How many employees does Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. have?

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. reported 15,700 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is down 1.3% from a year earlier.

What is Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.'s revenue per employee?

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. brought in $14.3B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $910K per employee. That ranks 3 of 6 companies we track in Steel, where the median is $827K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. employees and revenue per employee

RS · Steel · $20.4B market cap

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. had 15,700 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 1.3% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $14.3B, up 3.3% from a year earlier, or $910K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

15,700

-1.3% YoY

Revenue

$14.3B

+3.3% YoY

Revenue / employee

$910K

Peer median $827K

Rank in industry

3 of 6

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Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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RS employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	15,700	$14.3B	$910K	-1.3%	+3.3%
Dec 2024	15,900	$13.8B	$870K	+6.0%	-6.6%
Dec 2023	15,000	$14.8B	$987K	+3.4%	-13.0%
Dec 2022	14,500	$17.0B	$1.17M	+5.8%	+20.8%
Dec 2021	13,700	$14.1B	$1.03M	+7.0%	+59.9%
Dec 2020	12,800	$8.81B	$688K	-16.3%	-19.7%
Dec 2019	15,300	$11.0B	$717K	-1.9%	-4.9%
Dec 2018	15,600	$11.5B	$739K	+4.7%	+18.7%
Dec 2017	14,900	$9.72B	$652K	+2.8%	+12.9%
Dec 2016	14,500	$8.61B	$594K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Steel.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc.	14,400	$18.2B	$1.26M	Hiring ahead
NUE Nucor Corporation	33,000	$32.5B	$985K	Efficient growth
RS Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.	15,700	$14.3B	$910K	Leaner
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.	25,000	$18.6B	$744K	Contracting
CRS Carpenter Technology Corporation	4,500	$3.12B	$694K	Leaner
CMC Commercial Metals Company	12,690	$7.80B	$615K	Contracting

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Questions about Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

How many employees does Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. have?: Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. reported 15,700 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is down 1.3% from a year earlier.
What is Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.'s revenue per employee?: Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. brought in $14.3B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $910K per employee. That ranks 3 of 6 companies we track in Steel, where the median is $827K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell RS.