Investing
Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments
Steel Dynamics Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments increased by 195.7% to $29.57M in Q2 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 53.2%, from $63.18M to $29.57M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2024), Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments shows a downward trend with a -10.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ2 2025Aug 11, 2025
How to read this metric
High levels of investment indicate strong cash reserves and a conservative treasury management strategy, while low levels may suggest cash is being deployed elsewhere.
Detailed definition
This represents the cash outflow used to purchase short-term financial instruments, such as treasury bills or money mark...
Peer comparison
Standard for companies with significant cash balances; peers will show similar activity based on their liquidity management policies.
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investing_payments_to_acquire_short_term_investmentsHistorical Data
14 periods
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.00 | $351.51M | $283.19M | $292.89M | $356.78M | $165.05M | $170.89M | $452.78M | $205.87M | $63.18M | $430.83M | $39.46M | $10.00M | $29.57M |
| QoQ Change | — | — | -19.4% | +3.4% | +21.8% | -53.7% | +3.5% | +165.0% | -54.5% | -69.3% | +581.9% | -90.8% | -74.7% | +195.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | -53.0% | -39.7% | +54.6% | -42.3% | -61.7% | +152.1% | -91.3% | -95.1% | -53.2% |
Range$0.00 – $452.78M
Avg YoY Growth-25.5%
Median YoY Growth-53.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Steel Dynamics's payments to acquire short-term investments?
- Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported payments to acquire short-term investments of $29.57M in Q2 2025.
- How has Steel Dynamics's payments to acquire short-term investments changed year-over-year?
- Steel Dynamics's payments to acquire short-term investments decreased by 53.2% year-over-year, from $63.18M to $29.57M.
- What is the long-term trend for Steel Dynamics's payments to acquire short-term investments?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Steel Dynamics's payments to acquire short-term investments has grown at a -10.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $927.58M to $739.34M.
- What does payments to acquire short-term investments mean?
- Cash spent on buying short-term, liquid financial investments.