Ryerson Holding (RYZ) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026)
Ryerson Holding's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -2.38% for Q2 2026, down 0.74 percentage points from -1.64% a year earlier but up 1.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ryerson Holding (RYZ) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ryerson Holding's Return on Equity [ROE] was -6.94%, down 6.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last four years, though with a five-year change of +33.41 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was -0.84% in FY2024 (-17.04 pp), 16.20% in FY2023 (-38.27 pp), 54.47% in FY2022 (-31.19 pp) and 85.66% in FY2021 (+126.01 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is -7.06% (Q4 2025) to 69.37% (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for 15 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.63 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 107.91 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 53.09 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RYZ's Return on Equity [ROE] at -4.36% (Q1 2026), -7.06% (Q4 2025) and -2.69% (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 | Ryerson Holding | 1.22 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 355.20 Mn | -2.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 43.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 59.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 66.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 69.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 60.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 47.77% |
API Access
Ryerson Holding 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=RYZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "RYZ", "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=RYZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();