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Ryerson Holding Corporation (RYZ)

Industrials | Metal Fabrication | Chicago, United States | NYSE
28.13 USD +1.37 (5.120%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:41 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Ryerson is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its reported growth and its actual financial execution. While the company boasts a robust 37.9% revenue growth and a merger with Olympic Steel, the bottom line remains in the red with negative free cash flow and a payout ratio exceeding 100%. This indicates the dividend is being funded by borrowing or asset sales rather than organic earnings, making it unsustainable if profitability does not reverse immediately. The price action confirms this skepticism. Despite the positive revenue headline, the stock has lost nearly half its value over the last year, trading well below its 200-day average. The market is pricing in a 'value trap' scenario where the industrial restocking narrative has yet to translate into margin expansion. Short-term, the outlook is bearish. The statistical forecast leans slightly negative, and the options flow is overwhelmingly defensive, with traders selling puts to bet on further declines. There is no speculative capital flowing in to drive a rally. Long-term, the structural issues remain. The multi-year trajectory shows significant volatility and a failure to sustain gains, with the stock struggling to recover from previous peaks. Until the company demonstrates a return to positive operating cash flow and a payout ratio under 100%, the high dividend yield is a dangerous illusion rather than a reliable income stream.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_105 ✓0.055168
MSTL_74_1050.066470
MSTL_740.068312
MSTL0.070135
AutoETS0.082033
AutoARIMA0.082034
AutoTheta0.082555

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_105

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 5.31
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.151
Excess Kurtosis -0.29
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-03
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-03
Debt to Equity Ratio 101.532
Revenue per Share 143.93
Market Cap 1,459,629,824
Forward P/E 11.97
Beta 1.68
Profit Margins -0.93%
Website https://www.ryerson.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a continued grind lower rather than a rebound. Call volume is negligible across all expirations, while put writing dominates the landscape. Traders are aggressively selling out-of-the-money puts at strikes like $20 and $22.50 to cap downside risk, while call interest is virtually non-existent even at near-term strikes. This asymmetry suggests a 'bear put seller' strategy where the market expects further weakness but is hedging against a catastrophic crash.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.66% 2.26% 2.79%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-04 0.188 0.664546
2025-12-04 0.188 0.781055
2025-09-04 0.188 0.819172
2025-06-05 0.188 0.877275
2025-03-06 0.188 0.771757
2024-12-05 0.188 0.764849
2024-09-05 0.188 1.035813
2024-06-06 0.188 0.831123
2024-03-06 0.188 0.612977
2023-11-29 0.185 0.606557
2023-08-30 0.183 0.604559
2023-05-31 0.180 0.529567
2023-03-03 0.170 0.413324
2022-11-30 0.160 0.542557
2022-08-31 0.150 0.526316
2022-06-01 0.125 0.412405
2022-03-02 0.100 0.353107
2021-11-12 0.085 0.300247
2021-08-13 0.080 0.343200
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.75
dividendYield 2.67
exDividendDate 2026-06-04
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.75
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.028026905
lastDividendValue 0.188
lastDividendDate 2026-06-04
dividendDate 2026-06-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.24029982
Address1 227 West Monroe Street
Address2 27th Floor
All Time High 44.7
All Time Low 2.53
Ask 43.89
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 436,670
Average Daily Volume3 Month 437,386
Average Volume 437,386
Average Volume10Days 436,670
Beta 1.682
Bid 20.66
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 7
Book Value 24.695
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 28.13
Current Ratio 2.212
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 28.2
Day Low 27.155
Debt To Equity 101.532
Display Name Ryerson Holding
Dividend Date 1,781,740,800
Dividend Rate 0.75
Dividend Yield 2.67
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Ebitda 86,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.01719
Enterprise To Ebitda 32.065
Enterprise To Revenue 0.551
Enterprise Value 2,757,629,696
Eps Current Year 1.255
Eps Forward 2.35
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.56
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,531,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 26.9706
Fifty Day Average Change 1.159399
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.042987514
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 24.029982
Fifty Two Week High 30.9
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.7700005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08964403
Fifty Two Week Low 19.34
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.789999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.45449838
Fifty Two Week Range 19.34 - 30.9
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,407,504,600,000
Float Shares 41,673,391
Forward Eps 2.35
Forward P E 11.970213
Free Cashflow -512,075,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,300
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.17325
Gross Profits 866,600,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06429
Held Percent Institutions 0.95092005
Implied Shares Outstanding 51,888,724
Industry Metal Fabrication
Industry Disp Metal Fabrication
Industry Key metal-fabrication
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,531,200
Last Dividend Value 0.188
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Ryerson Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, processes and distributes industrial metals in the United States and internationally. It offers a line of products in carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steels, and aluminum, as well as nickel and red metals in various shapes and forms, including coils, sheets, rounds, hexagons, square and flat bars, plates, structural, and tubing. The company also provides processing services. It serves commercial transportation, fabrication and welding, machinery and equipment, consumer products, heavy equipment, climate, power, and machine shop industries. Ryerson Holding Corporation was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Long Name Ryerson Holding Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,459,629,824
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_84928962
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common -46,300,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,388,542,254
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 27.58
Operating Cashflow -51,000,000
Operating Margins 0.02145
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 1.1865001
Phone 312 292 5000
Previous Close 26.76
Price Eps Current Year 22.414343
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.139097
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.2918034
Profit Margins -0.00926
Quick Ratio 0.932
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.37
Regular Market Change Percent 5.11958
Regular Market Day High 28.2
Regular Market Day Low 27.155
Regular Market Day Range 27.155 - 28.2
Regular Market Open 27.58
Regular Market Previous Close 26.76
Regular Market Price 28.13
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,203
Regular Market Volume 339,939
Return On Assets 0.00042
Return On Equity -0.042540003
Revenue Growth 0.379
Revenue Per Share 143.93
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2043345
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 51,888,724
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.030299999
Shares Short 1,570,022
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,538,969
Short Name Ryerson Holding Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0322
Short Ratio 3.05
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol RYZ
Target High Price 29.0
Target Low Price 29.0
Target Mean Price 29.0
Target Median Price 29.0
Total Cash 25,100,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.484
Total Debt 1,312,600,064
Total Revenue 5,002,100,224
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.75
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.028026905
Trailing Eps -1.56
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 25.1111
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.0189
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.120221734
Type Disp Equity
Volume 339,939
Website https://www.ryerson.com
Zip 60,606