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Data last updated: Oct 26, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 26, 2026): Reliance, Inc. (RS) pays a $4.95 annual dividend ($1.25 quarterly), yielding 1.20% at $415.62/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-14. 30+ consecutive years of dividend growth (Dividend Aristocrat). Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.20%
Annual Dividend: $4.95 per share
Payout Ratio: 28.5%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-14
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 33
Reliance, Inc. dividend has grown every year for three decades, making RS one of the more disciplined dividend payers in the Basic Materials sector. The company distributes metals — carbon steel, aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, and more — to aerospace, semiconductor fabrication, construction, and industrial customers across the United States and Canada. Over the trailing twelve months, RS paid $4.90 per share in quarterly dividends, with the next ex-dividend date set for August 14, 2026. At a current yield of 1.24%, this is a Dividend Aristocrat built for investors who prioritize dividend growth over immediate income.
Reliance, Inc. pays out 28.5% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room to sustain and grow the dividend even if demand softens across the aerospace, construction, or industrial markets RS serves. Reliance, Inc. dividend safety is further supported by the breadth of end markets the company supplies, from semiconductor fabrication to heavy industry, which limits concentration risk. The main pressure point: RS operates in metals distribution, a cyclical business where earnings can contract sharply during industrial downturns, which would test even a conservative payout ratio.
Reliance, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 17.9% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.48 to $4.80 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 3.1% in 2016, which sets a floor for what slow years look like. Even at that floor, RS kept the streak alive. Thirty consecutive years of increases is the headline number here, and a 17.9% annualized growth rate over 14 years is not slow growth by any measure.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +11.1% | $3.50 (2022) | $4.80 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +13.9% | $2.50 (2020) | $4.80 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +11.6% | $1.60 (2015) | $4.80 (2025) |
RS stock fits growth-and-income investors who want a rising dividend from a company with real industrial breadth, and who can accept a low current yield in exchange for fast dividend growth. At 1.24%, the yield is low (below 2%) and sits below the 5-year average of 1.5%, meaning buyers today get less current income than the historical norm. What they get instead is a Dividend Aristocrat with 30 consecutive years of increases and a 17.9% annualized growth rate over 14 years. The trade-off is straightforward: current income is modest, but the dividend has compounded at a rate that rewards patience.
RS is a Dividend Aristocrat with 30 consecutive years of dividend increases.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | $1.2500 |
| 2026-05-22 | $1.2500 |
| 2026-03-06 | $1.2500 |
| 2025-11-21 | $1.2000 |
| 2025-08-15 | $1.2000 |
| 2025-05-23 | $1.2000 |
| 2025-03-07 | $1.2000 |
| 2024-11-22 | $1.1000 |
| 2024-08-16 | $1.1000 |
| 2024-05-23 | $1.1000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.7500 |
| 2025 | $4.8000 |
| 2024 | $4.4000 |
| 2023 | $4.0000 |
| 2022 | $3.5000 |
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