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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-25-004643"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RS"
cik: "0000861884"
company_name: "RELIANCE, INC."
filed_at: "2025-07-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T03:56:28.350232+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Reliance Q2 2025: record tons sold, non-GAAP EPS $4.43 up 18% QoQ, Q3 guidance $3.60-$3.80

## Summary
- Net sales $3.66B, tons sold 1.615M (+4.0% YoY) record for Q2; non-GAAP diluted EPS $4.43 (+17.5% QoQ).
- Non-GAAP gross profit margin 29.9%; pretax income $304.3M (+16% vs Q1 2025) despite $25M LIFO expense.
- Guidance: Q3 2025 tons sold down 1%-3% QoQ; average selling price down 1% to up 1%; EPS $3.60-$3.80.
- Repurchased $79.9M (301k shares at avg $265.17) in Q2; $1.02B remains under buyback program.
- Dividend declared $1.20/share, payable Aug 29, 2025 to holders of record Aug 15, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-25-004643
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RS
- cik: 0000861884
- company_name: RELIANCE, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-07-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861884/000117184325004643/0001171843-25-004643-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861884/000117184325004643/f8k_072325.htm

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