Growth Metrics

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

Historic Free Cash Flow for Steel Dynamics (STLD) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to $556.9 million.

  • Steel Dynamics' Free Cash Flow rose 30211.12% to $556.9 million in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $311.0 million, marking a year-over-year decrease of 2809.4%. This contributed to the annual value of -$23.5 million for FY2024, which is 10126.22% down from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Steel Dynamics' Free Cash Flow stood at $556.9 million, which was up 30211.12% from $13.3 million recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Steel Dynamics' Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.3 billion during Q3 2022, and registered a low of -$152.9 million during Q1 2025.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Free Cash Flow was $416.2 million (2021), whereas its average is $368.7 million.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Steel Dynamics' Free Cash Flow skyrocketed by 148370.11% in 2022 and then plummeted by 70083.28% in 2025.
  • Steel Dynamics' Free Cash Flow (Quarter) stood at $519.4 million in 2021, then surged by 53.89% to $799.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 56.25% to $349.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 130.4% to -$106.3 million in 2024, then soared by 623.89% to $556.9 million in 2025.
  • Its Free Cash Flow was $556.9 million in Q3 2025, compared to $13.3 million in Q2 2025 and -$152.9 million in Q1 2025.