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FRD Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $42.11
Previous Close: $42.50
Day's Range: 41.94–42.54
52-Week Range: 16.55–48.77
Volume: 40.81K
Beta: 1.65

Valuation

Market Cap: $303.30M
P/E Ratio: 10.95
P/S ratio: 0.40
EPS (ttm): 3.84

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $646.91M+45.50%
Net Income (FY): $19.53M+221.00%
Profit margin: 3.63%
Shares Outstanding: 7.21M
1-Year Return: +112.29%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.16+0.38%
Ex-Dividend Date: October 23, 2026
Earnings Date: November 4, 2026estimated
Avg Volume: 65.56K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

FRD Stock Return by Calendar Year

Friedman Industries, Incorporated (FRD) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $21,229; +112.29%
5 years: $10,000 $31,264; +212.64%
10 years: $10,000 $88,974; +789.74%

If you had invested $10,000 in Friedman Industries, Incorporated (FRD) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $88,974 at the close on October 21, 2026: +789.74% in total, +24.43% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

−14.17%+106.28%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+106.28%
2025	+35.33%
2024	−0.26%
2023	+58.98%
2022	+5.34%
2021	+37.91%
2020	+15.73%
2019	−12.71%
2018	+26.02%
2017	−14.17%
2016 (partial year)	+15.44%

As of October 21, 2026.

FRD Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends March

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$646.91M	$19.53M	3.0%
2024	$444.60M	$6.09M	1.4%
2023	$516.25M	$17.35M	3.4%
2022	$547.54M	$21.34M	3.9%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$646.91M	$86.50M	$25.65M	$19.53M	3.0%
2024	$444.60M	$45.48M	$2.79M	$6.09M	1.4%
2023	$516.25M	$72.42M	$24.52M	$17.35M	3.4%
2022	$547.54M	$69.98M	$21.07M	$21.34M	3.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of March 31, 2026.

FRD Dividend History

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$0.16+14.3% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.12	3	—
2025	$0.16	4	+14.3%
2024	$0.14	4	+75.0%
2023	$0.08	4	+0.0%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.12	3	—
2025	$0.16	4	+14.3%
2024	$0.14	4	+75.0%
2023	$0.08	4	+0.0%
2022	$0.08	4	+0.0%
2021	$0.08	4	+0.0%
2020	$0.08	4	−50.0%
2019	$0.16	4	+33.3%
2018	$0.12	4	+200.0%
2017	$0.04	4	—

Most recent payment: $0.04 per share, ex-dividend July 17, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

FRD Valuation vs Steel Median

Median of 25 stocks

Metric	FRD	Steel median	vs median
P/E	10.95	21.78	50% below
P/S ratio	0.40	0.81	50% below
Profit margin	3.63%	3.05%	0.6 pts above

Medians across 25 Steel stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

Recent News

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Friedman Industries Q1 EPS $1.79 Up From $0.71 YoY, Sales $239.971M Up From $134.777M YoY
Benzinga2026-08-06

News provided by third-party sources. Not financial advice.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

Friedman Industries, Incorporated (FRD) is capitalised at $303.30M on the latest close. The company sits in the Basic Materials sector, in the Steel industry. Headcount on file is 381.

FRD last closed at $42.05 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.45 (−1.06%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $16.55 to $48.77. The latest close sits 154.08% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $646.91M. That is +45.50% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $444.60M. Net income for the same year was $19.53M. That is +221.00% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 3.63%. That is 0.6 percentage points above the Steel median of 3.05%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 3.84.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $547.54M in 2022 to $646.91M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

FRD trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 10.95. That is 49.72% below the Steel median of 21.78. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.4 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 50.03% below the Steel median of 0.81. 25 Steel companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is +112.29%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +24.43%. The reported beta is 1.65. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 50.48%.

Growth & Income

FRD pays a dividend yielding 0.38%. That is 1.8 percentage points below the Steel median yield of 2.15%. At the indicated rate that is $0.16 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 23, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 10 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.12 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.16 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2023 returned +58.98% and 2017 returned −14.17%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +106.28% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Friedman Industries, Incorporated (FRD) operates in the Steel industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
Friedman Industries, Incorporated	FRD	$303.30M	11.0
Nucor Corporation	NUE	$60.02B	21.1
ArcelorMittal S.A.	MT	$47.73B	26.8
Steel Dynamics, Inc.	STLD	$35.54B	18.3

The Steel industry average P/E ratio is 21.8x. Friedman Industries, Incorporated trades at a P/E of 11.0.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Friedman Industries, Incorporated

Friedman Industries, Incorporated engages in the manufacture and processing of steel products in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Flat-Roll Products and Tubular Products. The Flat-Roll Product segment is involved in the operation of hot-rolled coil processing facilities to cut the coils into sheets and plates, as well as the provision of process and storage services for customer-owned coils on a fee basis. The Tubular Product segment manufactures line and oil country pipes, as well as pipes for structural applications. The company serves metals distributors and customers manufacturing products, such as metal buildings, railcars, heavy equipment, tanks and containers, trailers, component parts, and other fabricated metal products. Friedman Industries, Incorporated was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Longview, Texas.

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Friedman Industries, Incorporated (FRD) Stock Analysis