Steel Dynamics (STLD) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported EPS (Diluted) of $5.26 for Q3 2026, up 92.3% from $2.74 a year earlier and up 43.3% from the prior quarter.
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Steel Dynamics (STLD) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Steel Dynamics' EPS (Diluted) came in at $13.58, up 77.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $8.00, down 19.4% from FY2024.
- EPS (Diluted) has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EPS (Diluted) came in at $9.93 in FY2024 (-32.6%), $14.74 in FY2023 (-29.9%), $21.01 in FY2022 (+33.7%) and $15.71 in FY2021 (+484.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EPS (Diluted) since Q2 2022.
- Year over year, EPS (Diluted) has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 24.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EPS (Diluted) in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 471.8%); the low point was Q1 2025 (a decline of 60.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $3.67 (Q2 2026), $2.75 (Q1 2026) and $1.78 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Diluted) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 138.52 Bn | 113.25 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 2.17 |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.90 Bn | 96.73 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 126.75 Bn | 91.89 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 2.35 |
| 5 | Ternium | 96.55 Bn | 64.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 96.18 Bn | 83.12 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 2.69 |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 85.33 Bn | 69.37 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 0.68 |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.13 Bn | 44.33 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.71 |
| 9 | Nucor | 55.83 Bn | 45.21 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 5.06 |
| 10 | Steel Dynamics | 31.88 Bn | 28.69 Bn | 1.28 Bn | 5.26 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.26 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.67 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.75 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.78 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.74 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.02 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.44 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.34 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.07 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.74 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.69 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.55 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.49 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.83 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.74 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.46 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.06 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.47 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.73 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.30 |
API Access
Steel Dynamics EPS (Diluted) 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=eps-diluted&ticker=STLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-diluted", "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=eps-diluted&ticker=STLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();