FRD FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC
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Basic Materials · Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC (FRD) is a basic materials company in the Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills industry, with a market capitalization of $299 million. Shares last traded at $41.48, 14.1% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 98.1%. FRD trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.96, below the Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills median of 18.91. Net profit margin is 22.5%, above the peer median of 4.0%. Revenue declined 13.9% year over year. The shares yield 0.4% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
FRD Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | $1M | $0.00 | 18% |
| 2024-03-31 | $1M | $0.00 | 3% |
| 2023-03-31 | $1M | $0.00 | 3% |
| 2022-03-31 | $1M | $0.00 | 4% |
| 2021-03-31 | $1M | $0.00 | 5% |
| 2020-03-31 | $1M | $0.00 | — |
| 2019-03-31 | $1M | $0.00 | 23% |
| 2018-03-31 | $0M | $0.00 | 7% |
| 2017-03-31 | $0M | $0.00 | — |
| 2016-03-31 | $0M | $0.00 | 93% |
| 2015-03-31 | $1M | $0.00 | 142% |
| 2014-03-31 | $2M | $0.00 | 103% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027 | $1.79 | 2026-08-06 |
| Q3 2026 | $0.43 | 2026-02-09 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.32 | 2025-11-10 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.71 | 2025-08-07 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $0.77 | 2025-06-12 |
| FY 2025 | $0.87 | 2025-06-12 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills peers
FRD vs 7 industry peers (Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills), by market cap. Data as of close
| WOR | Worthington Enterprises, Inc. | $3.2B | 19.57 | 2.25 | 11.5% | +3.46% |
| WS | Worthington Steel, Inc. | $2.1B | — | 0.40 | -0.7% | +2.55% |
| ROCK | Gibraltar Industries, Inc. | $1.2B | — | 0.85 | -10.4% | +3.69% |
| IIIN | Insteel Industries Inc | $559M | 18.91 | 0.76 | 4.0% | +1.46% |
| FRD | FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC | $299M | 10.96 | 2.47 | 22.5% | -1.53% |
| SID | National Steel Co | — | — | — | — | +1.83% |
| GGB | Gerdau S.A. | — | — | — | — | -0.43% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.