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

Steel Dynamics' (STLD) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $3.8 billion in Q1 2026, up 23.08% year-on-year from $3.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 10.27% quarter-over-quarter from $3.5 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Steel Dynamics has disclosed Inventory Average across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Inventory Average for Q1 2026 came in at $3.8 billion, up 23.08% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.8 billion (up 23.08% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.4 billion, up 14.05% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average came in at $3.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Steel Dynamics, up from $3.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $3.8 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $1.5 billion in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Inventory Average is $3.1 billion (2023), against an average of $3.0 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Inventory Average jumped 73.55% in 2022 and slumped 49.73% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Steel Dynamics' Inventory Average stood at $3.3 billion in 2022, then slipped by 10.3% to $2.9 billion in 2023, then increased by 5.52% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 12.59% to $3.5 billion in 2025, then gained by 10.27% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $3.8 billion (Q1 2026), $3.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn 4.13 Bn
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 5.55 Bn
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - -
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 3.82 Bn
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 2.21 Bn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 7.71 Bn 7.86 Bn -82.00 Mn 4.68 Bn
7 Algoma Steel 2.77 Bn 2.77 Bn -92.32 235.33 Mn
8 National Steel 2.24 Bn -552.84 Mn 479.33 Mn 979.60 Mn
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 424.30 Mn
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn 72.04 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 2.35 Bn