STLD

Steel Dynamics
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STLD

Arincen57/100B

If you had invested in Steel Dynamics ago, it would be worth $8,921 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

57/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability2

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Cash2

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Valuation6

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Growth10

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Financial strength8

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Shareholders6

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Steel Dynamics key facts

Style
Growth stock · 8.7/10Growth 8.7 · Value 5.6 · Dividend 3.7
Day range
230.010 – 238.240
52-week range
150.220 – 288.740
Market capitalization
32.84B USD
P/E
16.97
PEG ratio
0.88
EPS
13.61
Div Yield
0.92%
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
+120.5%
Volume
2,788
Beta
1.44
ESG score
56.4/100Environment 52 · Social 54 · Governance 63
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Steel
CEO
Mark D. Millett
Employees
14K
IPO date
22 Nov 1996

Steel Dynamics earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
5.88 USD
Revenue estimate
6.36B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS5.26Missed -4.0%Revenue6.51BBeat +1.2%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20275.57——+5.88%6.46B——-0.74%
Q2 FY20275.60——+51.84%6.47B——+6.19%
Q1 FY20275.84——+110.03%6.40B——+22.92%
Q4 FY20265.88——+223.08%6.36B——+44.16%
Q3 FY20265.485.26-4.01%+91.97%6.43B6.51B+1.25%+34.82%
Q2 FY20263.633.69+1.65%+83.58%5.56B6.09B+9.57%+33.44%
Q1 FY20262.842.78-2.11%+93.06%5.10B5.20B+2.08%+19.13%
Q4 FY20251.701.82+7.06%+33.82%4.55B4.41B-3.02%+14.00%
Q3 FY20252.632.74+4.18%+33.66%4.76B4.83B+1.34%+11.21%
Q2 FY20252.242.01-10.27%-26.10%4.72B4.57B-3.20%-1.46%

Analysts' estimates for FY2026 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Steel Dynamics analyst forecast

12-month price target
275.17 USD
+19.17%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 260.00 to 299.00, with an average of 275.17.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Buy
10 ratings
Buy
6
Hold
4
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target299.00
Average target275.17
Lowest target260.00
Current price230.90

Steel Dynamics valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
16.97
Forward P/E (FY2026)
13.08
Price to sales (TTM)
1.48
Price to book
3.34
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
10.32

Capital structure

Market capitalization
32.84B USD
+
Total debt
4.20B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
928.56M USD
=
Enterprise value
36.11B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)12.05————
FY2027 (est.)10.5312.05———
FY2026 (est.)13.0810.53———
Now (TTM)16.9710.801.483.3410.32
FY202521.139.601.382.8013.47
FY202411.5314.341.011.988.13
FY20238.0212.071.052.225.72
FY20224.646.600.802.203.52
FY20213.962.030.692.023.16

Steel Dynamics against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Reliance Steel & Aluminum, Nucor, Carpenter Technology, Commercial Metals, and Cleveland-Cliffs, the US Steel companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median17.0
    3.130.2
  • Gross marginLowest in 5 years13.0%
    13.0%29.1%
    Against its peers: 4 of 6Peers' median 18.6%
  • Operating marginLowest in 5 years8.1%
    8.1%23.4%
    Against its peers: 4 of 6Peers' median 8.2%
  • Net marginLowest in 5 years6.5%
    6.5%17.5%
    Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median 5.4%
  • Return on equityLowest in 5 years13.2%
    13.2%51.0%
    Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median 10.3%
  • Free cash flow marginBelow its median2.8%
    -0.1%16.0%
    Against its peers: 4 of 6Peers' median 3.5%
  • Revenue growthAt its median3.6%
    -15.6%91.7%
    Against its peers: 4 of 6Peers' median 5.7%
  • EPS growthAt its median-18.8%
    -32.8%500.8%
    Against its peers: 5 of 5Peers' median 15.8%
  • Debt to EBITDAHighest in 5 years1.99×
    0.56×1.99×
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 1.61×
  • Current ratioAt its median3.06
    2.533.76
    Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median 2.94

