Reliance (RS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Reliance's FCF Margin came in at 2.55% for Q3 2026, down 2.40 percentage points from 4.95% a year earlier but up 1.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Reliance (RS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Reliance reported FCF Margin of 2.83%, down 1.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.52%, down 3.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -7.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 7.22% in FY2024 (-0.90 pp), 8.12% in FY2023 (-2.31 pp), 10.44% in FY2022 (+6.44 pp) and 3.99% in FY2021 (-7.37 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -0.64% (Q1 2025) to 19.85% (Q4 2022).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.32 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q4 2022 (a gain of 11.42 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 7.40 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RS's FCF Margin at 1.49% (Q2 2026), 2.17% (Q1 2026) and 5.80% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 70.03 Bn | 69.15 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -2.15% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 68.13 Bn | 65.49 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 10.54% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.04 Bn | 61.04 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 49.55 Bn | 46.77 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 9.10% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.45 Bn | 33.33 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -0.48% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.95 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 2.55% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.78 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 2.28% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.75 Bn | 9.43 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -0.55% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.98 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 5.68% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.60 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 9.20% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.55% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.43% |
API Access
Reliance FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();