Steel Dynamics (STLD) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Steel Dynamics has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $138.0 million for Q1 2026.

• Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $138.0 million, down 54.84% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $780.5 million (down 56.62% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $948.0 million, down 49.25% from the prior year.
• Capital Expenditures came in at $138.0 million for Q1 2026 at Steel Dynamics, down from $188.5 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $621.4 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $138.0 million in Q1 2026.
• The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $305.5 million (2025), against an average of $324.8 million.
• Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures jumped 131.47% in 2023 and plunged 73.33% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Steel Dynamics' Capital Expenditures stood at $344.2 million in 2022, then surged by 49.61% to $514.9 million in 2023, then fell by 12.0% to $453.2 million in 2024, then slumped by 58.41% to $188.5 million in 2025, then slipped by 26.8% to $138.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $138.0 million (Q1 2026), $188.5 million (Q4 2025), and $165.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.