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Steel Dynamics growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
22.22B USD
Net income (TTM)
1.96B USD
Gross margin
15.84%
Operating margin
11.50%
Net margin
8.82%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202518.18B+3.63%1.19B-22.87%13.01%8.12%6.52%2.11B-16.03%
FY202417.54B-6.68%1.54B-37.28%15.98%11.08%8.76%2.52B-32.55%
FY202318.80B-15.57%2.45B-36.55%21.53%16.77%13.04%3.73B-32.08%
FY202222.26B+20.92%3.86B+20.18%27.48%22.87%17.35%5.50B+19.14%
FY202118.41B+91.73%3.21B+483.50%29.13%23.36%17.46%4.61B+309.71%

Steel Dynamics revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Steel Operations: 71.6%Metals Recycling Operations: 11.2%Steel Fabrication Operations: 7.8%Other: 7.3%Aluminum Operations: 2.0%71.6%Steel Operations11.2%Metals Recycling Operations7.8%Steel Fabrication Operations7.3%Other2.0%Aluminum Operations
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Steel Operations13.02B71.6%+4.0%
Metals Recycling Operations2.04B11.2%—
Steel Fabrication Operations1.42B7.8%-20.0%
Other1.33B7.3%—
Aluminum Operations361.09M2.0%—

By region

FY2025
100.0%U [S]
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
U [S]17.02B100.0%+5.9%

How Steel Dynamics makes its money

Steel Operations13.02B 71.6%
Metals Recycling Operations2.04B 11.2%
Steel Fabrication Operations1.42B 7.8%
Other1.33B 7.3%
Aluminum Operations361.09M 2.0%
Revenue18.18B 100.0%
Cost of revenue15.81B 87.0%
Gross profit2.36B 13.0%
Selling and administration888.29M 4.9%
Operating income1.48B 8.1%
Tax305.66M 1.7%
Net income1.19B 6.5%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Steel Dynamics dividends

Annual dividend
2.12 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
0.92%
Payout ratio
19.25%
Years of dividend growth
14
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.53 USD
Next ex-dividend date
31 Dec 2026
Next payment date
8 Jan 2027

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share1.961.811.621.281.030.990.910.720.610.56

Steel Dynamics financial health

Cash and short-term investments
928.56M USD
Total debt
4.20B USD
Net cash
-3.28B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.09B USD
Current ratio
3.14
Debt to equity
0.43
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
5.89

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY2025769.88M4.21B501.51M
FY2024737.28M3.35B-23.50M
FY20232.12B3.07B1.86B
FY20222.26B3.07B3.55B
FY20211.24B3.11B1.20B

Steel Dynamics ownership

Institutions
83.50%
Institutional holders
1,072 (+97)
Free float
93.21%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 83.5% Others 16.5%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 132.56M shares ·93.2% Closely held 9.66M shares ·6.8%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 202605348.0050.00K
Q3 202600353.00300.00
Q2 20260135.17K31.49K
Q1 202600193.96K103.59K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025147.81M148.40M-4.95%
FY2024155.42M156.14M-6.75%
FY2023166.55M167.43M-9.31%
FY2022183.39M184.62M-10.64%
FY2021205.12M206.62M-2.70%

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings

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Title: Steel Dynamics

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Steel
Steel Dynamics Inc operates as a domestic steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. The company's product portfolio comprises hot rolled sheet, hot rolled plate, painted sheet products, cold rolled sheet, and others. Its reportable segments are steel operations, metals recycling operations, steel fabrication operations, and aluminum operations. Maximum revenue is generated from its steel operations segment, which consists of manufacturing various steel productsand numerous coating operations. Its primary sources of revenue are currently from the manufacture and sale of steel products, the processing and sale of recycled ferrous and nonferrous metals, and the fabrication and sale of steel joists and deck products.

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