# Reliance Inc. (RS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Mining & Metals. Price $443.84, market value $22.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.7×** (5-yr avg 12.5×, 3-yr avg 16.4×). Reliance Inc. trades at 20.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 12.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 17.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.3×.
- **Price / book: 2.9×**. The shares trade at 2.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.2×**. Enterprise value is 13.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.2%** (5-yr avg 7.7%). Free cash flow equals 2.2% of the market value, below its five-year average of 7.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 4.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 8.8%**. 8.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.2%**. 5.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.3%**. 10.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 14.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 14.4%.
- **Return on assets: 10.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 10.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.3%** (3-yr -5.7%/yr, 5-yr 10.2%/yr). Revenue grew 3.3% over the last year, against 10.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -10.2%** (3-yr -22.4%/yr, 5-yr 19.8%/yr). Earnings per share fell 10.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -34.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -34.4% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.20**. Debt is 0.20 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.7×**. It would take 0.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 4.88** (quick 4.88). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 4.88 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.30**. A Z-score of 7.30 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.13%** ($4.95 per share, trailing). Reliance Inc. yields 1.13%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 13.9%/yr** (1-yr 9.1%). The dividend has compounded at 13.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (9 analysts). 9 analysts cover Reliance Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $430.89 (-3% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 60.6%** (YTD 56.3%, 3-mo 9.5%). The shares are up 60.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.4%** (68.7% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 76**. An RSI of 76 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.60** (volatility 25%). Beta of 0.60 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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