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Friedman Industries, Incorporated

Hot onWhy it's trendingX chatter spiked vs its recent normMoving on elevated volumeBacked by solid revenue growth
$FRD·$247M·Steel·Basic Materials
$34.72+31.6%YTD+68.6%1Y+104.2%
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Friedman Industries, Incorporated$FRD
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AI analysis

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Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-06-13

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Friedman Industries +32% today on Q4 earnings with revenue +48% — tiny-float steel processor breakout.

Friedman Industries is the small-cap US steel-processing and steel-pipe manufacturer whose stock surged 32% today on the Q4 FY26 earnings release (June 11). The bet is whether the +48% Q4 revenue growth and the Sinton, Texas facility expansion sustain the breakout. Q4 revenue grew 48% YoY to $191.8M at a 4% gross margin and 6% operating margin (typical steel-processing economics) with EPS of $1.35 — strong operational acceleration. The stock trades at 12.4x trailing earnings with a modest FCF yield, is up 69% YTD and 104% TTM, sits at 93% of its 52-week range, +63% above the 50-day and +71% above the 200-day average. The tiny 6.66M-share float with 10.5x normal volume multiplier today reflects the squeeze dynamic. Beta of 1.63 is reasonable for the segment. No insider activity in the bundle. The fabrication-capabilities expansion plus the cash dividend declaration are operational anchors. No sentiment block — this is a quietly-performing micro-cap steel name where today's price action speaks for itself.

What to watch: August 6 next earnings — revenue growth sustaining above 30% YoY, any specific commentary on the Sinton expansion progress, and steel-cycle dynamics are the gates; another beat extends the rally.

On the calendar: 2026-08-06 — Q1 FY27 earnings report

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Friedman Industries, Inc. (FRD) is a U.S.-based company primarily involved in the processing and manufacturing of steel and pipe, as well as their distribution. The firm operates through two distinct divisions: Coil and Tubular. The Coil segment specializes in converting steel coils into flat sheet and plate steel, cut precisely to client specifications. It also resells steel coils and offers processing services for materials owned by customers, for which it charges a fee. This division serves approximately 230 customers, predominantly located in the central and southern United States, including steel distributors and manufacturers. These manufacturers utilize the steel to produce a wide array of products, such as steel buildings, railway carriages, barges, storage tanks, shipping containers, trailers, various component parts, and other fabricated steel goods. Meanwhile, the Tubular segment is dedicated to producing different types of pipes, including those for line applications, oil country purposes (OCTG), and structural uses. This segment's products are primarily sold to steel and pipe distributors through Friedman Industries' internal sales force. Friedman Industries, Incorporated was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Longview, Texas.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Steel sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $FRD.

Steel · Basic Materials

Data center structural steel and automotive EV platform demand are the twin re-rating drivers — SLX ETF at +29.3% YTD and +77% T12M reflects repricing above traditional commodity cycle dynamics. US electric arc furnace producers (NUE, STLD) benefit from domestic content requirements and infrastructure spending.

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Top industry ETF

$SLXVanEck Steel ETF
+29.3%YTD
+70.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
12.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-24.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
4.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
13.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
5.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Jun 11, 2026$1.30——
Q4 2025Feb 9, 2026$0.43——
Q3 2025Nov 10, 2025$0.32——
Q2 2025Aug 7, 2025$0.71——
Next earningsThu, Aug 6

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY26$191.8M+48.4%0.0%6.2%$1.35$-4.0M
Q3 FY26$168.0M+78.6%6.6%2.3%$0.43$-6.3M
Q2 FY26$152.4M+42.7%6.0%1.9%$0.32$-2.0M
Q1 FY26$134.8M+17.7%9.3%5.2%$0.71$13.7M

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.10.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.93%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+62.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+70.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatTiny float · 6.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today4.9% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.635-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

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  • Volume multiple vs 30-day baseline — catch unusual interest before the move
  • Position vs 50d & 200d MAs and 52-week range — trend direction at a glance
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Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyMar 18Gaurav ChhibbarCOO400 sh$7KBuyMar 9Mike J TaylorCEO500 sh$9KBuyMar 3Mike J TaylorCEO400 sh$7KBuyFeb 23Mike J TaylorCEO100 sh$2KBuyFeb 19Gaurav ChhibbarCOO1.0K sh$18KBuyFeb 18Mike J TaylorCEO600 sh$11K

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 178-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KMaterial agreementDec 15, 20258-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
+ 7 other (3 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 10-K · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Friedman Industries, Incorporated Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Resultsglobenewswire.com·2d agoFriedman Industries, Incorporated Announces Cash Dividendglobenewswire.com·74d agoFriedman Industries Announces Expansion of Sinton, Texas Facility and New Fabrication Capabilitiesglobenewswire.com·88d agoAnalyzing Mueller Industries (NYSE:MLI) and Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD)defenseworld.net·91d ago

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