Business Segments · D&A
Steel Operations — D&A
Steel Dynamics Steel Operations — D&A increased by 3.8% to $106.06M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.2%, from $98.93M to $106.06M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Steel Operations — D&A shows an upward trend with a 11.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ2 2020
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toD&A
How to read this metric
Rising levels often correlate with recent heavy capital investment in new production capacity or technology upgrades.
Detailed definition
The systematic allocation of the cost of tangible and intangible assets over their useful lives within the steel operati...
Peer comparison
Highly comparable for capital-intensive industrial companies; reflects the age and scale of the asset base.
Metric ID:
stld_segment_steel_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 | $66.14M | $65.85M | $64.96M | $66.68M | $73.96M | $76.45M | $78.29M | $83.48M | $81.59M | $81.52M | $84.64M | $87.51M | $87.50M | $91.11M | $85.44M | $98.93M | $97.38M | $101.91M | $102.17M | $106.06M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.4% | -1.4% | +2.7% | +10.9% | +3.4% | +2.4% | +6.6% | -2.3% | -0.1% | +3.8% | +3.4% | -0.0% | +4.1% | -6.2% | +15.8% | -1.6% | +4.7% | +0.3% | +3.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.8% | +16.1% | +20.5% | +25.2% | +10.3% | +6.6% | +8.1% | +4.8% | +7.2% | +11.8% | +0.9% | +13.1% | +11.3% | +11.9% | +19.6% | +7.2% |
Range$64.96M – $106.06M
CAGR+10.5%
Avg YoY Growth+11.7%
Median YoY Growth+11.5%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Steel Dynamics's steel operations — d&a?
- Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported steel operations — d&a of $106.06M in Q1 2026.
- How has Steel Dynamics's steel operations — d&a changed year-over-year?
- Steel Dynamics's steel operations — d&a increased by 7.2% year-over-year, from $98.93M to $106.06M.
- What is the long-term trend for Steel Dynamics's steel operations — d&a?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Steel Dynamics's steel operations — d&a has grown at a 11.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $263.13M to $400.39M.
- What does steel operations — d&a mean?
- The non-cash expense representing the aging and wear of steel manufacturing equipment.