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Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Steel Dynamics Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock decreased by 52.1% to $115.09M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 54.0%, from $250.14M to $115.09M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock shows a downward trend with a -4.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 27, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates a commitment to returning capital to shareholders or offsetting dilution from stock-based compensation.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company's repurchase of its own common shares from the open market. This is a prima...
Peer comparison
Standard capital return metric for mature public companies.
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other_payments_for_repurchase_of_common_stockHistorical 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 | $393.20M | $337.62M | $329.82M | $389.19M | $517.02M | $481.68M | $413.02M | $354.00M | $380.21M | $331.32M | $386.68M | $298.06M | $309.06M | $309.90M | $295.14M | $250.14M | $200.05M | $210.39M | $240.30M | $115.09M |
| QoQ Change | — | -14.1% | -2.3% | +18.0% | +32.8% | -6.8% | -14.3% | -14.3% | +7.4% | -12.9% | +16.7% | -22.9% | +3.7% | +0.3% | -4.8% | -15.2% | -20.0% | +5.2% | +14.2% | -52.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +31.5% | +42.7% | +25.2% | -9.0% | -26.5% | -31.2% | -6.4% | -15.8% | -18.7% | -6.5% | -23.7% | -16.1% | -35.3% | -32.1% | -18.6% | -54.0% |
Range$115.09M – $517.02M
CAGR-22.8%
Avg YoY Growth-12.1%
Median YoY Growth-17.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Steel Dynamics's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported payments for repurchase of common stock of $115.09M in Q1 2026.
- How has Steel Dynamics's payments for repurchase of common stock changed year-over-year?
- Steel Dynamics's payments for repurchase of common stock decreased by 54.0% year-over-year, from $250.14M to $115.09M.
- What is the long-term trend for Steel Dynamics's payments for repurchase of common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Steel Dynamics's payments for repurchase of common stock has grown at a -4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.06B to $900.87M.
- What does payments for repurchase of common stock mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own common stock.