Steel Dynamics (STLD) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported Cost of Revenue of $5.23 billion for Q3 2026, up 28.4% from $4.07 billion a year earlier and up 1.8% from the prior quarter.
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Steel Dynamics (STLD) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Steel Dynamics' Cost of Revenue came in at $18.69 billion, up 21.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $15.78 billion, up 7.1% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cost of Revenue came in at $14.74 billion in FY2024 (-0.1%), $14.75 billion in FY2023 (-8.6%), $16.14 billion in FY2022 (+23.7%) and $13.05 billion in FY2021 (+59.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Cost of Revenue has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 12.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cost of Revenue in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 64.4%); the low point was Q3 2023 (a decline of 13.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $5.13 billion (Q2 2026), $4.44 billion (Q1 2026) and $3.88 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.97 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 139.77 Bn | 100.60 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 131.94 Bn | 97.09 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 2.14 Bn |
| 5 | Ternium | 99.84 Bn | 68.09 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 99.82 Bn | 86.77 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 972.41 Mn |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 89.70 Bn | 73.74 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 4.84 Bn |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 72.28 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 9 | Nucor | 56.82 Bn | 46.20 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.36 Bn |
| 10 | Steel Dynamics | 32.67 Bn | 29.48 Bn | 1.28 Bn | 5.23 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.55 Bn |
API Access
Steel Dynamics Cost of Revenue 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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=STLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=STLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();