Reliance (RS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Reliance (RS) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 9.74% for Q3 2026, up 2.79 percentage points from 6.95% a year earlier and up 1.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Reliance (RS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Reliance posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.27%, down 1.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +2.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 8.56% in FY2024 (-4.31 pp), 12.88% in FY2023 (-5.69 pp), 18.57% in FY2022 (+2.50 pp) and 16.07% in FY2021 (+11.48 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.62 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 10.46 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 5.18 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 8.16% (Q2 2026), 7.62% (Q1 2026) and 7.09% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 68.95 Bn | 66.71 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 23.05% |
| 2 | United Rentals | 68.54 Bn | 67.66 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 8.91% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.92 Bn | 61.91 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 26.29% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.34 Bn | 47.55 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.44% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.33 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 6.70% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.77 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 9.74% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.42 Bn | 12.47 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 4.34% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.20 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 10.74% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.92 Bn | 10.80 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 14.15% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.55 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 2.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.74% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.60% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.09% |
API Access
Reliance Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();