# Russel Metals Inc. (RUS.TO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. TSX, Canada. Sector: Industrials / Trading Companies & Distributors. Price C$76.15, market value C$4.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.4×** (5-yr avg 9.3×, 3-yr avg 12.8×). Russel Metals Inc. trades at 19.4× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 9.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 16.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.60**. A PEG of 1.60 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 2.4×**. The shares trade at 2.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.1×**. Enterprise value is 11.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.5%** (5-yr avg 13.5%). Free cash flow equals 4.5% of the market value, below its five-year average of 13.5%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 5.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 21.7%**. Russel Metals Inc. keeps 21.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 5.0%**. 5.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.6%**. 3.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.6%**. 10.6% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.5%.
- **Return on assets: 8.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.9%** (3-yr -2.9%/yr, 5-yr 11.5%/yr). Revenue grew 8.9% over the last year, against 11.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 10.3%** (3-yr -20.1%/yr, 5-yr 50.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 10.3%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -26.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -26.8% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.30**. Debt is 0.30 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.9×**. It would take 0.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 9.4×**. Operating profit covers interest 9.4× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 3.06** (quick 1.21). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.06 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 5.68**. A Z-score of 5.68 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.31%** (C$1.73 per share, trailing). Russel Metals Inc. yields 2.31%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 57%** (50% of free cash flow). 57% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 16**. 16 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 2.4%/yr** (1-yr 3.0%). The dividend has grown 2.4% a year over five years.
- **Shareholder yield: 3.4%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 3.4% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 85.7%** (YTD 76.7%, 3-mo 22.7%). The shares are up 85.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.4%** (94.8% above the low). Trading 8% below 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): 57**. An RSI of 57 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.95** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.95 against the S&P/TSX Composite: the shares move roughly with the market.

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