Steel Dynamics (STLD) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)

Steel Dynamics' (STLD) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at 148316000.0 in Q1 2026, down 2.81% year-on-year from 152603000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 45.61% quarter-over-quarter from 272712000.0 in Q4 2025.

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

Steel Dynamics has disclosed Cash from Operations across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 148316000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 came in at 148316000.0, down 2.81% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1445247000.0 (down 11.98% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1449534000.0, down 21.41% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations came in at 148316000.0 for Q1 2026 at Steel Dynamics, down from 272712000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Operations ranged from a high of 1496155000.0 in Q3 2022 to a low of 148316000.0 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 733783000.0 (2023), against an average of 671922588.24.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations soared 212.36% in 2022 and sank 59.88% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Steel Dynamics' Cash from Operations stood at 1143428000.0 in 2022, then slipped by 24.38% to 864640000.0 in 2023, then tumbled by 59.88% to 346872000.0 in 2024, then dropped by 21.38% to 272712000.0 in 2025, then tumbled by 45.61% to 148316000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at 148316000.0 (Q1 2026), 272712000.0 (Q4 2025), and 722608000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn 217.34 Mn
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 886.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - -9.00 Mn
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 148.32 Mn
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 151.40 Mn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 7.71 Bn 7.86 Bn -82.00 Mn -325.00 Mn
7 Algoma Steel 2.77 Bn 2.77 Bn -92.32 -
8 National Steel 2.24 Bn -552.84 Mn 479.33 Mn -147.54 Mn
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 63.30 Mn
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn 29.27 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 148.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 148.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 272.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 272.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 722.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 722.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 301.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 301.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 152.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 152.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 346.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 346.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 759.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 759.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 382.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 382.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 355.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 355.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 864.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 864.64 Mn