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Reliance, Inc. filings document formal disclosures for its NYSE-listed common stock and metals service center operations. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish earnings releases and financial-condition updates covering net sales, gross profit measures, FIFO and LIFO impacts, tons sold, share repurchases and dividend actions.
The company’s definitive proxy materials cover annual meeting procedures, shareholder voting and board governance matters. Other current reports disclose capital-structure and governance events, including an unsecured term loan used to repay senior unsecured notes, board composition changes and an executive severance policy.
Reliance, Inc. delivered strong first-quarter 2026 results, with net sales of $4.03 billion, up 15.5% from 2025 on record tons sold and a 12.6% increase in average selling price per ton. Net income rose to $265.6 million and diluted EPS increased to $5.10 from $3.74.
Operating margin improved to 9.1% as higher pricing and volume offset slightly lower gross margin. Operating cash flow climbed to $151.4 million, while capital spending fell to $64.2 million. The company returned $300.8 million via buybacks and dividends and ended with a 16.9% net debt‑to‑total capital ratio and $249.7 million in cash.
Reliance Inc Schedule 13G: Vanguard Portfolio Management reports beneficial ownership of 3,388,723 shares of Reliance Inc common stock, representing 6.55% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing states Vanguard has sole dispositive power over 3,388,723 shares and sole voting power over 9,399 shares.
The filing is signed by Ashley Grim as Head of Global Fund Administration on 04/29/2026 and describes holdings held on behalf of Vanguard funds and managed accounts.
Reliance, Inc. SVP and CFO Arthur Ajemyan reported open-market sales of 3,500 shares of Reliance common stock. On April 27, 2026, he sold 1,822 shares at a reported weighted average price of $357.61, 1,604 shares at $358.64, and 74 shares at $359.18. Footnotes state these are weighted averages, with individual trade prices ranging from about $357.12 to $359.19. After the transactions, he held 18,518 shares directly, plus 1,243 shares in the Reliance 401(k) Plan and 1,355 shares in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, both reported as indirect holdings.
Reliance, Inc. reported strong first quarter 2026 results with net sales of $4.03 billion, up 15.5% from Q1 2025, driven by higher volumes and pricing across key metals. Record tons sold reached 1,672.7 thousand, up 9.4% sequentially and 2.7% year-over-year, significantly outperforming industry shipment declines reported by MSCI.
Pretax income rose to $349.5 million, an increase of 33.2% year-over-year, while net income attributable to Reliance grew to $264.9 million. Diluted EPS was $5.10 and non‑GAAP diluted EPS was $5.16, up 36.9% year-over-year and above management’s guidance range of $4.50 to $4.70. Non‑GAAP FIFO gross profit margin was 30.1%, modestly below the prior year but higher than the fourth quarter of 2025.
The company generated $151.4 million of operating cash flow, returned about $301 million to stockholders via dividends and $234.2 million of share repurchases, and ended the quarter with $249.7 million in cash and net debt‑to‑EBITDA of 1.0x. Reliance highlighted two large U.S. government contracts, including a DHS border wall award with a maximum estimated value of up to $2.24 billion and an aluminum plate IDIQ contract for Joint Strike Fighter programs with a maximum estimated value of $654 million. For Q2 2026, the company expects tons sold to increase up to 3.0% sequentially and guides non‑GAAP EPS to $5.15–$5.35, implying year‑over‑year growth of roughly 16–21%.
Reliance, Inc. is asking stockholders to vote at a virtual annual meeting on May 20, 2026. Holders of 51,108,881 common shares as of March 27, 2026 may vote online, by phone, mail, or during the webcast.
Stockholders will elect nine directors, approve on an advisory basis named executive officer pay, ratify KPMG LLP as 2026 independent auditor, and consider a stockholder proposal that would require directors who fail to receive a majority vote to leave the board within nine months. The board recommends voting for the director slate, executive compensation, and KPMG, and against the stockholder proposal.
The proxy also highlights 2025 performance: net sales of $14.29 billion, gross profit margin of 28.7%, earnings per diluted share of $13.98, return on assets of 10.15%, and $848.8 million returned to stockholders through dividends and buybacks. Annual cash incentives paid out at 156.4% of base salary, and performance-based equity awards tied to three-year ROA vested at 196.2%, reflecting strong multi-year results.
Reliance Inc Schedule 13G/A amendment shows The Vanguard Group reports 0 shares beneficially owned and 0% of the class as of this filing. The filing explains an internal realignment on January 12, 2026 that caused certain subsidiaries/divisions to report separately.
The amendment is signed by Ashley Grim as Head of Global Fund Administration on 03/27/2026, and states that Vanguard no longer is deemed to beneficially own the securities held by those disaggregated subsidiaries/divisions.
Reliance, Inc. senior executive reports open-market share sales. SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary William A. Smith II sold 1,707 shares of Reliance common stock at an average price of $302.59 and 4,908 shares at $297.23 on March 9, 2026, in open-market transactions.
After these sales, he directly holds 21,747 Reliance shares and has an additional 417 shares held indirectly through the Reliance, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan. A footnote explains that one transaction price represents a weighted average, with actual sale prices ranging from $297.07 to $297.62.
Merrill Lynch submitted a Form 144 reporting proposed sales of Common Stock of RELIANCE, INC.. The notice lists proposed sales of 1,000 shares dated 12/01/2023 and 707 shares dated 12/01/2025.
The filing identifies the securities as NYSE-listed common shares and shows the broker contact at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.