Steel Dynamics STLD Return on invested capital
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Steel Dynamics’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Steel Dynamics’s 10-Q, filed April 27, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Steel Dynamics's return on invested capital?
- Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported return on invested capital of 11.2% in Q1 2026.
- How has Steel Dynamics's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Steel Dynamics's return on invested capital increased by 11.0% year-over-year, from 10.1% to 11.2%.
- What is the long-term trend for Steel Dynamics's return on invested capital?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Steel Dynamics's return on invested capital has grown at a -25.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 123% to 37.9%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
- How do you interpret return on invested capital?
- The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
- How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
- Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.