Steel Dynamics's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -15.5%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings declining at 2.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.6% per year. Steel Dynamics's return on equity is 15%, and it has net margins of 7.2%.
Key information
-15.48%
Earnings growth rate
-9.45%
EPS growth rate
Metals and Mining Industry Growth
24.25%
Revenue growth rate
1.59%
Return on equity
15.00%
Net Margin
7.22%
Next Earnings Update
20 Jul 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Steel Dynamics makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1STLD Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
19,012
1,372
901
0
31 Dec 25
18,177
1,186
888
0
30 Sep 25
17,635
1,127
873
0
30 Jun 25
17,148
1,041
832
0
31 Mar 25
17,216
1,170
811
0
31 Dec 24
17,540
1,537
829
0
30 Sep 24
17,902
1,754
837
0
30 Jun 24
18,147
2,014
845
0
31 Mar 24
18,596
2,398
869
0
31 Dec 23
18,795
2,451
861
0
30 Sep 23
19,388
2,661
878
0
30 Jun 23
20,453
2,999
906
0
31 Mar 23
21,584
3,396
932
0
31 Dec 22
22,261
3,863
998
0
30 Sep 22
22,745
4,318
1,102
0
30 Jun 22
22,182
4,395
1,136
0
31 Mar 22
20,434
3,887
1,114
0
31 Dec 21
18,409
3,214
1,032
0
30 Sep 21
15,699
2,311
863
0
30 Jun 21
12,942
1,421
722
0
31 Mar 21
10,571
794
603
0
31 Dec 20
9,601
551
539
0
30 Sep 20
9,350
484
508
0
30 Jun 20
9,546
535
503
0
31 Mar 20
10,223
654
514
0
31 Dec 19
10,465
671
515
0
30 Sep 19
11,019
820
537
0
30 Jun 19
11,715
1,067
560
0
31 Mar 19
12,035
1,235
574
0
31 Dec 18
11,822
1,258
573
0
30 Sep 18
11,254
1,293
542
0
30 Jun 18
10,474
1,048
512
0
31 Mar 18
9,774
839
489
0
31 Dec 17
9,539
813
486
0
30 Sep 17
9,113
528
482
0
30 Jun 17
8,771
532
481
0
31 Mar 17
8,404
520
479
0
31 Dec 16
7,777
382
445
0
30 Sep 16
7,458
109
423
0
30 Jun 16
7,307
12
397
0
31 Mar 16
7,288
-98
368
0
31 Dec 15
7,594
-130
352
0
30 Sep 15
8,520
78
367
0
Quality Earnings: 1STLD has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1STLD's current net profit margins (7.2%) are higher than last year (6.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1STLD's earnings have declined by 15.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1STLD's earnings growth over the past year (17.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (-15.5% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1STLD earnings growth over the past year (17.2%) did not outperform the Metals and Mining industry 19.2%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1STLD's Return on Equity (15%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/10 23:49
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/10 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Steel Dynamics, Inc. is covered by 33 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.