Steel Dynamics (STLD)
Materials · Steel and metals recycling; electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking
A diversified steel and metals recycler that converts scrap into finished steel products and aluminum castings for automotive, construction, and industrial customers.
What Steel Dynamics does
Steel Dynamics manufactures and sells steel products and aluminum metal castings, primarily derived from recycled scrap metal. The company operates electric arc furnaces (EAF) to produce various grades of finished steel, and runs metals recycling operations that source and process scrap. It serves automotive, construction, appliance, and industrial markets across North America, with operations in steelmaking, steel product finishing, and aluminum casting production.
Themes: ["Steel manufacturing","Metals recycling","Automotive supply chain","Construction materials","Energy-efficient production"]
Fundamentals
- Price$222.06 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$32.5B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+63.2% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E23.69 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+7.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+14.0% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+15.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.46 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+10.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-6.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.56 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.9%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Cyclical volatility in steel prices and scrap metal costs, which the company may not be able to pass through to customers in full or on a timely basis","Dependence on adequate supply of scrap metal at competitive prices; exposure to global steelmaking overcapacity and steel imports into the United States","Exposure to volatile energy costs (electricity, natural gas, oil) and availability constraints in energy resources critical to operations"]
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.