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NASDAQ · STLD

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Basic Materials · Steel

$240.54

Down-$0.22 (-0.09%)

Updated Oct 18, 2026, 10:45 PM

SID Score

7.0/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
25.27B
P/E ratio
22.56
Dividend yield
1.02%
52-week range
$162.16 – $288.74
Volume
905.88K
Avg. volume
1.27M

Price performance · STLD

STLD price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 16, 2026

STLD closed at $240.54 after 20 trading sessions, up 4.59% for the selected period.

Last close
$240.54
Period change
+4.59%
Period low
$221.61
Period high
$242.92
Daily close
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STLD OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 16, 2026$243.64$248.92$239.76$240.54905.88K
Oct 15, 2026$242.65$243.582$235.25$240.76921.98K
Oct 14, 2026$238.95$243.30$238.27$242.92766.38K
Oct 13, 2026$239.50$241.92$237.28$240.63688.45K
Oct 12, 2026$238.90$241.63$237.95$239.14705.98K
Oct 9, 2026$236.31$241.56$235.01$238.38599.38K
Oct 8, 2026$233.94$237.55$232.97$234.17852.47K
Oct 7, 2026$233.78$237.02$233.265$234.09579.92K
Oct 6, 2026$241.12$242.61$237.1414$238.17872.85K
Oct 5, 2026$233.02$245.185$233.02$241.041.06M
Oct 2, 2026$228.78$233.135$228.14$231.99574.61K
Oct 1, 2026$222.00$227.255$219.10$226.171.07M
Sep 30, 2026$221.87$226.00$220.46$221.611.22M
Sep 29, 2026$231.86$232.13$221.65$221.901.17M
Sep 28, 2026$229.99$233.03$227.10$230.391.01M
Sep 25, 2026$235.44$236.48$231.675$233.66508.84K
Sep 24, 2026$233.74$237.76$233.29$235.20563.07K
Sep 23, 2026$231.99$237.46$231.06$234.29662.36K
Sep 22, 2026$229.99$234.42$229.53$233.99920.92K
Sep 21, 2026$234.49$235.91$229.2401$229.99863.31K

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Overview

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Company profile

Steel Dynamics Inc operates as a domestic steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. The company's product portfolio comprises hot rolled sheet, hot rolled plate, painted sheet products, cold rolled sheet, and others. Its reportable segments are steel operations, metals recycling operations, steel fabrication operations, and aluminum operations. Maximum revenue is generated from its steel operations segment, which consists of manufacturing various steel products and numerous coating operations. Its primary sources of revenue are currently from the manufacture and sale of steel products, the processing and sale of recycled ferrous and nonferrous metals, and the fabrication and sale of steel joists and deck products.

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Average target
$171.80
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STLD recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 9, 2026JP MorganNeutral—
Sep 18, 2026Wells FargoOverweight—
Sep 18, 2026JP MorganNeutral—
Sep 9, 2026JP MorganNeutral—
Aug 24, 2026Wells FargoOverweight—
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Yahoo · Oct 16, 2026

Steel Dynamics (STLD) Stock May Be Reasonable After Q3 Earnings Expectations

Steel Dynamics has been on a powerful multi year run, and with the share price now near recent highs, the real question is whether the cash flowing out of the business still supports where the stock trades today. With fresh earnings expectations in focus, investors are asking if the current valuation lines up with the cash Steel Dynamics can realistically generate over time. Over the past 5 years the stock has returned 310.8%, which puts a lot of accumulated optimism on the line if future...

Yahoo · Oct 16, 2026

How Investors May Respond To Steel Dynamics (STLD) Strong Earnings Forecasts

Steel Dynamics is heading into its October 2026 earnings report with Wall Street projecting quarterly EPS around $5.40 to $5.42 and revenue between $6.11b and $6.57b, with expectations for stronger performance across steel, fabrication and metals recycling compared with the same period last year. Analysts are highlighting realized steel prices, shipment volumes and management commentary on order backlogs and raw material costs as key factors that could reshape how investors view the...

Yahoo · Oct 16, 2026

Steel Dynamics (STLD) Has Investors Paying Closer Attention Today

Steel Dynamics (STLD) is back in focus as Wall Street lines up expectations for its third quarter 2026 earnings report on October 20, with projections pointing to significantly higher profit and sales compared with last year. Steel Dynamics shares trade at $240.76 after a modest 1-day share price return that declined 0.9%. The stock has built strong momentum, with a 36.8% year-to-date share price gain and a 1-year total shareholder return of 70.6%, signaling sustained investor confidence...

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