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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-26-006744"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RS"
cik: "0000861884"
company_name: "RELIANCE, INC."
filed_at: "2026-10-21T20:20:17+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-21T20:21:15.224765+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.82
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.82
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Reliance Q3 2026 net sales hit record $5.21B, non-GAAP EPS $8.02 up 120% YoY

## Summary
- Net sales $5,213.2M rose 12.6% sequentially and 42.8% YoY; tons sold 1,867.2K, up 4.3% sequentially
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS $8.02 beat guidance of $6.40-$6.60; GAAP EPS $7.84; pretax income $531.9M, up 114.7% YoY
- LIFO expense of $187.5M ($2.74/share) exceeded the $1.10 expectation; FIFO non-GAAP EPS was $10.76
- U.S. border wall project added $0.74/share and 3.7% of sequential tons; board raised buyback authorization to $2.5B
- Q4 2026 guidance: non-GAAP EPS $7.40-$7.60, up over 200% YoY, including ~$0.70 from border wall shipments

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-26-006744
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RS
- cik: 0000861884
- company_name: RELIANCE, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-10-21T20:20:17+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.82
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.82
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861884/000117184326006744/0001171843-26-006744-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861884/000117184326006744/f8k_102126.htm

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