Growth Metrics

Steel Dynamics (STLD) Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Steel Dynamics (STLD) has disclosed Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with $9.0 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Invested Capital fell 24.91% to $9.0 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $9.0 billion through Dec 2025, down 24.91% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $9.0 billion for FY2025, 24.91% down from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital hit $9.0 billion in Q4 2025 for Steel Dynamics, down from $12.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $12.9 billion in Q1 2025 to a low of $7.7 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Invested Capital has averaged $10.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $11.4 billion in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Invested Capital: soared 77.25% in 2021 and later fell 24.91% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Invested Capital stood at $9.2 billion in 2021, then rose by 19.61% to $11.0 billion in 2022, then rose by 6.85% to $11.8 billion in 2023, then grew by 1.75% to $12.0 billion in 2024, then fell by 24.91% to $9.0 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Invested Capital for STLD at $9.0 billion in Q4 2025, $12.6 billion in Q3 2025, and $12.5 billion in Q2 2025.