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$21.80B
Shares
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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Reliance, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Reliance, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Apr 23, 2026 Audio replay
Apr 23, 2026 43:54 57 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
43:54
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Reliance (RS) reported a strong Q1 FY2026 with record tons sold up 9.4% sequentially, sales of $4 billion (+15.5% YoY), and non-GAAP EPS of $5.16 (+36.9% YoY), aided by two new government contracts worth up to ~$3 billion and ongoing capital returns including $234.2 million of share repurchases.

Pricing environment and supply tightness 33 Government and defense contracts 21 Volume growth and industry outperformance 14 Data center and energy infrastructure demand 13 Capital deployment and shareholder returns 9 Semiconductor market opportunity 9

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +82 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “Reliance is off to a strong start to 2026, capitalizing on favorable market fundamentals with first quarter volumes, pricing, and earnings exceeding our expectations.”
  • “Strong pricing and demand momentum continued to build throughout the quarter across our diversified product and end market portfolio.”
  • “Our first quarter tons sold were a record and were up both sequentially and year-over-year, a result that's especially notable given the unusually strong tariff-driven demand pull forward in the prior year period.”
  • “we are encouraged by rising customer optimism and activity across our broad end markets with continued momentum in the infrastructure, data center, energy, and defense sectors”

Forward guidance

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Revenue $4.03B +15.5% YoY
Diluted EPS $5.10 +36.4% YoY
Net income $264.90M +32.6% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Record tons sold of 1,672.7K, up 9.4% sequentially and 2.7% YoY, outperforming the service center industry (down 5.1%) for the 13th consecutive quarter.
  • Net sales of $4,026.0M, up 15.1% sequentially and 15.5% YoY; non-GAAP diluted EPS of $5.16, up ~36.9% YoY.
  • Average selling price per ton of $2,414, up 5.3% sequentially and 12.6% YoY, with carbon, aluminum, and stainless pricing all trending higher.
  • Secured two significant government contracts (DHS border wall and Joint Strike Fighter) collectively representing up to ~$3 billion in revenue through AMI Metals.
  • Strong capital returns: $234.2M of share repurchases, dividend raised 4% to an annualized $5.00/share, and full-year 2026 capex guided at ~$300M with strategic growth investments.
  • Gross profit of $1,171.9M, up 22.8% sequentially; pretax income margin expanded to 8.7% from 7.5% YoY; non-GAAP FIFO pretax income margin rose to 9.7% vs. 8.3% YoY.

Risks & pressure points

  • Gross profit margin of 29.1% declined 60 bps YoY (from 29.7%); non-GAAP FIFO gross profit margin of 30.1% was also down 30 bps YoY.
  • LIFO expense of $37.5M (0.9% of net sales) was higher YoY at $0.54 per diluted share vs. $0.35.
  • Net debt-to-total capital rose to 16.9% from 14.4% sequentially; net debt-to-EBITDA ticked up to 1.0x from 0.9x.
  • Commercial aerospace demand remains subdued amid elevated inventory across the supply chain.
  • Capital expenditures of $64.2M were down sequentially ($73.2M) and YoY ($86.9M), while operating cash flow dropped 45.2% sequentially to $151.4M amid working-capital build.
  • Q1 results included no contribution from the new DHS border wall contract, with Phase I ($1.4B of $2.2B total) not running through the quarter.

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Metric Guided
Capital expenditures
full-year 2026
$300M
LIFO expense (full year)
full-year 2026
$150M
LIFO expense
second quarter of 2026
$37.5M

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · products & services

Carbon Steel$2.22B +16.5% YoY
Aluminum$754.60M +24.6% YoY
Stainless Steel$539.00M +7.1% YoY
Alloy Steel$180.60M +14% YoY
Toll Processing$171.90M +7.3% YoY
Copper and Brass$101.90M +24.7% YoY
Other Products or Services$59.90M -16.1% YoY

Capital returned

Buybacks
$234.20M
Shares repurchased
782,000
Dividend / share
$1.25
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