Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) Stock

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) is a Materials stock trading at $221.97 (as of 2026-07-09), with a market capitalization of $32.01B and a trailing P/E of 24.1. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

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.

Understand Steel Dynamics, Inc.: how it makes money

Steel Dynamics produces hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products, and it also recycles metals, making money by selling steel products and processed recycled metals through its steel operations and recycling businesses.

Profitability is strongly connected to steel mill throughput and product shipment volumes, shown by the focus on steel mill utilization and detailed steel shipments, with recycling as a supporting business line.

Business quality (Mixed): Clear three-part operating structure (Steel Operations, Metals Recycling Operations, Steel Fabrication Operations) and a measurable operating driver (steel mill utilization) alongside shipment data and safety tracking.

Valuation: At 26× earnings, STLD trades 8% above the Steel Works average (24×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Throughput-focused operating metrics: The company tracks steel mill utilization and steel shipments, giving investors a direct view of how effectively capacity is being run and products are being sold.
  • Multiple operating engines: In addition to Steel Operations, it reports Metals Recycling Operations and Steel Fabrication Operations, diversifying where operating contribution can come from.
  • Recycling segment shows positive operating contribution in the provided figures: The provided segment operating income candidates for Metals Recycling Operations are positive.

Bear case

  • Aluminum operations show segment operating losses in the provided figures: The operational inputs include Aluminum operations operating losses (segment), which can weigh on overall results.
  • Safety performance is not perfect: The company reports 94% of locations without lost time injury, implying some locations experienced lost time incidents.
  • Steel results can be sensitive to utilization: Because steel mill utilization is a primary operating metric tracked by the company, any decline in throughput or ability to maintain steady production could pressure operating performance.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$221.97
Market Cap$32.01B
P/E Ratio24.1
EV / EBITDA15.7
Price / Book3.56
Price / Sales1.69
FCF Yield1.3%
DCF Value (model)$77.03
DCF Upside vs Price-65.3%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$18.18B
Net Margin6.5%
Revenue Growth (YoY)3.6%
EPS Growth (YoY)-18.9%
FCF Growth (YoY)-2233.8%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score5.59 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score5/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E24.1
Sector P/E (Materials)25.9
Industry P/E (Steel Works)21.1
vs Sector-6.7%
vs Industry14.7%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($2.88B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)1
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustrySteel Works
CEOMark D. Millett
Employees13,000
CountryUS
IPO Date1996-11-22

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Data as of 2026-07-09.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.