Reliance (RS) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Reliance (RS) reported Inventory of $2.48 billion for Q3 2026, up 7.6% from $2.31 billion a year earlier and up 6.8% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Reliance (RS) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Reliance posted Inventory of $2.19 billion, up 7.9% from FY2024.
- Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Inventory came in at $2.03 billion in FY2024 (-0.8%), $2.04 billion in FY2023 (+2.4%), $2 billion in FY2022 (-3.4%) and $2.07 billion in FY2021 (+45.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year over year, Inventory has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 3.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Inventory in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 45.4%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 6.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $2.33 billion (Q2 2026), $2.23 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.19 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 68.95 Bn | 66.71 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 68.54 Bn | 67.66 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 313.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.92 Bn | 61.91 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.34 Bn | 47.55 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 4.68 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.33 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 192.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.77 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.42 Bn | 12.47 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 4.69 Bn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.20 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 1.84 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.92 Bn | 10.80 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 533.25 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.55 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 854.80 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.07 Bn |
API Access
Reliance 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=inventory&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "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=inventory&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();