Reliance (RS) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Reliance (RS) recorded Cash from Operations of $212 million in Q3 2026, down 19.0% from $261.8 million a year earlier but up 30.7% from the prior quarter.
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Reliance (RS) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Reliance's Cash from Operations came in at $801.7 million as of Sep 30, 2026, down 22.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $831.4 million, down 41.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations has declined for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash from Operations came in at $1.43 billion in FY2024 (-14.4%), $1.67 billion in FY2023 (-21.1%), $2.12 billion in FY2022 (+165.0%) and $799.4 million in FY2021 (-31.8%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has ranged from $64.5 million in Q1 2025 to $808.7 million in Q4 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 11.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash from Operations in the last five years was growth of 347.0% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 67.2% in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $162.2 million (Q2 2026), $151.4 million (Q1 2026) and $276.1 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 68.95 Bn | 66.71 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 661.00 Mn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 68.54 Bn | 67.66 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.92 Bn | 61.91 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 421.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.34 Bn | 47.55 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 772.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.33 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.77 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 212.00 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.42 Bn | 12.47 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 193.90 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.20 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 325.10 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.92 Bn | 10.80 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 86.38 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.55 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 195.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 212.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 162.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 151.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 276.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 261.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 229.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 64.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 473.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 463.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 366.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 126.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 525.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 466.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 295.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 384.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 808.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 635.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 270.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 404.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 393.80 Mn |
API Access
Reliance Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();