Business Segments · D&A
Metals Recycling Operations — D&A
Steel Dynamics Metals Recycling Operations — D&A decreased by 0.3% to $16.88M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.8%, from $14.97M to $16.88M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Metals Recycling Operations — D&A shows an upward trend with a 3.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ2 2020
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toD&A
How to read this metric
High levels relative to revenue suggest a capital-intensive business model with significant ongoing investment requirements.
Detailed definition
The systematic allocation of the cost of tangible and intangible assets over their useful lives within the metals recycl...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting metric for capital-intensive industrial segments.
Metric ID:
stld_segment_metals_recycling_operations_depreciation_depletion_and_amortizationHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $14.07M | $14.05M | $13.63M | $13.25M | $13.02M | $12.93M | $14.69M | $14.37M | $20.76M | $17.20M | $18.38M | $18.47M | $19.43M | $19.22M | $0.00 | $14.97M | $15.88M | $16.47M | $16.93M | $16.88M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.1% | -3.0% | -2.7% | -1.8% | -0.7% | +13.6% | -2.2% | +44.5% | -17.2% | +6.9% | +0.5% | +5.2% | -1.1% | -100.0% | — | +6.1% | +3.7% | +2.8% | -0.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.5% | -8.0% | +7.8% | +8.4% | +59.4% | +33.0% | +25.2% | +28.6% | -6.4% | +11.8% | -100.0% | -18.9% | -18.3% | -14.3% | — | +12.8% |
Range$0.00 – $20.76M
CAGR+3.9%
Avg YoY Growth+0.9%
Median YoY Growth+7.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Steel Dynamics's metals recycling operations — d&a?
- Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported metals recycling operations — d&a of $16.88M in Q1 2026.
- How has Steel Dynamics's metals recycling operations — d&a changed year-over-year?
- Steel Dynamics's metals recycling operations — d&a increased by 12.8% year-over-year, from $14.97M to $16.88M.
- What is the long-term trend for Steel Dynamics's metals recycling operations — d&a?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Steel Dynamics's metals recycling operations — d&a has grown at a 3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $55.62M to $64.26M.
- What does metals recycling operations — d&a mean?
- The non-cash expense representing the wear and tear of the segment's physical assets.