Steel Dynamics (STLD) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Steel Dynamics' (STLD) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $10.3 million in Q1 2026, up 106.76% year-on-year from $5.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 87.73% quarter-over-quarter from $84.2 million in Q4 2025.

Steel Dynamics (STLD) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Steel Dynamics has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $10.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $10.3 million, up 106.76% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $664.7 million (up 522.56% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $501.5 million, up 2233.81% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $10.3 million for Q1 2026 at Steel Dynamics, down from $84.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of -$152.9 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $349.7 million (2023), against an average of $347.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 1483.7% in 2022 and plunged 700.83% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Steel Dynamics' Free Cash Flow stood at $799.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 56.25% to $349.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 130.4% to -$106.3 million in 2024, then soared by 179.22% to $84.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 87.73% to $10.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $10.3 million (Q1 2026), $84.2 million (Q4 2025), and $556.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn 623.22 Mn
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 225.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - -9.00 Mn
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 10.34 Mn
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 87.20 Mn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 7.71 Bn 7.86 Bn -82.00 Mn -477.00 Mn
7 Algoma Steel 2.77 Bn 2.77 Bn -92.32 -14.88
8 National Steel 2.24 Bn -552.84 Mn 479.33 Mn -147.54 Mn
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 33.30 Mn
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn 27.97 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 10.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 10.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 84.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 84.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 556.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 556.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 13.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 13.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -152.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -152.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -106.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -106.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 138.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 138.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -36.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -36.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -19.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -19.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 349.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 349.70 Mn