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Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD) stock

STLDNasdaqSteel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)Fiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 23, 2026Score 16/3045% above fair value
$237.11−1.88 (-0.79%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $33.72BP/E 17.5Yield 0.84%

Steel Dynamics statistics

115 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Jan 26, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date
Dec 31, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$33.72B
$913.25M
Enterprise Value
$36.79B
$1.49B
PE Ratio
17.50
17.52
PS Ratio
1.52
0.75
PB Ratio
3.43
1.89
P/TBV Ratio
3.72
2.01
P/FCF Ratio
30.80
17.33
P/OCF Ratio
19.90
10.65

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
1.66
1.00
EV / EBITDA
11.46
9.59
EV / EBIT
14.40
17.23
EV / FCF
33.60
20.44

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
142M
44M
Shares Change (YoY)
-3.40%
0.06%
Shares Change (QoQ)
-0.81%
-0.10%
Float
133M
37M
Shares Held by Insiders
6.78%
6.82%
Shares Held by Institutions
83.8%
78.9%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
4M
–
Short Interest Change
-3.77%
-1.35%
Short % of Float
2.82%
3.87%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
2.63%
3.28%
Days to Cover
3.32
3.05

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$288.74
–
52-Week Low
$151.21
–
20-Day Moving Average
$241.12
–
50-Day Moving Average
$238.19
–
200-Day Moving Average
$226.57
–
Average True Range (14)
$9.39
–
Price Change (1 Week)
6.86%
6.86%
Price Change (1 Month)
-2.39%
-3.85%
Price Change (3 Months)
-7.30%
-19.7%
Price Change (6 Months)
1.04%
-18.1%
Price Change (YTD)
39.9%
-3.91%
Price Change (1 Year)
55.6%
8.62%
Price Change (3 Years)
120.7%
57.3%
Price Change (5 Years)
258.4%
51.4%
Price Change (10 Years)
634.5%
71.9%
Average Volume (10 Days)
943,879
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
1M
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
1M
–
Relative Volume
0.45
0.75
Relative Strength Index (14)
48.6
43.6
Volatility (1 Year)
36.6%
49.3%
Beta (5 Years)
1.30
1.14

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
15.9%
21.5%
Operating Margin
11.5%
5.96%
Pretax Margin
11.2%
5.52%
Profit Margin
8.82%
4.29%
EBITDA Margin
14.4%
10.5%
FCF Margin
4.93%
4.12%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
20.8%
7.87%
Return on Assets (ROA)
11.6%
3.75%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
16.0%
6.09%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
16.7%
5.64%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
3.14
2.34
Quick Ratio
1.32
1.05
Debt / Equity
0.43
0.32
Debt / EBITDA
1.31
2.19
Debt / FCF
3.84
4.28
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.02
1.41
Interest Coverage
18.43
3.31

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
26.0%
17.7%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
73.9%
35.5%
EPS Growth (YoY)
79.5%
41.1%
FCF Growth (YoY)
252.0%
16.6%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
-6.53%
0.04%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
13.6%
9.32%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
-27.4%
-1.79%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
25.3%
13.0%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
1.31
0.95
Inventory Turnover
5.02
4.48
Revenue Per Employee
$1.54M
$673.42K
Profits Per Employee
$136.08K
$13.78K
Employee Count
14,400
2,906
WACC
10.6%
9.58%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$22.22B
$1.98B
Gross Profit
$3.53B
$495.35M
Operating Income
$2.56B
$73.34M
Pretax Income
$2.49B
$60.65M
Net Income
$1.96B
$40.66M
EBITDA
$3.21B
$150.90M
EPS (Diluted)
$13.55
$0.99

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$928.56M
$59.85M
Total Debt
$4.20B
$567.26M
Net Cash (Debt)
-$3.28B
-$26.02M
Net Cash Per Share
-$23.03
-$0.85
Equity (Book Value)
$9.84B
$718.87M
Book Value Per Share
$69.21
$15.12
Tangible Book Value
$9.06B
$275.23M
Working Capital
$5.47B
$297.61M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$1.69B
$145.52M
Capital Expenditures
-$599.93M
-$52.11M
Free Cash Flow
$1.09B
$35.77M
FCF Per Share
$7.70
$1.10

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
5.81%
4.02%
FCF Yield
3.25%
2.33%
Dividend Yield
0.84%
0.92%
Buyback Yield
2.47%
1.46%
Shareholder Yield
3.31%
2.05%
Dividend Per Share
$2.00
$0.76
Dividend Growth (YoY)
8.70%
0.00%
Years of Dividend Growth
13
0
Payout Ratio
15.2%
15.2%
FCF Payout Ratio
27.2%
19.3%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense
$138.65M
$33.50M
Income Tax
$534.77M
$23.60M
Effective Tax Rate
21.5%
20.9%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$145.26
$39.79
Graham Upside
-38.7%
-27.7%
Altman Z-Score
5.94
2.62
Piotroski F-Score
6
5
Beneish M-Score
-2.40
-2.50
Lynch Fair Value
$338.75
–
Lynch Upside
42.9%
6.77%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodSTLDS&P 500DifferenceSTLD per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month-0.8%-2.7%+1.8 pts
3 months-9.7%-1.7%−7.9 pts
Year to date+41.0%+11.9%+29.1 pts
1 year+51.8%+12.0%+39.8 pts
3 years+126.4%+78.2%+48.2 pts+31.3%+21.2%
5 years+285.7%+73.2%+212.5 pts+31.0%+11.6%
10 years+792.7%+309.6%+483.0 pts+24.5%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

4M STLD shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.8% from the previous report, or 2.82% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 55.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20263,740,099-3.8%1,125,4443.3
Oct 15, 20263,886,454-3.3%780,0145.0
Sep 30, 20264,017,745+6.4%1,057,1713.8
Sep 15, 20263,776,059-0.9%937,3274.0
Aug 31, 20263,809,629-2.4%1,374,9672.8
Aug 14, 20263,904,382-3.8%993,6153.9
Jul 31, 20264,056,934+14.1%1,244,0483.3
Jul 15, 20263,554,612-3.3%1,106,3363.2
Jun 30, 20263,677,525-8.2%1,636,1212.3
Jun 15, 20264,007,162+5.7%1,033,3853.9
May 29, 20263,789,571+2.3%1,170,3463.2
May 15, 20263,703,157+0.5%966,6943.8

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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