What is Steel Dynamics's investment purchases?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported investment purchases of $29.57M in Q2 2025.

How has Steel Dynamics's investment purchases changed year-over-year?

Steel Dynamics's investment purchases decreased by 53.2% year-over-year, from $63.18M to $29.57M.

What is the long-term trend for Steel Dynamics's investment purchases?

Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Steel Dynamics's investment purchases has grown at a -10.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $927.58M to $739.34M.

What does investment purchases mean?

Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.

Steel Dynamics STLD Investment Purchases

Investment Purchases at other companies

NucorNUE

$141M-68.8%

MP MaterialsMP

$576.56M+58.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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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

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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

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Operating cash flow$148.3M-2.8%

CapEx$138.0M-54.8%

Free cash flow$10.3M+107%

Valuation

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Market cap$33.09B+62.8%

Enterprise value$36.74B+55.1%

P/E24.1×+4.6×

P/S1.7×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin14%+0.6pp

Operating margin9.1%+0.6pp

Net margin7.2%+0.4pp

FCF margin3.5%+2.9pp

Returns & leverage

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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:PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments.

The official record: Steel Dynamics’s 10-Q, filed August 11, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Steel Dynamics's investment purchases?: Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported investment purchases of $29.57M in Q2 2025.
How has Steel Dynamics's investment purchases changed year-over-year?: Steel Dynamics's investment purchases decreased by 53.2% year-over-year, from $63.18M to $29.57M.
What is the long-term trend for Steel Dynamics's investment purchases?: Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Steel Dynamics's investment purchases has grown at a -10.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $927.58M to $739.34M.
What does investment purchases mean?: Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.