Steel Dynamics reports Q2 EPS $2.01, consensus $2.08

Reports Q2 revenue $4.6B, consensus $4.76B. “During the second quarter 2025, steel pricing stabilized at higher levels, resulting in a significant sequential improvement in consolidated operating income of 39 percent and adjusted EBITDA of 19 percent,” said Mark Millett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “The earnings improvement was driven by expanded margins across our steel platform and stronger shipments from our long products steel operations. Our three-year after-tax return-on-invested capital of 17 percent is a testament to our ongoing high-return capital allocation strategy. Across the company, our teams delivered a solid performance in an uncertain trade environment while continuing to prioritize the safety and well-being of one another. The uncertainty regarding trade policy continues to cause hesitancy in customer order patterns across our businesses, despite healthy underlying demand factors, such as manufacturing onshoring, infrastructure program funding, and increased regionalization of supply chains in the U.S.,” continued Millett. “This hesitancy, combined with an inventory overhang of coated flat rolled steel, resulted in lower steel and steel fabrication shipments in the second quarter 2025. We strongly believe that as individual country trade agreements are negotiated and trade policy is generally stabilized in the coming months, strong pent up demand for our products will result. Coupled with our expansion in value-added steel and now aluminum flat rolled products, we are firmly positioned for continued growth and long-term value creation.”