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Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD)

Basic Materials | Steel | Fort Wayne, United States | NasdaqGS
200.32 USD +4.57 (2.335%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 198.17 -2.15 (-2.150%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:50 p.m. EDT

Steel Dynamics (STLD) appears to be a solid short-term and long-term investment opportunity. The recent price movement has shown resilience, with a recent increase to $190.57, and the company has a consistent dividend history, which supports a high dividend star rating. The current price is near the 52-week high, and the positive earnings growth and strong fundamentals indicate a favorable outlook. The options activity suggests that both bullish and bearish positions are being taken, which could indicate a potential for price movement in either direction. However, the overall positive indicators suggest that now could be a good time to consider buying, particularly for those looking to capitalize on the momentum or for long-term investors seeking to hold.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.061137
MSTL0.067798
AutoETS0.069979
AutoARIMA0.075605

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.30
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.306
Excess Kurtosis -1.10
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 49.077
Revenue per Share 122.976
Market Cap 29,022,842,880
Trailing P/E 25.07
Forward P/E 12.44
Beta 1.40
Profit Margins 6.52%
Website https://www.steeldynamics.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:50 p.m. EDT: The options data indicates a mixed sentiment. For calls, there is a notable concentration of open interest and volume around the ATM strike of 190.0, suggesting potential for price movement near this level. The presence of significant OI at higher strikes like 220.0 and 230.0 implies some speculation on upward momentum. For puts, the ATM strike of 190.0 has substantial OI, indicating possible downside protection or bearish sentiment. The overall IV spikes at certain strikes suggest volatility expectations, with the market showing a balance between bullish and bearish speculation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.29% 1.35% 1.47% 1.61%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-31 0.53000 0.294444
2025-12-31 0.50000 0.295986
2025-09-30 0.50000 0.360767
2025-06-30 0.50000 0.394372
2025-03-31 0.50000 0.405154
2024-12-31 0.46000 0.410374
2024-09-30 0.46000 0.372790
2024-06-28 0.46000 0.364275
2024-03-27 0.46000 0.322115
2023-12-28 0.42500 0.368530
2023-09-28 0.42500 0.415662
2023-06-29 0.42500 0.405130
2023-03-30 0.42500 0.398674
2022-12-29 0.34000 0.362270
2022-09-29 0.34000 0.505908
2022-06-29 0.34000 0.537797
2022-03-30 0.34000 0.431891
2021-12-30 0.26000 0.448219
2021-09-29 0.26000 0.467706
2021-06-29 0.26000 0.476076
2021-03-30 0.26000 0.547856
2020-12-30 0.25000 0.742157
2020-09-29 0.25000 0.954064
2020-06-29 0.25000 1.071228
2020-03-30 0.25000 1.275643
2019-12-30 0.24000 0.794683
2019-09-27 0.24000 0.927717
2019-06-27 0.24000 0.905235
2019-03-28 0.24000 0.798982
2018-12-28 0.18800 0.731512
2018-09-27 0.18800 0.482939
2018-06-28 0.18800 0.481135
2018-03-28 0.18800 0.519214
2017-12-28 0.15500 0.418964
2017-09-28 0.15500 0.532827
2017-06-28 0.15500 0.529745
2017-03-29 0.15500 0.541529
2016-12-28 0.14000 0.463386
2016-09-28 0.14000 0.662332
2016-06-28 0.14000 0.725595
2016-03-29 0.14000 0.758773
2015-12-29 0.13800 0.939463
2015-09-28 0.13800 1.026144
2015-06-26 0.13800 0.782968
2015-03-27 0.13800 0.890907
2014-12-29 0.11500 0.743764
2014-09-26 0.11500 0.636769
2014-06-26 0.11500 0.828900
2014-03-27 0.11500 0.845224
2013-12-27 0.11000 0.724924
2013-09-26 0.11000 0.856963
2013-06-26 0.11000 0.992297
2013-03-26 0.11000 0.916854
2012-12-27 0.10000 0.996795
2012-09-26 0.10000 1.190111
2012-06-27 0.10000 1.193338
2012-03-28 0.10000 0.949772
2011-12-28 0.10000 1.052012
2011-09-28 0.10000 1.364269
2011-06-28 0.10000 0.880121
2011-03-29 0.10000 0.735900
2010-12-29 0.07500 0.578760
2010-09-28 0.07500 0.754080
2010-06-28 0.07500 0.771121
2010-03-29 0.07500 0.609250
2009-12-29 0.07500 0.607097
2009-09-28 0.07500 0.684873
2009-06-26 0.07500 0.704847
2009-03-27 0.10000 1.565675
2008-12-29 0.10000 1.424944
2008-09-26 0.10000 0.759367
2008-06-26 0.10000 0.396340
2008-03-27 0.05000 0.229151
2007-12-27 0.07500 0.376779
2007-09-26 0.07500 0.492345
2007-06-27 0.07500 0.555691
2007-03-28 0.07500 0.559956
2006-12-28 0.07500 0.690904
2006-09-27 0.07500 0.922524
2006-06-28 0.05000 0.524912
2006-03-29 0.05000 0.535569
2005-12-28 0.02500 0.437542
2005-09-28 0.02500 0.465269
2005-06-28 0.02500 0.591392
2005-03-29 0.02500 0.464772
2004-12-29 0.02500 0.408255
2004-09-28 0.01875 0.311255
2004-07-22 0.01875 0.381224
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.03
dividendYield 1.01
exDividendDate 2026-03-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.010217113
lastDividendValue 0.53
lastDividendDate 2026-03-31
dividendDate 2026-04-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.7239102
Address1 7,575 West Jefferson Boulevard
All Time High 208.47
All Time Low 2.0625
Ask 212.25
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 897,650
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,254,081
Average Volume 1,254,081
Average Volume10Days 897,650
Beta 1.4
Bid 188.48
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 6
Book Value 61.799
City Fort Wayne
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 200.32
Current Ratio 3.055
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 202.585
Day Low 196.02
Debt To Equity 49.077
Display Name Steel Dynamics
Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Dividend Rate 2.03
Dividend Yield 1.01
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,783,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,783,600
