Steel Dynamics (STLD) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Steel Dynamics has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 7.01 for Q1 2026.

• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 7.01, up 1642.08% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.44 (up 124.5% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.58, up 104.83% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio came in at 7.01 for Q1 2026 at Steel Dynamics, up from 0.87 in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 7.01 in Q1 2026 to a low of 3.56 in Q1 2024.
• The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.12 (2023), against an average of 0.49.
• Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio plunged 3174.17% in 2024 and soared 1642.08% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Steel Dynamics' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.08 in 2022, then surged by 164.37% to 0.2 in 2023, then sank by 433.3% to 0.66 in 2024, then soared by 231.07% to 0.87 in 2025, then soared by 707.66% to 7.01 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 7.01 (Q1 2026), 0.87 (Q4 2025), and 0.13 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.