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Steel Dynamics STLD Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin52.8%-12.8pp52.2%-21.4pp55%-24.1pp59.2%-24.8pp65.6%-23.0pp
Operating margin32.8%-13.4pp32.1%-22.0pp35.1%-24.7pp39.6%-25.3pp46.1%-23.6pp
Net margin26.2%-10.3pp25.8%-16.8pp28%-18.8pp31.4%-19.3pp36.5%-17.9pp
EBITDA margin44.8%-12.0pp44.1%-20.3pp46.7%-22.9pp50.8%-23.5pp56.8%-21.8pp
Free cash flow margin7.4%+1.3pp3%-11.2pp0.1%-24.1pp0.7%-32.9pp6%-37.7pp
Returns
Return on equity52.5%-19.9pp50.4%-36.5pp54.4%-44.1pp61.4%-49.1pp72.4%-52.3pp
Return on assets29.9%-13.0pp29.1%-22.7pp31.8%-26.5pp36.1%-29.1pp42.9%-29.9pp
Return on invested capital39%-18.6pp37.9%-32.2pp41.8%-38.5pp48.1%-43.2pp57.6%-45.6pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover4.6×-0.1×4.5×-0.3×4.5×-0.4×4.6×-0.6×4.7×-0.7×
Inventory turnover18.9×-0.6×19.1×-0.4×19.4×-0.1×19.5×+0.1×19.5×+0.3×
Liquidity
Current ratio12.4×+2.4×12×+1.9×11.5×+1.0×10.8×-1.1×10×-3.7×
Quick ratio5.4×+0.5×5.5×+0.4×5.3×-0.4×5.1×-1.6×4.9×-3.0×
Cash ratio1.3×-0.2×1.5×+0.1×1.4×-0.3×1.4×-0.9×1.5×-1.3×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.8×+0.2×1.8×+0.4×1.7×+0.3×1.7×+0.3×1.6×+0.2×
Debt-to-assets+0.1×+0.1×+0.1×+0.1×0.9×+0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA6.8×+2.4×6.7×+3.3×6.1×+3.3×5.5×+3.4×4.4×+2.6×
Interest coverage85.6×-58.4×92.5×-72.1×105.9×-65.4×120.9×-50.7×144×-25.3×
Per Share
Book value per share$243.87+5.0%$239.32+3.7%$236.19+4.3%$233.91+5.7%$232.34+8.1%
Valuation
Market capitalization$90.36B+18.2%$83.05B+2.3%$75.68B-8.7%$74.93B-7.3%$76.44B-2.4%
Enterprise value$103.95B+19.4%$96.01B+5.7%$87.78B-4.1%$86.68B-1.7%$87.07B+2.4%
Price / earnings76.4×+27.6×73.4×+30.8×63.8×+24.8×56.9×+22.4×48.8×+18.6×
Price / sales+0.7×4.7×+0.2×4.4×-0.2×4.3×0.0×4.3×+0.2×
Price / book10×+1.5×9.3×+0.4×8.5×-0.7×8.4×-0.6×8.5×-0.3×
EV / EBITDA51.4×+16.1×49.6×+18.2×43.9×+15.0×40.1×+14.5×35.3×+12.7×
EV / sales5.8×+0.8×5.5×+0.4×+0.1×+0.3×4.9×+0.5×
Free cash flow yield5.5%+0.2pp2.1%-9.7pp-0%-21.8pp0.6%-32.0pp5.3%-39.9pp
Earnings yield21%-12.7pp22%-15.7pp26.1%-15.7pp29.4%-18.4pp33.8%-21.0pp
Dividend yield5.2%-0.7pp5.6%0.0pp6.1%+0.6pp6.1%+0.6pp5.9%+0.4pp

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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.