Reliance RS
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 11:59 AM EDT

Reliance (RS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Reliance's (RS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $4.2 billion in Q2 2026, up 25.12% year-over-year from $3.3 billion in Q2 2025, and up 14.5% quarter-over-quarter from $3.7 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Reliance (RS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Reliance (RS) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $4.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 25.12% year-over-year to $4.2 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $14.6 billion, a 14.82% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $13.3 billion, up 4.79% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $4.2 billion for Q2 2026 at Reliance, up from $3.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $4.2 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $3.0 billion in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $3.4 billion and a median of $3.3 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 53.23% in 2022 and retreated 13.48% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $3.2 billion in 2022, then retreated by 4.56% to $3.0 billion in 2023, then retreated by 0.91% to $3.0 billion in 2024, then grew by 11.64% to $3.3 billion in 2025, then grew by 25.69% to $4.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $4.2 billion (Q2 2026), $3.7 billion (Q1 2026), and $3.3 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 60.16 Bn 59.57 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.18 Bn
2 Fastenal 55.52 Bn 55.31 Bn 1.06 Bn 561.80 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.11 Bn 42.29 Bn 2.32 Bn 1.61 Bn
4 Reliance 20.00 Bn 19.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 4.19 Bn
5 Wesco International 17.12 Bn 16.31 Bn 1.46 Bn 1.02 Bn
6 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.86 Bn 411.22 Mn 251.91 Mn
7 Watsco 11.85 Bn 11.39 Bn 578.93 Mn 348.99 Mn
8 Avantor 9.97 Bn 9.66 Bn 537.00 Mn 415.20 Mn
9 Core & Main 7.83 Bn 7.68 Bn 520.00 Mn 343.00 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.66 Bn 6.58 Bn 430.41 Mn 323.66 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 4.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 3.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.35 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.89 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 3.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 3.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 3.30 Bn