Earnings Growth 0.347
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.283
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,715,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,715,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,715,200
Ebitda 2,027,376,000
Ebitda Margins 0.111540005
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.084
Enterprise To Revenue 1.794
Enterprise Value 32,609,009,664
Eps Current Year 14.02373
Eps Forward 16.098
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.99
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 186.1294
Fifty Day Average Change 14.190613
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07624058
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 72.39102
Fifty Two Week High 208.47
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.149994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.039094325
Fifty Two Week Low 112.72
Fifty Two Week Low Change 87.600006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.77714694
Fifty Two Week Range 112.72 - 208.47
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 848,673,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.43
Float Shares 135,013,012
Forward Eps 16.098
Forward P E 12.443783
Free Cashflow -109,405,624
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 14,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.13161
Gross Profits 2,392,183,040
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06568
Held Percent Institutions 0.86733
Implied Shares Outstanding 144,882,401
Industry Steel
Industry Disp Steel
Industry Key steel
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Last Dividend Value 0.53
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,206,921,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. It operates through four segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling Operations, Steel Fabrication Operations, and Aluminum Operations. The Steel Operations segment offers hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products; parallel flange beams and channel sections, large unequal leg angles, and reinforcing steel bars, standard strength carbon, intermediate alloy hardness, and premium grade rail products; engineered special-bar-quality products, merchant-bar-quality products, and other engineered round steel bars; channels, angles, flats, merchant rounds, and reinforcing steel bars; and specialty shapes and light structural steel products. This segment also engages in turning, polishing, straightening, chamfering, precision saw-cutting, and heat treating of bar products. Its products are used in construction, automotive, manufacturing, transportation, heavy and agricultural equipment, energy, and pipe and tube markets. The Metals Recycling Operations segment is involved in the ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal processing, transportation, marketing, brokerage, and scrap management services. 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. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment produces steel non-residential building components, such as steel joists, joist girders, and steel deck products for non-residential steel fabricators, metal building companies, general construction contractors, developers, property owners, brokers, and governmental entities. The Aluminum Operations segment offers recycled aluminum flat rolled products. The company also exports its products. Steel Dynamics, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Long Name Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 29,022,842,880
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_34768
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 1,185,595,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 28,990,756,112
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 196.05
Operating Cashflow 1,449,533,952
Operating Margins 0.07028
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.25030002
Peg Ratio 11.95
Phone 260 969 3500
Post Market Change -2.1500092
Post Market Change Percent -1.0732872
Post Market Price 198.17
Post Market Time 1,776,470,188
Previous Close 195.75
Price Eps Current Year 14.28436
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.2414765
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.5967163
Profit Margins 0.06523
Quick Ratio 1.156
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.81818
Region US
Regular Market Change 4.57001
Regular Market Change Percent 2.33461
Regular Market Day High 202.585
Regular Market Day Low 196.02
Regular Market Day Range 196.02 - 202.585
Regular Market Open 196.05
Regular Market Previous Close 195.75
Regular Market Price 200.32
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 1,158,718
Return On Assets 0.05884
Return On Equity 0.13284001
Revenue Growth 0.14
Revenue Per Share 122.976
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 144,722,225
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.028099999
Shares Short 4,068,739
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,656,327
Short Name Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0353
Short Ratio 3.44
Source Interval 15
State IN
Symbol STLD
Target High Price 220.0
Target Low Price 142.73
Target Mean Price 192.70273
Target Median Price 195.0
Total Cash 769,878,016
Total Cash Per Share 5.314
Total Debt 4,382,816,768
Total Revenue 18,176,581,632
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.010217113
Trailing Eps 7.99
Trailing P E 25.07134
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 158.6752
Two Hundred Day Average Change 41.644806
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.26245314
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,158,718
Website https://www.steeldynamics.com
Zip 46,804