What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Reliance Q4 Earnings?

Reliance, Inc. (NYSE:RS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Reliance in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $3.72 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.34. The consensus estimate for Reliance’s current full-year earnings is $16.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Reliance’s Q1 2026 earnings at $4.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.02 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $4.89 EPS.

Reliance (NYSE:RS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The industrial products company reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.74 by ($0.52). Reliance had a return on equity of 11.87% and a net margin of 6.33%. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on RS. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Reliance from $321.00 to $327.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Reliance in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $341.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of Reliance from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $329.17.

Reliance Stock Performance

Shares of RS stock opened at $288.72 on Friday. Reliance has a one year low of $256.98 and a one year high of $342.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 3.21. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $285.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $289.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.70 and a beta of 0.87.

Reliance Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a $1.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.66%. This is a positive change from Reliance’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.10. Reliance’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.09%.

Insider Transactions at Reliance

In related news, CEO Karla R. Lewis sold 31,136 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.52, for a total transaction of $9,356,990.72. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 90,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,115,919.60. This trade represents a 25.65 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Reliance

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RS. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Reliance by 6,311.2% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 816,465 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $219,841,000 after purchasing an additional 803,730 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Reliance during the 4th quarter valued at $186,255,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Reliance by 1,127.9% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 426,986 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $114,971,000 after purchasing an additional 392,213 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Reliance by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,709,737 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $998,886,000 after acquiring an additional 319,576 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Reliance by 53.5% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 725,685 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $195,402,000 after acquiring an additional 252,955 shares during the last quarter. 79.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Reliance

Reliance, Inc operates as a diversified metal solutions provider and the metals service center company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company distributes a line of approximately 100,000 metal products, including alloy, aluminum, brass, copper, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and specialty steel products; and provides metals processing services to general manufacturing, non-residential construction, transportation, aerospace, energy, electronics and semiconductor fabrication, and heavy industries.