Steel Dynamics STLD
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Steel Dynamics (STLD) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026)

Steel Dynamics (STLD) posted Inventory Average of $3.9 billion for Q2 2026, up 2.84% sequentially from $3.8 billion in Q1 2026, and up 156.42% YoY from $1.5 billion in Q2 2025.

Steel Dynamics (STLD) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Steel Dynamics has reported Inventory Average for 18 years, with the latest figure at $3.9 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Inventory Average rose 156.42% year-over-year to $3.9 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $3.9 billion (up 156.42% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.4 billion, up 14.05% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average grew to $3.9 billion in Q2 2026 per STLD's latest filing, from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Inventory Average peaked at $3.9 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $1.5 billion in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $3.1 billion and a median of $3.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Inventory Average slumped 49.73% in 2025, then surged 156.42% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Inventory Average stood at $3.3 billion in 2022, then declined by 10.3% to $2.9 billion in 2023, then gained by 5.52% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then increased by 12.59% to $3.5 billion in 2025, then rose by 13.41% to $3.9 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Inventory Average over the past three periods registered $3.9 billion, $3.8 billion, and $3.5 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Ternium 106.22 Bn 96.33 Bn 941.02 Mn 4.28 Bn
2 Nucor 55.03 Bn 52.34 Bn 2.03 Bn 5.83 Bn
3 ArcelorMittal 54.04 Bn 49.19 Bn - 18.99 Bn
4 Steel Dynamics 31.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 958.97 Mn 3.93 Bn
5 Reliance 19.53 Bn 19.29 Bn 1.30 Bn 2.28 Bn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.15 Bn 6.08 Bn 132.00 Mn 4.56 Bn
7 Gerdau 5.42 Bn 4.28 Bn 558.98 Mn 3.03 Bn
8 GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4.56 Bn 3.00 Bn - 526.91 Mn
9 Posco Holdings 4.34 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.04 Bn -
10 Worthington Steel 1.70 Bn 1.61 Bn 118.80 Mn 425.65 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 3.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.99 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 3.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 3.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 2.69 Bn