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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-22-005082"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RS"
cik: "0000861884"
company_name: "RELIANCE, INC."
filed_at: "2022-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T07:51:33.229961+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Reliance Steel Q2 2022: Record sales $4.68B, EPS $9.15; Q3 guidance $6.00-$6.20

## Summary
- Record Q2 net sales $4.68B, gross profit $1.50B (31.9% margin), pretax income $762.6M (16.3% margin).
- Diluted EPS $9.15, up 9.8% sequentially; Q2 cash flow from ops $270.2M; repurchased 1.1M shares for $193.9M.
- Q3 2022 guidance: tons sold down 3-5%, average selling price down 5-7%, non-GAAP EPS $6.00-$6.20.
- Board declared quarterly dividend $0.875/share, payable Sept 2; refreshed share repurchase authorization to $1B.
- Demand steady in non-residential construction, automotive, aerospace, energy; semiconductor strong; manufacturing mixed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-22-005082
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RS
- cik: 0000861884
- company_name: RELIANCE, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861884/000117184322005082/0001171843-22-005082-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861884/000117184322005082/f8k_072822.htm

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