Reliance (RS) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Reliance (RS) reported Retained Earnings of $7.48 billion for Q2 2026, up 2.1% from $7.32 billion a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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Reliance (RS) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Reliance posted Retained Earnings of $7.26 billion, down 1.1% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $7.33 billion in FY2024 (-6.0%), $7.8 billion in FY2023 (+8.7%), $7.17 billion in FY2022 (+16.5%) and $6.16 billion in FY2021 (+18.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Retained Earnings in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 21.9%); the low point was Q1 2025 (a decline of 10.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $7.22 billion (Q1 2026), $7.26 billion (Q4 2025) and $7.4 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.83 Bn | 56.81 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 15.86 Bn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.33 Bn | 56.25 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 4.04 Bn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.46 Bn | 40.68 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 7.40 Bn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.25 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 7.77 Bn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.78 Bn | 18.82 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 7.48 Bn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.79 Bn | 15.10 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 5.82 Bn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.37 Bn | 12.24 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 2.79 Bn |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.71 Bn | 8.87 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 1.31 Bn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.31 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 1.75 Bn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.69 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 784.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.94 Bn |
API Access
Reliance Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();