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.

Revenue
+34.8%
EPS
+92.4%
Free cash flow
+25.0%
Total debt
+11.1%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

252.35 1.55 +0.62%
Market cap
$35.7B
P/E
18.5×
Fwd P/E
14.2×
Dividend yield
0.83%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
5.03
Beneish M
−2.40
Dividend safety
71/100

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) Return on assets

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Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 11.6%, up 4.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.56%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.94% (fiscal 2015) to 29.5% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Steel industry median of 1.83% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 7.56% (2.74)
FY2024 10.3% (6.56)
FY2023 16.9% (12.08)
FY2022 28.9% (0.55)
FY2021 29.5% 23.21
FY2020 6.28% (2.12)
FY2019 8.40% (8.89)
FY2018 17.3% 5.05
FY2017 12.2% 6.19
FY2016 6.05% 7.99

Against its own ten years

Low −1.94% High 29.5%
Ten-year median 10.3%
Current reading's percentile 36

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. 11.6%
RS Reliance, Inc. compare 9.99%
NUE Nucor Corporation compare 9.81%
SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare 5.09%
TX Ternium S.A. compare 2.89%
GGB Gerdau S.A. compare 2.84%
MT ArcelorMittal compare 1.83%
PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare 1.31%
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare −2.33%
Steel industry median 1.83%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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