Steel Dynamics (STLD) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Steel Dynamics' (STLD) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $17.5 million in Q1 2026, up 2.41% year-on-year from $17.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.68% quarter-over-quarter from $21.5 million in Q4 2025.

Steel Dynamics (STLD) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Steel Dynamics has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $17.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $17.5 million, up 2.41% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $67.2 million (down 1.18% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $66.8 million, changed 0.32% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $17.5 million for Q1 2026 at Steel Dynamics, down from $21.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $25.1 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $11.1 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $15.6 million (2024), against an average of $15.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation climbed 23.82% in 2024 and fell 14.63% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Steel Dynamics' Share-based Compensation stood at $19.6 million in 2022, then climbed by 3.79% to $20.3 million in 2023, then gained by 23.82% to $25.1 million in 2024, then fell by 14.63% to $21.5 million in 2025, then dropped by 18.68% to $17.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $17.5 million (Q1 2026), $21.5 million (Q4 2025), and $14.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn -
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 30.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - -
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 17.45 Mn
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 13.30 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 -
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 400,000.00
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn 1.30 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 17.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 17.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 21.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 21.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 14.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 14.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 25.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 25.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 13.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 13.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.30 Mn