FRD · Friedman Industries Inc
$42.27
+0.07 (+0.16%)
At close · Oct 6
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$283.75M
Shares
7.21M
Volume · Oct 6
6206
Avg daily vol (3M)
76.04K
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$42.20
Open$41.34
Day$41.15–42.53
52W close$17.01–48.08
Avg vol 30d56K
Short int147K · 2.0% float · 2.3d
Short vol76%
DataJan 2020–Oct 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 6
Up next
filed Aug 6, 2026
Metrics snapshot
Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.
Revenue (TTM)
—
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
—
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
—
Year over year
Operating margin
—
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
—
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
—
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
+99.7%
Trailing year
Short interest
2.0%
Latest settlement · 2.3 days to cover
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Weak
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 15.5 · calm
Equity put/call 0.59
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+54%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+2%
above
RSI (14)
56
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
81%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−7%
trailing
6-month return
+126%
trailing
YTD return
+106%
this year
Relative strength
+115%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $41 › 200d $27 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+21% holders QoQ · +21 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
2.04% of float · ▲ +10.9% MoM · 2.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
81 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
55
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+56%
Y/Y
EPS growth
−64%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$-8.4M
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
58%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−25%
past year
ATR
4.5%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+54%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+2%
Bullish
RSI (14)
56
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
81%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $41 › 200d $27 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+21% holders QoQ · +21 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
2.04% of float · ▲ +10.9% MoM · 2.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
81 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $17
Now $42 · 81%
Range high $48
vs 200-day avg +54%
vs 50-day avg +2%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA non-GAAP | $19.3M | first quarter ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Operating cash flow | $7.3M | first quarter ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Sales volume | 206,000 | the quarter ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted gross profit non-GAAP | $128.2M | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Gross profit (GAAP measure) 54.27M
+41.72M Processing and warehousing expense
+28.4M Delivery expense
+3.82M Depreciation and amortization
= Adjusted gross profit 128.22M
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| Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of sales non-GAAP | 19.8% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Flat-roll segment average selling price per inventory ton | $1,008 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Flat-roll segment sales volume from inventory | 586,500 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Flat-roll segment toll processing sales volume | 78,000 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Hedging related gains | $3.4M | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Sales volume from acquired Century Metals & Supplies | 26,000 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Sales volume from inventory | 628,000 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Same facility year-over-year sales volume growth | 100,500 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Toll processing customer owned material volume | 78,000 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Tubular segment average selling price | $1,225 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Tubular segment tons sold | 41,500 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Steel — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FRD
this stock
Friedman Industries Inc
|
$283.75M | +106.0% | +55.8% | — | 2.0% |
|
NUE
Nucor Corp
|
$56.10B | +54.1% | +5.7% | 19.8 | 1.9% |
|
MT
ArcelorMittal
|
$53.20B | +42.0% | — | — | 0.2% |
|
STLD
Steel Dynamics Inc
|
$33.49B | +42.2% | +20.9% | 21.2 | 2.6% |
|
RS
Reliance, Inc.
|
$19.77B | +41.3% | -13.0% | 25.3 | 2.3% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Financials
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRD | +7.1% | -7.5% | +126.2% | +10.5% | +106.0% |
| SPY | +1.2% | +0.6% | +11.6% | +1.6% | +13.6% |
| vs SPY | +5.9% | -8.1% | +114.6% | +8.9% | +92.3% |
Capital returns
Declared · upcoming
$0.04
/ share · ex Oct 23, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.00
/ share · 0 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
— · no payout in the trailing year
Buyback program
· as of Dec 31, 2023
Authorized
shares 1.05M
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
—
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.