Last 47 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Steel
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 28.63 | 14.87 | 14.90 | 32.53 | 19.56 | 17.79 | 19.30 | 34.88 | 20.03 | 15.29 | 15.97 | 14.88 | 13.14 | 10.46 | 9.98 | 8.61 | 6.76 | 4.64 | 5.50 | 6.11 | 5.79 |
| — | -16.4% | -22.8% | -6.7% | -2.4% | +16.4% | +20.8% | +134.5% | +52.4% | +46.1% | +60.0% | +72.8% | +94.3% | +125.4% | +81.4% | +40.9% | +16.8% | -37.5% | -40.5% | -59.0% | -65.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.43 | 1.04 | 0.98 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.14 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 1.33 | 1.22 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.84 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.60 |
| — | -8.6% | -11.3% | -8.0% | -12.9% | +1.3% | -16.6% | -3.5% | +9.0% | +8.3% | +37.7% | +45.5% | +70.9% | +82.9% | +50.2% | +29.6% | +5.1% | -20.6% | -26.1% | -28.7% | -24.7% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.95 | 2.60 | 2.21 | 2.11 | 2.03 | 2.30 | 2.17 | 2.03 | 2.17 | 2.15 | 2.44 | 2.10 | 2.00 | 2.11 | 2.08 | 1.70 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.76 | 1.69 | 1.56 |
| — | +13.1% | +2.2% | +3.7% | -6.5% | +7.3% | -11.0% | -3.3% | +8.2% | +1.6% | +17.2% | +23.4% | +29.2% | +36.4% | +18.1% | +0.7% | -0.7% | -10.7% | -4.4% | +12.0% | +19.4% | |
| P/FCF | 40.67 | 70.15 | 45.29 | 18.64 | 20.53 | 29.50 | — | 10.13 | 11.36 | 15.29 | 274.76 | 9.77 | 11.38 | 24.44 | 13.56 | 4.21 | 4.92 | 14.55 | 8.53 | 7.66 | 26.31 |
| — | +137.8% | — | +84.0% | +80.7% | +93.0% | — | +3.7% | -0.2% | -37.4% | +1925.5% | +132.0% | +131.3% | +68.0% | +59.0% | -45.0% | -81.3% | -87.2% | -59.1% | -23.6% | +311.4% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.08 | 10.30 | 10.05 | 17.21 | 12.31 | 11.90 | 12.32 | 17.69 | 12.40 | 10.42 | 10.83 | 10.66 | 8.83 | 7.28 | 6.89 | 6.18 | 4.87 | 3.54 | 4.14 | 4.74 | 4.29 |
| — | -13.4% | -18.4% | -2.7% | -0.8% | +14.2% | +13.7% | +66.0% | +40.4% | +43.0% | +57.2% | +72.3% | +81.4% | +105.7% | +66.5% | +30.4% | +13.5% | -32.6% | -34.2% | -48.8% | -49.4% | |
| EV / EBIT | 21.72 | 11.84 | 12.04 | 24.81 | 15.51 | 14.27 | 15.43 | 27.51 | 15.83 | 12.12 | 12.19 | 12.05 | 9.99 | 8.00 | 7.62 | 6.91 | 5.49 | 3.85 | 4.50 | 5.27 | 4.73 |
| — | -17.0% | -21.9% | -9.8% | -2.0% | +17.7% | +26.6% | +128.3% | +58.4% | +51.5% | +59.9% | +74.4% | +81.9% | +107.7% | +69.4% | +31.2% | +16.1% | -35.0% | -38.4% | -56.9% | -65.6% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 26.8% | 26.6% | 27.4% | 25.3% | 28.3% | 27.8% | 27.7% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 28.0% | 29.2% | 28.7% | 28.1% | 29.9% | 29.4% | 29.6% | 27.8% | 30.7% | 29.6% | 29.7% | 30.0% |
| — | -4.4% | -1.1% | -3.0% | +3.0% | -0.6% | -5.2% | -9.2% | -2.2% | -6.6% | -0.6% | -2.9% | +1.1% | -2.4% | -0.8% | -0.4% | -7.5% | +2.5% | -6.3% | -1.8% | +1.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 7.2% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 5.0% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 4.9% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 13.2% | 13.0% | 12.6% | 12.9% | 16.8% | 16.0% | 14.2% | 14.2% |
