Steel Dynamics STLD Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 14%+0.6pp | 13.2%-2.8pp | 13.1%-4.2pp | 12.5%-6.4pp | 13.4%-7.9pp | |
| Operating margin | 9.1%+0.6pp | 8.1%-3.0pp | 8%-4.5pp | 7.5%-6.6pp | 8.5%-8.0pp | |
| Net margin | 7.2%+0.4pp | 6.5%-2.2pp | 6.4%-3.4pp | 6.1%-5.0pp | 6.8%-6.1pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 12.2%+0.8pp | 11.2%-2.7pp | 11%-4.1pp | 10.5%-6.1pp | 11.4%-7.5pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.5%+4.4pp | 2.8%+2.9pp | 1.8%-0.7pp | -0.6%-5.3pp | -0.9%-8.1pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 15.3%+2.2pp | 13.3%-4.0pp | 12.5%-7.0pp | 11.6%-11.0pp | 13.1%-14.5pp | |
| Return on assets | 8.4%+0.8pp | 7.6%-2.7pp | 7.1%-4.3pp | 6.8%-6.8pp | 7.6%-8.8pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 11.2%+1.1pp | 9.7%-3.9pp | 9.4%-6.3pp | 8.7%-9.5pp | 10.1%-12.5pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.2×+0.1× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×-0.2× | |
| Inventory turnover | 4.7×-0.2× | 4.6×-0.3× | 4.9×0.0× | 4.7×-0.1× | 4.9×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 3.1×+0.4× | 3.1×+0.5× | 3.1×+0.7× | 3.1×+0.8× | 2.7×-0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×+0.2× | 1.5×+0.2× | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.4×-0.2× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.3×-0.3× | 0.4×+0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.5×+0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×+0.1× | 0.5×+0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.3×+0.1× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6×0.0× | 1.8×+0.6× | 1.6×+0.6× | 1.8×+1.1× | 1.5×+1.0× | |
| Interest coverage | 19.1×-6.9× | 21.1×-13.4× | 24.3×-15.0× | 21.1×-23.1× | 26×-20.5× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $63.07+7.8% | $60.36+5.5% | $60.94+3.9% | $59.51+2.7% | $58.52+2.8% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $26.05B+38.9% | $24.75B+42.5% | $20.52B+3.8% | $19.03B-7.4% | $18.75B-20.3% | |
| Enterprise value | $29.69B+36.5% | $28.36B+40.9% | $23.54B+4.9% | $22.36B-1.7% | $21.76B-14.7% | |
| Price / earnings | 19×+3.0× | 20.9×+9.6× | 18.2×+6.9× | 18.3×+8.1× | 16×+6.2× | |
| Price / sales | 1.4×+0.3× | 1.4×+0.4× | 1.2×+0.1× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×-0.2× | |
| Price / book | 2.8×+0.7× | 2.8×+0.8× | 2.3×+0.1× | 2.1×-0.1× | 2.1×-0.5× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.8×+1.7× | 14×+5.7× | 12.2×+3.8× | 12.4×+4.8× | 11.1×+3.8× | |
| EV / sales | 1.6×+0.3× | 1.6×+0.4× | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.3×-0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.6%+3.4pp | 2%+2.2pp | 1.5%-0.7pp | -0.6%-4.7pp | -0.8%-6.5pp | |
| Earnings yield | 5.3%-1.0pp | 4.8%-4.1pp | 5.5%-3.4pp | 5.5%-4.3pp | 6.2%-4.0pp | |
| Dividend yield | 1.1%-0.4pp | 1.2%-0.5pp | 1.4%0.0pp | 1.5%+0.1pp | 1.5%+0.3pp | |
| PEG ratio | 1.1×— | —— | —— | —— | —— |
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- 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.
