Steel Dynamics (STLD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Steel Dynamics (STLD) posted Debt Ratio of 0.25 for Q2 2026, down 2.78% sequentially from 0.25 in Q1 2026, and little changed YoY from 0.24 in Q2 2025.
Steel Dynamics (STLD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Steel Dynamics has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.25 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio changed 0.41% year-over-year to 0.25 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.25 (changed 0.41% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.26, up 19.21% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio eased to 0.25 in Q2 2026 per STLD's latest filing, from 0.25 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.29 in Q3 2024 and troughed at 0.21 in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.24 and a median of 0.24 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Debt Ratio fell 23.43% in 2022, then soared 37.1% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.22 in 2022, then slipped by 5.01% to 0.21 in 2023, then advanced by 5.02% to 0.22 in 2024, then climbed by 19.21% to 0.26 in 2025, then slipped by 4.81% to 0.25 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.25, 0.25, and 0.26 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 106.22 Bn | 96.33 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 0.16 |
| 2 | Nucor | 55.03 Bn | 52.34 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.19 |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 54.04 Bn | 49.19 Bn | - | 0.15 |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 31.61 Bn | 31.03 Bn | 958.97 Mn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.53 Bn | 19.29 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.15 |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 6.15 Bn | 6.08 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 0.38 |
| 7 | Gerdau | 5.42 Bn | 4.28 Bn | 558.98 Mn | 0.12 |
| 8 | GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V | 4.56 Bn | 3.00 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 9 | Posco Holdings | 4.34 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 1.70 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 118.80 Mn | 0.10 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.27 |