Reliance, Inc. (RS) vs Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD)

Reliance, Inc. and Steel Dynamics, Inc. are both Steel companies. Steel Dynamics, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $33.7B against $19.7B — 1.7× the size. Steel Dynamics, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 21.1× against 22.4×. Steel Dynamics, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 19.8% against 15.4%. Steel Dynamics, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.83% vs 5.65%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.0% vs 8.74%). Both pay a dividend; Steel Dynamics, Inc. yields more (1.44% vs 1.31%). Across the 23 metrics below, Steel Dynamics, Inc. leads on 15 and Reliance, Inc. on 8.