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Reliance Steel & Aluminum margins
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Currently, Reliance Steel & Aluminum has a gross margin of 28.1%, an operating margin of 8.8%, an EBITDA margin of 10.4%, and a net margin of 6.4%. The largest positive change was in operating margin, up 1.7 percentage points. The largest negative change was in gross margin, down 0.9 percentage points.
RS margin history
Reliance Steel & Aluminum's margins averaged 29.4% gross, 8.69% operating, 10.68% EBITDA, and 6.53% net during the last 3 years. Current figures show operating margin is above its three-year average, while gross, EBITDA, and net margins are below their three-year averages.
RS margin expansion
The strongest improvement was in operating margin, which increased by 1.7 percentage points, and EBITDA margin also expanded by 1.2 percentage points and net margin also expanded by 1.2 percentage points, whereas gross margin contracted by 0.9 percentage points.
RS Gross margin
Reliance Steel & Aluminum recorded an average gross margin of 29.4% across the last 3 years. The latest gross margin for Reliance Steel & Aluminum is 28.1%, 1.3 percentage points below its three-year average. Reliance Steel & Aluminum's gross margin ranged from a low of 28.1% in Sep 2026 to a high of 30.7% in Mar 2024.
RS Operating margin
Across the last 3 years, Reliance Steel & Aluminum had an average operating margin of 8.69%. Right now, the current operating margin for Reliance Steel & Aluminum is 8.8%, 0.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Reliance Steel & Aluminum's operating margin reached 11.7% at its highest point in Dec 2023 and 7.1% at its lowest in Sep 2025.
RS EBITDA margin
Reliance Steel & Aluminum's EBITDA margin averaged 10.68% during the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Reliance Steel & Aluminum's current EBITDA margin is 10.4% and is 0.3 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Reliance Steel & Aluminum's EBITDA margin peaked at 13.7% in Dec 2023 and reached a low of 9.1% in Dec 2025.
RS Net margin
Over the last 3 years, Reliance Steel & Aluminum's net margin averaged 6.53%. The current net margin of 6.4% is 0.1 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, net margin reached a high of 9% in Dec 2023 and a low of 5.2% in Sep 2025.
RS margin group comparison
With a gross margin of 28.1%, RS stands higher than the industry and its peers average but lower than the Basic Materials sector average. Looking at the Basic Materials sector average of 32.1%, Reliance Steel & Aluminum's gross margin is 12% lower.
RS margin peer comparison
Frequently asked questions
What is Reliance Steel & Aluminum's gross margin?
For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, RS recorded a gross margin of 28.1%.
What is Reliance Steel & Aluminum's operating margin?
As of Sep 30, 2026, RS has an operating margin of 8.8%.
What is Reliance Steel & Aluminum's EBITDA margin?
The current EBITDA margin for RS is 10.4% as of Sep 30, 2026.
What is Reliance Steel & Aluminum's net margin?
The current net margin for RS is 6.4% as of Sep 30, 2026.
What are the average margins of RS?
Reliance Steel & Aluminum's average margins over the last 3 years were 29.4% gross, 8.7% operating, 10.7% EBITDA, and 6.5% net.
What are the highest historical margins of RS?
In the last 5 years, the highest margins reported by RS were 31.9% gross in Dec 2021, 15.4% operating in Jun 2022, 16.7% EBITDA in Jun 2022, and 11.3% net in Jun 2022.
What are the lowest historical margins of RS?
Within the 5-year period, RS recorded its lowest margins at 28.1% gross in Sep 2026, 7.1% operating in Sep 2025, 9.1% EBITDA in Dec 2025, and 5.2% net in Sep 2025.