$300.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-3.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$17.20
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.71
Forward P/E Ratio
17.57
P/E Growth
0.99
Net Income
$739.40 million
Net Margins
5.65%
Pretax Margin
7.48%
Return on Equity
12.51%
Return on Assets
8.47%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.22
Current Ratio
4.30
Quick Ratio
2.27

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$14.29 billion
Price / Sales
1.40
Cash Flow
$20.09 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.44
Book Value
$145.16 per share
Price / Book
2.69

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
51,060,000
Free Float
50,851,000
Market Cap
$19.95 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96

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This page (NYSE:RS) was last updated on 8/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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