Reliance (RS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Reliance's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 12.32% for Q2 2026, up 2.01 percentage points from 10.32% a year earlier and up 1.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Reliance (RS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Reliance's Return on Equity [ROE] was 10.29%, down 1.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of +3.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 11.74% in FY2024 (-6.34 pp), 18.07% in FY2023 (-9.89 pp), 27.96% in FY2022 (+2.69 pp) and 25.27% in FY2021 (+18.07 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.83 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 16.38 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 9.46 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RS's Return on Equity [ROE] at 11.27% (Q1 2026), 10.23% (Q4 2025) and 10.04% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 44.74% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 33.56% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 34.02% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 20.69% |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 13.82% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 22.28% |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 16.76% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -10.30% |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.65 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 22.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.56% |
API Access
Reliance Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=RS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();