Steel Dynamics (STLD) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Steel Dynamics' Cash & Current Investments came in at $585.61 million for Q2 2026, up 17.7% from $497.63 million a year earlier but down 14.3% from the prior quarter.
Steel Dynamics (STLD) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Steel Dynamics' Cash & Current Investments was $882.08 million, up 19.6% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Current Investments was $737.28 million in FY2024 (-65.3%), $2.12 billion in FY2023 (-6.0%), $2.26 billion in FY2022 (+81.4%) and $1.24 billion in FY2021 (-9.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash & Current Investments is $497.63 million (Q2 2025) to $2.32 billion (Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 30.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Current Investments over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 95.0%), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a decline of 65.3%).
- Business Quant data shows STLD's Cash & Current Investments at $683.63 million (Q1 2026), $882.08 million (Q4 2025) and $770.36 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 10.62 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 7.33 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 9.87 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 4.08 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 5.93 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.69 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 5.30 Bn |
| 10 | Steel Dynamics | 33.32 Bn | 30.19 Bn | 958.97 Mn | 585.61 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 585.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 683.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 882.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 770.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 497.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 737.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.10 Bn |
Steel Dynamics Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=STLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "STLD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=STLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();