Reliance (RS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Reliance (RS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.59% for Q1 2026, down 16.0% year-over-year from 13.79% in Q1 2025, and up 9.98% quarter-over-quarter from 10.53% in Q4 2025.
Reliance (RS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Reliance (RS) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.59% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.59%, down 16.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.59% (down 16.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.83%, down 200.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 11.59% in Q1 2026 per RS's latest filing, from 10.53% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 30.42% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 10.36% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 18.43% and a median of 16.62% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 1532 bps in 2022, then sank 1016 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 28.2% in 2022, then tumbled by 36 bps to 18.04% in 2023, then fell by 28 bps to 12.96% in 2024, then decreased by 19 bps to 10.53% in 2025, then increased by 10 bps to 11.59% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows RS's Return on Capital Employed at 11.59% in Q1 2026, 10.53% in Q4 2025, and 10.36% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | 4.28% |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 11.08% |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | 4.68% |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 12.08% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 11.59% |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | -7.44% |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | 62.17% |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | - |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 9.38% |
| 10 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.13 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 26.67 Mn | 11.70% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.42% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.09% |