Steel Dynamics (STLD) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Steel Dynamics' Dividends Paid - Common came in at $76.56 million for Q2 2026, up 2.5% from $74.69 million a year earlier and up 5.6% from the prior quarter.
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Steel Dynamics (STLD) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Steel Dynamics reported Dividends Paid - Common of $296.02 million, up 3.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $291.2 million, up 3.0% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common has increased in each of the last 15 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Dividends Paid - Common was $282.62 million in FY2024 (+4.2%), $271.32 million in FY2023 (+14.4%), $237.2 million in FY2022 (+11.4%) and $213 million in FY2021 (+1.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 17 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 2.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividends Paid - Common over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 17.2%), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a decline of 3.8%).
- Business Quant data shows STLD's Dividends Paid - Common at $72.47 million (Q1 2026), $73.1 million (Q4 2025) and $73.89 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 826.20 Mn |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 277.00 Mn |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | - |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 216.00 Mn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 288.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 129.00 Mn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Steel Dynamics | 31.83 Bn | 28.70 Bn | 958.97 Mn | 76.56 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 76.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 72.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 73.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 73.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 74.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 69.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 70.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 71.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 72.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 68.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 69.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 70.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 72.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 58.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 60.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 62.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 64.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 50.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 51.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 53.38 Mn |
API Access
Steel Dynamics Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=STLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=STLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();