How much a stock's price changes over time is important for most investors, since price performance can both impact your investment portfolio and help you compare investment results across sectors and industries.
The fear of missing out, or FOMO, also plays a factor in investing, especially with particular tech giants, as well as popular consumer-facing stocks.
What if you'd invested in Reliance (RS) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to RS for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?
Reliance's Business In-Depth
With that in mind, let's take a look at Reliance's main business drivers.
Los Angeles-based Reliance, Inc. is a leading metals service center company engaged in value-added materials management and metals processing services. It also distributes over 100,000 metal products to more than 125,000 customers across a vast spectrum of industries. Reliance is the biggest North American metals service center company based on revenues, with more than 300 locations. Reliance recorded net sales of $14,294 million in 2025. Its major products are carbon steel (55% of 2025 sales), aluminum (17%), stainless steel (14%) and alloy (4%).
Reliance has 200 processing and distribution centers spread across 39 states in the United States and in foreign countries such as Belgium, Canada, China, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea and the U.K. Although the company has a diverse geographic presence, the southeastern United States generates the majority of its sales.
Reliance provides metals processing services, such as cutting-to-length, blanking, slitting, burning, plasma burning, precision plate sawing, and shearing, among others, all to customer specifications. These services save time and labor and reduce the overall manufacturing costs for the customer. The company improves its operating results through strategic acquisitions and the expansion of its existing operations.
The company, in March 2018, completed its purchase of all the issued and outstanding capital stock of DuBose National Energy Services, Inc. (DuBose Energy) and its affiliate, DuBose National Energy Fasteners & Machined Parts, Inc. (DuBose Fasteners) for an undisclosed price. DuBose Energy and DuBose Fasteners specialize in the fabrication, supply and distribution of metal and metal products to the nuclear industry, including utilities, component manufacturers and contractors.
Moreover, Reliance, in November 2018, completed the purchase of all of the membership interests of All Metals Holding, LLC, including its operating subsidiaries, All Metals Processing & Logistics, Inc. (“AMPL”) and All Metals Transportation and Logistics, Inc. (“AMTL”).
Bottom Line
Anyone can invest, but building a successful investment portfolio requires research, patience, and a little bit of risk. So, if you had invested in Reliance, ten years ago, you're likely feeling pretty good about your investment today.
A $1000 investment made in August 2016 would be worth $5,516.57, or a 451.66% gain, as of August 6, 2026, according to our calculations. Investors should note that this return excludes dividends but includes price increases.
The S&P 500 rose 253.83% and the price of gold increased 200.02% over the same time frame in comparison.
Analysts are anticipating more upside for RS.
Reliance's second-quarter earnings and sales beat the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company continues to benefit from solid demand across its key end markets, led by non-residential construction, data centers, energy infrastructure and public projects, with border wall activity providing an additional growth tailwind. Improving automotive, semiconductor, aerospace and defense demand further supports its outlook. The company is also strengthening its long-term growth through disciplined acquisitions that expand its product portfolio and processing capabilities. Backed by a strong balance sheet, Reliance continues to reward shareholders through higher dividends, significant share repurchases and healthy cash flow generation while retaining flexibility for future investments.
Over the past four weeks, shares have rallied 10.26%, and there have been 3 higher earnings estimate revisions in the past two months for fiscal 2026 compared to none lower. The consensus estimate has moved up as well.
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