Reliance (RS) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Reliance's Cash & Equivalents came in at $246 million for Q3 2026, down 5.8% from $261.2 million a year earlier but up 4.5% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Reliance (RS) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Reliance's Cash & Equivalents was $216.6 million, down 31.9% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -20.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Equivalents was $318.1 million in FY2024 (-70.6%), $1.08 billion in FY2023 (-7.9%), $1.17 billion in FY2022 (+290.5%) and $300.5 million in FY2021 (-56.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash & Equivalents is $216.6 million (Q4 2025) to $1.17 billion (Q4 2022).
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 29.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Equivalents over five years came in Q4 2022 (growth of 290.5%), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a decline of 70.6%).
- Business Quant data shows RS's Cash & Equivalents at $235.4 million (Q2 2026), $249.7 million (Q1 2026) and $216.6 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 67.67 Bn | 65.03 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 768.00 Mn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 65.48 Bn | 64.60 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.80 Bn | 59.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 211.90 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 42.73 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 820.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.50 Bn | 31.38 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 32.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.26 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 246.00 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 14.25 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 842.50 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.59 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 364.19 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.49 Bn | 9.07 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 464.30 Mn |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.39 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 392.21 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 246.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 235.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 249.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 216.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 261.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 239.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 277.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 318.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 314.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 350.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 934.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 976.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 816.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 816.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 643.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 504.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 548.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 300.50 Mn |
API Access
Reliance Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "RS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();