Steel Dynamics (STLD) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Steel Dynamics' (STLD) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$139.1 million in Q1 2026, up 22.2% year-on-year from -$113.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 62.41% quarter-over-quarter from -$370.0 million in Q4 2025.

Steel Dynamics (STLD) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Steel Dynamics has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$139.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$139.1 million, up 22.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$935.3 million (up 21.35% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$975.0 million, up 25.2% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$139.1 million for Q1 2026 at Steel Dynamics, up from -$370.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $51.2 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$852.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$370.0 million (2025), against an average of -$368.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities surged 106.96% in 2024 and sank 823.24% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Steel Dynamics' Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$468.9 million in 2022, then sank by 56.71% to -$734.8 million in 2023, then soared by 106.96% to $51.2 million in 2024, then tumbled by 823.24% to -$370.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 62.41% to -$139.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$139.1 million (Q1 2026), -$370.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$120.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn -502.17 Mn
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn -446.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - -1.32 Bn
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn -139.07 Mn
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn -70.00 Mn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 7.71 Bn 7.86 Bn -82.00 Mn -140.00 Mn
7 Algoma Steel 2.77 Bn 2.77 Bn -92.32 -14.88
8 National Steel 2.24 Bn -552.84 Mn 479.33 Mn -
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn -115.80 Mn
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn -12.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -139.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -139.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -369.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -369.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -120.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -120.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -305.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -305.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -178.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -178.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 51.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 51.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -852.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -852.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -209.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -209.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -292.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -292.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -734.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -734.79 Mn