Steel Dynamics, Inc.· STLD

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NASDAQ

Basic MaterialsSteelWebsite

Price: $265.10
Day: +2.60%
Mkt Cap: $38.00B
52W Range: $119.89 – $288.74
Volume: 1.62M
Beta: 1.54

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Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

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Steel Dynamics, Inc.

STLD|Basic Materials|Steel

Comparing against 35 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Basic Materials

Peer Comparison

Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

77%ile

19.8%

Operating Margin

29%ile

10.6%

ROIC

69%ile

10.8%

FCF Yield

31%ile

2.5%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

56.7%

EBIT Growth

71.2%

Net Income Growth

54.4%

OCF Growth

0.7%

FCF Growth

N/A

Income Quality

0.98

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(17.6%)

57%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(14.6%)

66%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(9.4%)

71%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(10.8%)

69%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(14.6%)

9%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(14.5%)

29%ile

Below Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(10.6%)

29%ile

Below Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(7.8%)

34%ile

Below Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

57%ile

0.44

Debt/Capital

57%ile

0.31

Net Debt/EBITDA

60%ile

1.22

Interest Coverage

60%ile

19.24x

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

76%ile

3.18

Quick Ratio

59%ile

1.45

Cash Ratio

34%ile

0.25

WC Turnover

50%ile

4.27

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

94%ile

1.20

DSO

74%ile

43.4

Days Inventory

34%ile

82.3

Cash Conv. Cycle

31%ile

94.9

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated August 5, 2026

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35 sector peers (United States · Large Cap · Basic Materials)

Relative Quality

STLD Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 35 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Basic Materials

Relative Quality

3.2/5

Adequate

vs 35 sector peers

Peer Rankings (10 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 3.15/5 (Adequate) based on percentile rankings against 35 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Basic Materials. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated August 5, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

77th percentile, Strong

Value: 19.77%
Percentile: 77%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

STLD has a ttm revenue growth of 19.77% and ranks at the 77th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

Gross Margin

9th percentile, Poor

Value: 14.62%
Percentile: 9%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

STLD has a ttm gross margin of 14.62% and ranks at the 9th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

94th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 1.20
Percentile: 94%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

STLD has a ttm asset turnover of 1.20 and ranks at the 94th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

71st percentile, Strong

Value: 9.39%
Percentile: 71%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

STLD has a ttm roa of 9.39% and ranks at the 71st percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

34th percentile, Weak

Value: 0.68%
Percentile: 34%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

STLD has a ttm operating cash flow growth of 0.68% and ranks at the 34th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

34th percentile, Weak

Value: 0.25
Percentile: 34%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

STLD has a ttm cash ratio of 0.25 and ranks at the 34th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

57th percentile, Adequate

Value: 0.31
Percentile: 57%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

STLD has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.31 and ranks at the 57th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

P / E Ratio

57th percentile, Adequate

Value: 23.95
Percentile: 57%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

STLD has a ttm p/e ratio of 23.95 and ranks at the 57th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

Dividend Yield

15th percentile, Poor

Value: 0.78%
Percentile: 15%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

STLD has a ttm dividend yield of 0.78% and ranks at the 15th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Peer companies

The 35 companies STLD is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

Steel Dynamics, Inc.· STLD

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Top-Line and Profit Growth

Per-Share Fundamentals

Margin Efficiency

Operational Efficiency

Returns Overview

Cash Flow Quality

Liquidity and Working Capital

Leverage and Coverage

Valuation Multiples

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

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