Reliance (RS) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Reliance (RS) posted Operating Income of $552.1 million for Q3 2026, up 112.5% from $259.8 million a year earlier and up 25.0% from the prior quarter.
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Reliance (RS) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Operating Income at Reliance was $1.53 billion, up 54.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.01 billion, down 12.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Reliance's Operating Income was $1.16 billion in FY2024 (-33.3%), $1.74 billion in FY2023 (-30.6%), $2.51 billion in FY2022 (+28.6%) and $1.95 billion in FY2021 (+244.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Income since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 12.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Income in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 206.8%; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a decline of 56.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Income for the three prior quarters was $441.6 million (Q2 2026), $367.9 million (Q1 2026) and $166.3 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 70.03 Bn | 69.15 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 1.41 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 68.13 Bn | 65.49 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 828.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.04 Bn | 61.04 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 530.80 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 49.55 Bn | 46.77 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 612.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.45 Bn | 33.33 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.95 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 552.10 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.78 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 450.80 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.75 Bn | 9.43 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 238.37 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.98 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 143.59 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.60 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 139.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 552.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 441.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 367.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 166.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 259.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 312.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 274.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 141.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 273.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 351.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 393.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 325.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 389.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 511.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 513.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 454.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 548.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 787.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 716.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 562.60 Mn |
API Access
Reliance Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();