Steel Dynamics (STLD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Steel Dynamics' (STLD) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$858000.0 in Q1 2026, down 100.01% year-on-year from $14.9 billion in Q1 2025, and down 100.01% quarter-over-quarter from $15.7 billion in Q4 2025.
Steel Dynamics (STLD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Steel Dynamics has disclosed Retained Earnings across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$858000.0 for Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$858000.0, down 100.01% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$858000.0 (down 100.01% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $15.7 billion, up 6.02% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings came in at -$858000.0 for Q1 2026 at Steel Dynamics, down from $15.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $15.7 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$2.7 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $1.0 million (2023), against an average of $4.9 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings slumped 239.05% in 2024 and soared 114926392.31% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Steel Dynamics' Retained Earnings stood at $889000.0 in 2022, then sank by 52.64% to $421000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 3514883.85% to $14.8 billion in 2024, then grew by 6.02% to $15.7 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 100.01% to -$858000.0 in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$858000.0 (Q1 2026), $15.7 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | -206.00 Mn |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | -858,000.00 |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | -95.70 Mn |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | 1.43 Bn |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | - |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 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 | 41,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -858,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -445,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -13,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 421,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 889,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.78 Bn |