Steel Dynamics (STLD) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Steel Dynamics' (STLD) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $33.2 million in Q1 2026, up 174.02% year-on-year from $12.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 23.31% quarter-over-quarter from $27.0 million in Q4 2025.

Steel Dynamics (STLD) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Steel Dynamics has disclosed Interest Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $33.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $33.2 million, up 174.02% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $91.2 million (up 61.33% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $70.0 million, up 24.31% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses came in at $33.2 million for Q1 2026 at Steel Dynamics, up from $27.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $33.2 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $12.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $17.4 million (2025), against an average of $19.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses sank 46.78% in 2024 and soared 174.02% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Steel Dynamics' Interest Expenses stood at $23.9 million in 2022, then tumbled by 37.98% to $14.8 million in 2023, then fell by 1.46% to $14.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 84.91% to $27.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 23.31% to $33.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $33.2 million (Q1 2026), $27.0 million (Q4 2025), and $13.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn -50.19 Mn
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 39.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - -
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 33.24 Mn
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 15.40 Mn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 7.71 Bn 7.86 Bn -82.00 Mn -
7 Algoma Steel 2.77 Bn 2.77 Bn -92.32 -
8 National Steel 2.24 Bn -552.84 Mn 479.33 Mn -293.18 Mn
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 2.10 Mn
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn 348,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 33.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 33.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 26.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 26.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 13.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 13.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 12.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 12.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 17.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 17.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 12.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 12.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 14.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 14.80 Mn