Reliance RS
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 11:37 AM EDT

Reliance (RS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Reliance's (RS) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 9.54% in Q2 2026, up 101.0% year-over-year from 4.75% in Q2 2025, and up 4.37% quarter-over-quarter from 9.14% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Reliance (RS) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 9.54% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 101.0% year-over-year to 9.54% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 7.82%, a 50.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.08%, down 130.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 9.54% for Q2 2026 at Reliance, up from 9.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 16.82% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 4.54% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 10.27% and a median of 9.7% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 336 bps in 2022 and tumbled 521 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 12.6% in 2022, then declined by 23 bps to 9.74% in 2023, then plunged by 53 bps to 4.54% in 2024, then grew by 5 bps to 4.75% in 2025, then surged by 101 bps to 9.54% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 9.54% (Q2 2026), 9.14% (Q1 2026), and 4.75% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 60.28 Bn 59.69 Bn 1.98 Bn 16.07%
2 Fastenal 55.63 Bn 55.43 Bn 1.06 Bn 21.02%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.18 Bn 42.36 Bn 2.32 Bn 8.19%
4 Reliance 20.07 Bn 19.83 Bn 1.30 Bn 9.54%
5 Wesco International 17.09 Bn 16.28 Bn 1.46 Bn 5.73%
6 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.87 Bn 411.22 Mn 11.78%
7 Watsco 11.84 Bn 11.38 Bn 578.93 Mn 11.32%
8 Avantor 9.96 Bn 9.65 Bn 537.00 Mn 7.20%
9 Core & Main 7.83 Bn 7.68 Bn 520.00 Mn 9.27%
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.65 Bn 6.58 Bn 430.41 Mn 10.19%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 9.54%
Mar 31, 2026 9.14%
Dec 31, 2025 4.75%
Sep 30, 2025 7.12%
Jun 30, 2025 8.53%
Mar 31, 2025 7.87%
Dec 31, 2024 4.54%
Sep 30, 2024 7.99%
Jun 30, 2024 9.65%
Mar 31, 2024 10.79%
Dec 31, 2023 9.74%
Sep 30, 2023 10.75%
Jun 30, 2023 13.18%
Mar 31, 2023 12.95%
Dec 31, 2022 12.60%
Sep 30, 2022 12.91%
Jun 30, 2022 16.82%
Mar 31, 2022 15.96%
Dec 31, 2021 14.10%
Sep 30, 2021 14.23%