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Steel Dynamics (STLD) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Steel Dynamics' Free Cash Flow history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $84.2 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow rose 179.22% year-over-year to $84.2 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $501.5 million, up 2233.81%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $501.5 million, 2233.81% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 was $84.2 million at Steel Dynamics, down from $556.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.3 billion in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$152.9 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $382.9 million (2021), against an average of $354.5 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Free Cash Flow skyrocketed 1483.7% in 2022 before it plummeted 700.83% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $519.4 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 53.89% to $799.2 million in 2022, then crashed by 56.25% to $349.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 130.4% to -$106.3 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 179.22% to $84.2 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for STLD's Free Cash Flow are $84.2 million (Q4 2025), $556.9 million (Q3 2025), and $13.3 million (Q2 2025).