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Steel Dynamics (STLD)
NASDAQ:STLD
STLD Stock Chart & Stats
$179.57
-$3.31(-2.76%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$179.57
-$3.31(-2.76%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$103.17 - $185.56
Previous CloseN/A
Volume515.54K
Average Volume (3M)1.10M
Market Cap
$26.22B
Enterprise Value$29.66B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$769.88M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$4.21B
Price to Earnings (P/E)22.5
Beta1.24
Next Earnings
Apr 22, 2026EPS Estimate
3.14Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.11%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.82
Shares Outstanding146,034,870
10 Day Avg. Volume1,295,245
30 Day Avg. Volume1,095,312
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.12
Price to Book (P/B)2.80
Price to Sales (P/S)1.38
P/FCF Ratio49.94
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.13
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.63
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit12.44
Enterprise Value/Ebitda14.03
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$187.50Price Target Upside4.42% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)13.71
Revenue Forecast (FY)$20.88B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Free Cash Flow And Capital ReturnsImproved free cash flow from lower capital spending can enable disciplined share repurchases and targeted investments, boosting shareholder returns.
Operational Ramp-upAluminum rolling mill ramp-up is producing profitable output and trending toward high utilization, which should support margin expansion as volumes scale.
Tariff Protection And Domestic DemandExpanded Section 232 tariff positioning supports domestic demand and could help sustain margins relative to international peers.
Bears Say
Acquisition UncertaintyOngoing pursuit of large, non-binding acquisition proposals creates strategic uncertainty that could weigh on the stock if transactions remain unresolved.
Seasonal Fabrication And Recycling WeaknessSeasonally lower fabrication shipments and softer metals recycling volumes are expected to reduce profitability in those operating segments.
Steel Segment Profit PressureGuidance for lower steel segment earnings driven by reduced selling prices and volumes signals potential near-term profit compression for the core business.
Steel Dynamics News
STLD FAQ
What was Steel Dynamics’s price range in the past 12 months?
Steel Dynamics lowest stock price was $103.17 and its highest was $185.56 in the past 12 months.
What is Steel Dynamics’s market cap?
Steel Dynamics’s market cap is $26.22B.
When is Steel Dynamics’s upcoming earnings report date?
Steel Dynamics’s upcoming earnings report date is Apr 22, 2026 which is in 79 days.
How were Steel Dynamics’s earnings last quarter?
Steel Dynamics released its earnings results on Jan 26, 2026. The company reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.704 by $0.116.
Is Steel Dynamics overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Steel Dynamics’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Steel Dynamics pay dividends?
Steel Dynamics pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.5 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.11%. See more information on Steel Dynamics dividends here
What is Steel Dynamics’s EPS estimate?
Steel Dynamics’s EPS estimate is 3.14.
How many shares outstanding does Steel Dynamics have?
Steel Dynamics has 146,034,870 shares outstanding.
What happened to Steel Dynamics’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Steel Dynamics reported an EPS of $1.82 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $1.704. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -4.412%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Steel Dynamics?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in STLD
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Steel Dynamics Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$187.50 (4.42% Upside)
$187.50 (4.42% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
STLD Sentiment 71%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 102.9K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 1.8%
Last 30 Days ▼ 0.4%
Last 30 Days ▼ 0.4%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
38.96%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
13.25%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
9.04%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Steel Dynamics
Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. It operates through three segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling Operations, and Steel Fabrication Operations. The Steel Operations segment offers hot roll, cold roll, and coated steel products; parallel flange beams and channel sections, flat bars, large unequal leg angles, and reinforcing bars, as well as standard strength carbon, intermediate alloy hardness, and premium grade rail products; and engineered special-bar-quality products, merchant-bar-quality products, and other engineered round steel bars. The company also engages in turning, polishing, straightening, chamfering, threading, precision saw-cutting, and heat treating of bar products; and cutting to length, straightening, hole punching, shot blasting, welding, galvanizing, and coating of specialty products. Its products are used in construction, automotive, manufacturing, transportation, heavy and agriculture equipment, and pipe and tube markets. This segment sells directly to end-users, steel fabricators, and service centers. The Metals Recycling Operations segment purchases, processes, and resells ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals into reusable forms and grades. 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. This segment also provides transportation logistics, marketing, brokerage, and scrap management services. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment produces non-residential steel building components, such as steel joists, girders, trusses, and steel deck products. The company also exports its products. Steel Dynamics, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
STLD Company Deck
STLD Earnings Call
Q4 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call emphasized multiple material positives: record shipments, strong cash flow and adjusted EBITDA, robust liquidity, significant share buybacks, substantial progress and early profitability in the new aluminum platform, and outsized mill utilization versus peers. Key near-term challenges include compressed flat-rolled steel margins year-over-year, seasonal/planned outages that reduced Q4 production (~140–150k tons), working capital drag from aluminum ramp (~$155M impact in Q4), and normal commissioning/operational risks (including a limited Sinton transformer failure). On balance, the company conveyed confident execution, a improving free cash flow profile, and high conviction in long-term value creation despite manageable near-term startup and market headwinds.View all STLD earnings summariesSTLD Net sales Breakdown
71.42% Steel Operations
23.59% Metals Recycling Operations
10.10% Steel Fabrication Operations
1.82% Aluminium Operations
8.28% Other
-15.20% Eliminations
STLD Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$187.50
▲(4.42% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
6.56% Insiders
23.16% Mutual Funds
0.20% Other Institutional Investors
43.96% Public Companies and Individual Investors