Financing Cash Flow
Steel Dynamics Financing Cash Flow increased by 23.1% to -$222.76M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 135.7%, from $623.30M to -$222.76M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a 0.6% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$443.31M | -$435.25M | -$374.74M | -$491.91M | -$673.46M | -$564.60M | -$466.62M | -$447.61M | -$464.12M | -$371.03M | -$494.38M | -$423.85M | -$382.35M | $277.37M | -$823.77M | $623.30M | -$724.78M | -$289.66M | -$222.76M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.8% | +13.9% | -31.3% | -36.9% | +16.2% | +17.4% | +4.1% | -3.7% | +20.1% | -33.2% | +14.3% | +9.8% | +172.5% | -397.0% | +175.7% | -216.3% | +60.0% | +23.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -51.9% | -29.7% | -24.5% | +9.0% | +31.1% | +34.3% | -5.9% | +5.3% | +17.6% | +174.8% | -66.6% | +247.1% | -89.6% | -204.4% | -135.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Steel Dynamics's financing cash flow?
- Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported financing cash flow of -$222.76M in Q1 2026.
- How has Steel Dynamics's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Steel Dynamics's financing cash flow decreased by 135.7% year-over-year, from $623.30M to -$222.76M.
- What is the long-term trend for Steel Dynamics's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Steel Dynamics's financing cash flow has grown at a 0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.33B to -$1.35B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.