Reliance (RS) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Reliance's Change in Inventory came in at $154.2 million for Q3 2026, up 177.3% from $55.6 million a year earlier and up 68.7% from the prior quarter.
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Reliance (RS) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Reliance reported Change in Inventory of $172.7 million, up 62.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $154.8 million.
- Going back by year, Change in Inventory was -$116.8 million in FY2024, $41.5 million in FY2023, -$58.9 million in FY2022 and $505.9 million in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Change in Inventory since Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, Change in Inventory increased in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 96.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Change in Inventory over five years came in Q2 2025 (growth of 407.2%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 87.8%).
- Business Quant data shows RS's Change in Inventory at $91.4 million (Q2 2026), $47.7 million (Q1 2026) and -$120.6 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.05 Bn | 72.17 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 17.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.96 Bn | 62.55 Bn | 1.98 Bn | -9.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.07 Bn | 59.07 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 41.90 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.68 Bn | 43.89 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 92.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.97 Bn | 33.85 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 1.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.97 Bn | 22.02 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 154.20 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.12 Bn | 14.17 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 272.50 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.77 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 113.54 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.22 Bn | 11.10 Bn | 392.21 Mn | - |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.73 Bn | 9.31 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 44.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 154.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 91.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 47.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -120.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 55.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 133.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 85.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -169.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -88.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 114.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -72.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -88.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 215.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -13.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -185.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -164.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 345.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -54.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.60 Mn |
API Access
Reliance Change in Inventory 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=change-in-inventory&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "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=change-in-inventory&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();