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Strong BuyPremium GrowerAI neutralReliance, Inc. · Basic Materials · United States · $21.2B cap · $120.1M/day traded
$415.62 -0.6% · close 23 Oct · scored 24 Oct
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
Reported 21 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate rose 3.0% across the report (snapshots of 18 Oct and 25 Oct).
As of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Reliance, Inc. (RS) is 84/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 69, Value 34, Momentum 78, each scored against its sector).
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Reliance is the largest US metals service centre. It earns steady margins by cutting and processing steel and aluminium for many small customers, and it has a long record of acquisitions and buybacks funded by internal cash. Demand from non-residential construction and data centres offers some support, and consensus earnings have edged up. Still, revenue tracks metal prices and industrial volumes. Much of the recent news in circulation concerns an unrelated Indian company, so there is little fresh company-specific evidence of an inflection.
ABOUT RELIANCE, INC.
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Reliance, Inc. is one of North America's largest metal service center companies, distributing a comprehensive range of metal products including steel, aluminum, and copper, alongside value-added processing services. The company establishes a competitive moat through its expansive network of service centers, vast and diversified inventory, and deep technical expertise in custom metal processing, serving a wide array of industrial sectors. This scale and ability to provide tailored solutions make it an indispensable link in the manufacturing supply chain.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 17.0B | 14.8B | 13.8B | 14.3B | -5.7% | 17.4B | 18.9B | 18.3B | 13.1% |
| EPS | 30.39 | 22.90 | 15.70 | 14.07 | -22.6% | 21.45 | 26.60 | 25.04 | 33.4% |
| Shares | 58.8M | 57.3M | 53.7M | 51.7M | -12.0% | 51.1M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 1.9B | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.7B | -2.3% | 2.0B | — | — | — |
| Equity | 7.1B | 7.7B | 7.2B | 7.2B | 0.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 2.1B | 1.7B | 1.4B | 831.4M | -26.8% | 801.7M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -348.5M | -483.9M | -803.7M | -321.8M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -892.6M | -1.3B | -1.4B | -620.2M | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 4% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 83% of stocks we rank over the past year (25% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Basic Materials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of RS are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS | Reliance, Inc.(you) | $21.2B | 84 | Strong Buy |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | $34.6B | 78 | Buy |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation | $58.6B | 83 | Strong Buy |
| CLF | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. | $7.9B | 45 | Hold |
| NWPX | NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | $938M | 85 | Strong Buy |
| WS | Worthington Steel, Inc. | $2.0B | 56 | Hold |
| MTUS | Metallus Inc. | $846M | 65 | Hold |
| FRD | Friedman Industries, Incorporated | $302M | 96 | Strong Buy |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | $18.4B | 71 | Buy |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | $18.3B | 98 | Strong Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 1.6% · P/E 20.6x · Gross margin 27.2%
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