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Steel Dynamics STLD Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

Revenue$5.2B+19.1%

Gross profit$763.2M+56.9%

Operating income$538.0M+95.5%

Net income$403.4M+85.8%

EPS (diluted)$2.78+93.1%

Balance sheet

Cash & equivalents$556.5M-53.1%

Total debt$4.2B+0.1%

Total equity$9.2B+3.9%

Total assets$16.7B+5.0%

Cash flow

CapEx$138.0M-54.8%

Free cash flow$10.3M+107%

Valuation

Market cap$36.2B+93.7%

Enterprise value$39.84B+83.6%

P/E26.4×+10.4×

P/S1.9×+0.8×

Profitability

Gross margin14%+0.6pp

Operating margin9.1%+0.6pp

Net margin7.2%+0.4pp

FCF margin3.5%+2.9pp

Returns & leverage

Return on equity15.3%+2.2pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Current ratio3.1×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Steel Dynamics in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Steel Dynamics’s 10-Q, filed April 27, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Steel Dynamics's operating cash flow?: Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported operating cash flow of $148.32M in Q1 2026.
How has Steel Dynamics's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Steel Dynamics's operating cash flow decreased by 2.8% year-over-year, from $152.6M to $148.32M.
What is the long-term trend for Steel Dynamics's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Steel Dynamics's operating cash flow has grown at a -9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.2B to $1.45B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.