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Data last updated: Sep 14, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 14, 2026): Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) pays a $4.95 annual dividend ($1.25 quarterly), yielding 1.26% at $394.21/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-14. 19 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.26%
Annual Dividend: $4.95 per share
Payout Ratio: 28.7%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-14
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 33
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. dividend investors are looking at a company that stocks and processes roughly 100,000 metal products, from aluminum and titanium to carbon steel, serving aerospace, construction, and semiconductor fabrication clients across 315 facilities worldwide. The current yield is 1.26%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $4.95 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 14, 2026. RS stock carries a beta of 0.955, making it close to market-neutral, which suits growth-and-income investors who want dividend expansion without outsized price swings.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. pays out 28.7% 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 earnings soften, and RS serves a broad base of end markets, including aerospace, energy, electronics, and non-residential construction, which spreads demand risk across sectors. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. dividend safety is further supported by the fact that no cut appears in the available 14-year history window. The main pressure point is cyclicality: metal distribution revenues move with industrial demand, and a sharp economic contraction could compress earnings and narrow that payout cushion.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. 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 shows that even in slower years RS kept the streak alive rather than freezing the payout. Nineteen consecutive years of increases anchor that growth record.
| 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 income stream from a diversified industrial business and are willing to accept a low current yield in exchange for fast dividend expansion. At 1.26%, the yield is classified as low (below 2%), and it sits above the 5-year average of 0.99%, so the current entry point offers slightly more income than the historical norm. The trade-off is straightforward: a 28.7% payout ratio and a 17.9% 10-year CAGR make the growth case compelling, but investors prioritizing immediate income will find the absolute yield modest. What RS offers is a dividend that has nearly doubled every four years, not a high starting yield.
| 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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