RS's Quality Score rose 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 15. Its price is above its average prices of the last 8, 21, 50, and 200 days, which line up in that order (2 chart checks started).
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Up 175% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
“Net sales were $14.29 billion in 2025, an increase of 3.3% compared to 2024, driven by record tons sold”
| The company | From a 4% sales drop to 25% growth in 5 quarters |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Oct 27 |
Fri Nov 20: Ex-dividend, $1.25 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 4.
After its last 4 reports it closed -0.7% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
RS is #35 of 457 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Wed Feb 17, after the close (in 99 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $5.2B, 43% more than a year ago; a profit of $7.84 a share, from $3.59.
“Results also include $2.74 per share of LIFO expense compared to management’s expectation of $1.10, representing an incremental $1.64 per share negative impact, primarily due to higher-than-anticipated carbon steel product costs.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon steel | $3.1B | $2B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 27)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Earnings per share from border wall project shipments | about $0.70 |
“Gross profit margin of 27.9% decreased 20 basis points sequentially due to increased LIFO expense associated with carbon steel costs rising significantly more than anticipated and product mix impact associated with the U.S. border wall project.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 21)
Sales grew 10% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $5.00 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | +1.4% | -0.8% | +3.8% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | +3.3% | +2.4% | +4.5% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | +2.6% | -1.8% | +2.5% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $14B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the three years.
RSI 54.8, MACD below signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 52% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $5.00 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $255M a year |
| Free cash flow | $492M |
| Record | Raised every year since 2010 |
4 insiders sold $6.1M across 7 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: RS is under 0.1% of VIG, under 0.1% of VYM, and under 0.1% of DGRO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026.
Reliance Inc operates a network of companies providing diversified metal solutions and is the metals service center company. It distributes a full line of over 100,000 metal products, including alloy, aluminum, brass, copper, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium and other specialty steel products. The company services more than 125,000 customers in a variety of industries, including consumer products, general manufacturing, non-residential construction, transportation, aerospace, energy, electronics and semiconductor fabrication, industrial machinery and heavy industry. It also services the auto industry, through its toll processing operations where it processes customer-owned metal for a fee.
“We face increased competition and pricing pressures from alternative materials and risks concerning innovation, new technologies, products and increasing customer requirements.”
RS scores 15 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #35 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 175% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
RS scores 15 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #35 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind RS's 15.
4 insiders sold $6.1M across 7 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Stephen Paul Koch, Exec. VP, COO, who sold $1.8M on Oct 27. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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