Steel Dynamics, Inc.
STLD Basic Materials Steel
Steel Dynamics, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $18.2 billion, up 3.63% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 33.4%, EPS grew 84.6%, free cash flow grew 2,189.9% and total debt rose 10.6%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) Free cash flow
Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $501.5M, compared with −$23.5M in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was $955.6M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −$211.0M (fiscal 2020) to $3.6B (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. Steel Dynamics, Inc. ranks 2nd of 21 Steel companies by free cash flow.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $501.5M | — |
| FY2024 | −$23.5M | — |
| FY2023 | $1.9B | (47.57%) |
| FY2022 | $3.6B | 196.48% |
| FY2021 | $1.2B | — |
| FY2020 | −$211.0M | — |
| FY2019 | $944.3M | (19.70%) |
| FY2018 | $1.2B | 104.72% |
| FY2017 | $574.5M | (12.24%) |
| FY2016 | $654.6M | (30.30%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $304.1M | 2,841.80% |
| Mar 2026 | $10.3M | (87.73%) |
| Dec 2025 | $84.2M | (84.88%) |
| Sep 2025 | $556.9M | 4,093.64% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| NUE Nucor Corporation compare | $1.6B |
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. | $955.6M |
| GGB Gerdau S.A. compare | $650.6M |
| RS Reliance, Inc. compare | $559.2M |
| MT ArcelorMittal compare | −$59.0M |
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | −$59.5M |
| TX Ternium S.A. compare | −$470.0M |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare | −$857.0M |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare | −$1.7B |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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