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Steel Dynamics STLD Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin52.8%+0.6pp52.2%-2.8pp55%-4.2pp59.2%-6.4pp65.6%-7.9pp
Operating margin32.8%+0.6pp32.1%-3.0pp35.1%-4.5pp39.6%-6.6pp46.1%-8.0pp
Net margin26.2%+0.4pp25.8%-2.2pp28%-3.4pp31.4%-5.0pp36.5%-6.1pp
Returns
Return on equity52.5%+2.2pp50.4%-4.0pp54.4%-7.0pp61.4%-11.0pp72.4%-14.5pp
Return on invested capital39%+1.1pp37.9%-3.9pp41.8%-6.3pp48.1%-9.5pp57.6%-12.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover4.6×+0.1×4.5×0.0×4.5×-0.1×4.6×-0.1×4.7×-0.2×
Liquidity
Current ratio12.4×+0.4×12×+0.5×11.5×+0.7×10.8×+0.8×10×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.8×0.0×1.8×+0.1×1.7×0.0×1.7×+0.1×1.6×+0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA6.8×0.0×6.7×+0.6×6.1×+0.6×5.5×+1.1×4.4×+1.0×
Per Share
Book value per share$243.87+1.9%$239.32+1.3%$236.19+1.0%$233.91+0.7%$232.34+0.7%
Valuation
Market capitalization$90.36B+8.8%$83.05B+9.8%$75.68B+1.0%$74.93B-2.0%$76.44B-5.9%
Price / earnings76.4×+3.0×73.4×+9.6×63.8×+6.9×56.9×+8.1×48.8×+6.2×
Price / sales+0.3×4.7×+0.4×4.4×+0.1×4.3×0.0×4.3×-0.2×
Price / book10×+0.7×9.3×+0.8×8.5×+0.1×8.4×-0.1×8.5×-0.5×
EV / EBITDA51.4×+1.7×49.6×+5.7×43.9×+3.8×40.1×+4.8×35.3×+3.8×
Dividend yield5.2%-0.4pp5.6%-0.5pp6.1%0.0pp6.1%+0.1pp5.9%+0.3pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Steel Dynamics's profit margins?
Steel Dynamics (STLD) runs a 14.0% gross margin and a 9.1% operating margin, with a 7.2% net margin.
Where do Steel Dynamics's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Steel Dynamics's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.