| — | +11.8% | +16.0% | +3.3% | -12.6% | -11.6% | -27.0% | -49.9% | -24.3% | -26.7% | -16.7% | -22.7% | -16.8% | -21.7% | -18.9% | -11.4% | -9.3% | +24.9% | +19.7% | +65.4% | +69.5% | |
| Net Margin | 5.2% | 7.0% | 6.6% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 11.7% | 10.6% | 10.3% |
| — | +9.2% | +15.4% | -1.1% | -10.9% | -13.1% | -31.0% | -58.8% | -28.5% | -25.9% | -14.0% | -15.8% | -12.1% | -18.9% | -17.2% | -8.1% | -9.9% | +27.1% | +24.1% | +73.9% | +119.8% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 10.3% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 8.3% | 7.0% | 6.9% |
| — | +36.4% | +33.7% | +11.4% | -2.0% | -5.3% | -28.0% | -59.1% | -30.8% | -33.1% | -27.1% | -29.8% | -33.0% | -39.9% | -36.0% | -28.7% | -16.6% | +42.7% | +62.5% | +176.4% | +252.6% | |
| ROA | 7.3% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| — | +31.1% | +28.3% | +7.5% | -6.2% | -11.5% | -31.5% | -60.1% | -31.9% | -32.2% | -23.4% | -23.8% | -26.2% | -33.2% | -29.9% | -23.9% | -12.2% | +48.3% | +66.2% | +178.7% | +250.6% | |
| ROIC | 8.9% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 7.3% | 6.9% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| — | +35.6% | +27.0% | +10.4% | -7.9% | -12.7% | -32.3% | -55.2% | -32.4% | -35.1% | -26.8% | -29.8% | -29.0% | -35.1% | -29.1% | -25.5% | -15.0% | +40.5% | +55.2% | +164.0% | +187.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| — | +12.6% | +15.0% | +41.4% | +10.5% | +31.4% | +42.7% | +10.1% | +17.8% | +1.6% | -6.7% | -32.2% | -34.8% | -34.2% | -34.7% | -14.3% | -13.5% | -17.3% | -17.6% | -15.1% | -13.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.53 | 3.90 | 4.64 | 8.11 | 5.11 | 4.54 | 5.13 | 6.36 | 4.44 | 3.32 | 3.02 | 3.55 | 3.05 | 2.39 | 2.38 | 3.61 | 3.07 | 2.21 | 2.40 | 2.99 | 3.06 |
| — | -13.9% | -9.5% | +27.6% | +15.1% | +36.6% | +70.1% | +79.1% | +45.6% | +39.1% | +26.7% | -1.8% | -0.6% | +8.2% | -1.0% | +21.0% | +0.3% | -38.3% | -43.4% | -61.2% | -61.5% | |
| Current Ratio | 4.88 | 4.30 | 4.39 | 4.88 | 4.43 | 3.18 | 3.17 | 3.21 | 3.31 | 5.02 | 5.74 | 5.66 | 5.53 | 5.18 | 4.83 | 3.55 | 3.25 | 3.02 | 3.96 | 3.91 | 4.25 |
| — | +34.9% | +38.5% | +52.0% | +33.7% | -36.5% | -44.9% | -43.2% | -40.1% | -3.2% | +18.9% | +59.2% | +70.0% | +71.8% | +22.0% | -9.0% | -23.5% | -30.8% | -9.0% | -23.1% | -15.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.30 | 2.27 | 2.24 | 2.30 | 2.08 | 1.51 | 1.58 | 1.54 | 1.58 | 2.43 | 3.21 | 3.23 | 3.13 | 2.83 | 2.80 | 2.10 | 1.78 | 1.60 | 2.28 | 1.97 | 2.39 |
| — | +49.9% | +42.2% | +49.5% | +32.0% | -37.7% | -51.0% | -52.4% | -49.6% | -14.3% | +14.8% | +53.9% | +75.6% | +76.6% | +22.7% | +6.9% | -25.4% | -36.9% | -10.8% | -28.7% | -10.6% | |
| Interest Coverage | 18.40 | 24.43 | 23.69 | 10.99 | 18.20 | 22.28 | 23.82 | 14.35 | 24.90 | 37.05 | 41.85 | 35.01 | 41.00 | 53.67 | 47.65 | 29.81 | 34.59 | 49.88 | 45.69 | 35.87 | 35.14 |
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.'s current P/E is 28.6x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 20.5x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.'s current operating margin is 7.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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