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Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) Stock Analysis

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) is a Steel stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

STLD

$247.97

+$3.60 (+1.47%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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STLD Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$244.54
Previous Close
$244.37
Day's Range
241.56–248.96
52-Week Range
148.13–288.74
Volume
763.75K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.49
Valuation
Market Cap
$35.54B
P/E Ratio
18.31
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
11.60
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
11.95
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.60
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
13.54
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$18.18B+3.63%
Net Income (FY)
$1.19B−22.87%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
8.82%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
143.33M
1-Year Return
+62.94%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$2.12+0.87%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 30, 2026
Avg Volume
1.08M

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, STLD closed at $247.97, +62.94% over 1 year.

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) has a market capitalization of $35.54B.

In fiscal 2025, STLD reported revenue of $18.18B.

STLD Stock Return by Calendar Year

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $16,294
+62.94%
5 years
$10,000 $42,314
+323.14%
10 years
$10,000 $114,372
+1,043.72%

If you had invested $10,000 in Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $114,372 at the close on October 21, 2026: +1,043.72% in total, +27.59% 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.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+47.48%
2025+50.70%
2024−1.99%
2023+22.75%
2022+60.14%
2021+71.42%
2020+12.46%
2019+16.78%
2018−29.02%
2017+23.34%
2016 (partial year)+35.09%

As of October 21, 2026.

STLD Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$18.18B$1.19B6.5%
2024$17.54B$1.54B8.8%
2023$18.80B$2.45B13.0%
2022$22.26B$3.86B17.4%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$18.18B$2.39B$1.60B$1.19B6.5%
2024$17.54B$2.80B$2.11B$1.54B8.8%
2023$18.80B$4.05B$3.42B$2.45B13.0%
2022$22.26B$6.12B$5.54B$3.86B17.4%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

STLD Dividend History

$2.00+8.7% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.593—
2025$2.004+8.7%
2024$1.844+8.2%
2023$1.704+25.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.593—
2025$2.004+8.7%
2024$1.844+8.2%
2023$1.704+25.0%
2022$1.364+30.8%
2021$1.044+4.0%
2020$1.004+4.2%
2019$0.964+27.7%
2018$0.754+21.3%
2017$0.624+342.9%
2016$0.141—

Most recent payment: $0.53 per share, ex-dividend September 30, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

STLD Valuation vs Steel Median

Median of 25 stocks
MetricSTLDSteel medianvs median
P/E18.3121.7816% below
P/S ratio1.600.8198% above
Profit margin8.82%3.05%5.8 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.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) is capitalised at $35.54B on the latest close. The company sits in the Basic Materials sector, in the Steel industry. Headcount on file is 14,400.

The 52-week range on file runs from $148.13 to $288.74. The most recent close on file for STLD is $247.97, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$3.60 (+1.47%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 67.4% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $18.18B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $17.54B, that is a change of +3.63%. Net income for the same year was $1.19B. That is −22.87% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 8.82%. That is 5.8 percentage points above the Steel median of 3.05%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 13.54.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $22.26B in 2022 to $18.18B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 18.31 times earnings. That is 15.93% below the Steel median of 21.78. On forward earnings the ratio is 11.6. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 11.95. The price-to-sales ratio is 1.6. On price-to-sales that is 98.2% above the Steel median of 0.81. The medians here are taken across 25 Steel companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +62.94%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +27.59%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.49. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 39.56%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 0.87%. That is 1.3 percentage points below the Steel median yield of 2.15%. The indicated annual rate is $2.12 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 30, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.59 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $2.00 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is +47.48% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +71.42%; the weakest is 2018 at −29.02%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) operates in the Steel industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Steel Dynamics, Inc. STLD $35.54B 18.3
Nucor Corporation NUE $60.02B 21.1
ArcelorMittal S.A. MT $47.73B 26.8
Reliance, Inc. RS $21.50B 24.5

The Steel industry average P/E ratio is 21.8x. Steel Dynamics, Inc. trades at a P/E of 18.3.

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 Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. It operates through four segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling Operations, Steel Fabrication Operations, and Aluminum Operations. The Steel Operations segment offers hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products; parallel flange beams and channel sections, large unequal leg angles, and reinforcing steel bars, standard strength carbon, intermediate alloy hardness, and premium grade rail products; engineered special-bar-quality products, merchant-bar-quality products, and other engineered round steel bars; channels, angles, flats, merchant rounds, and reinforcing steel bars; and specialty shapes and light structural steel products. This segment also engages in turning, polishing, straightening, chamfering, precision saw-cutting, and heat treating of bar products. Its products are used in construction, automotive, manufacturing, transportation, heavy and agricultural equipment, energy, and pipe and tube markets. The Metals Recycling Operations segment is involved in the ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal processing, transportation, marketing, brokerage, and scrap management services. Its ferrous products include heavy melting steel, busheling, bundled scrap, shredded scrap, steel turnings, and cast-iron products; and nonferrous products comprise aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and other nonferrous metals. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment produces steel non-residential building components, such as steel joists, joist girders, and steel deck products for non-residential steel fabricators, metal building companies, general construction contractors, developers, property owners, brokers, and governmental entities. The Aluminum Operations segment offers recycled aluminum flat rolled products. The company also exports its products. Steel Dynamics, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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