STLD Steel Dynamics (STLD) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Mining & Metals · Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) · CIK 0001022671
Congress · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
505
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about STLD
Insiders, 180 days
-$5.4M net sold
3 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 0 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-01-09
Steel Dynamics insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, STEEL DYNAMICS INC insiders sold a net $5.4M of stock across 82 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Oct 22, 2024.
- The trade is 4.3% of the 103,159 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 505 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Senior Vice President Anderson James Stanley sold about $1.2M of STLD on Jun 5, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 505 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Oct 22, 2024.
- The trade is 0.3% of the 102,837 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 505 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Senior Vice President Anderson James Stanley sold about $86.9K of STLD on Jun 5, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 505 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Oct 22, 2024.
- The trade is 3.9% of the 107,560 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 505 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Senior Vice President Anderson James Stanley sold about $1.1M of STLD on Jun 5, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 505 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Oct 22, 2024.
- The trade is 1.0% of the 111,737 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 505 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Senior Vice President Anderson James Stanley sold about $294.1K of STLD on Jun 5, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 505 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (10 sales), the last on Jul 30, 2025.
- The trade is 4.4% of the 68,747 shares held after it.
- 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 505 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Senior Vice President Graham Christopher A sold about $710.9K of STLD on May 13, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 505 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.82 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$5.4M over 180 days
below 77% of Mining & Metals
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Mining & Metals
Funds
505 funds bought in last quarter
more than 95% of Mining & Metals
Revenue
+3.6% year over year
below 60% of Mining & Metals
Margin
6.5% net margin
more than 66% of Mining & Metals
Buybacks
$590.9M repurchased, FY to 2026-09-30
more than 92% of Mining & Metals
Short interest
3.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.8 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 57% of Mining & Metals
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 8 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 8 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+61.6%12M
Insider sell
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Who owns STLD: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
12,396,499 sh
$2.8B
8,902,216 sh
$2.0B
7,720,913 sh
$1.8B
7,376,476 sh
$1.7B
6,755,104 sh
$1.6B
Congress trades in STLD
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2026-01-09 · disclosed 35 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
STLD planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
STLD mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Nomura Energy Transition ETF
$729.9K position · as of 2026-06-30
6.4%
VanEck Steel ETF
$9.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.5%
First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund
$19.6M position · as of 2026-07-31
5.3%
Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF
$3.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.9%
Invesco Dorsey Wright Basic Materials Momentum ETF
$2.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.8%
State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
$304.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.7%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$12.1M
$24.2M
$5.6M
+398%
+269%
2024
$11.8M
$16.2M
$5.5M
+230%
+154%
2023
$11.8M
$26.5M
$5.2M
+237%
+231%
2022
$11.2M
$34.8M
$5.0M
+175%
+154%
2021
$11.0M
$30.5M
$4.0M
+71%
+118%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $5.4M sold by insiders over 180 days, 505 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
STLD financials
Revenue growth
+3.6%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
6.5%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$22.2B
four quarters, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Revenue, TTM STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | $18.2B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $17.5B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $18.8B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $22.3B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $18.4B |
| Sep 2026 | $6.5B |
| Jun 2026 | $6.1B |
| Mar 2026 | $5.2B |
| Dec 2025 | $4.4B |
| Sep 2025 | $4.8B |
| Jun 2025 | $4.6B |
| Mar 2025 | $4.4B |
| Dec 2024 | $3.9B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+8.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Net margin, TTM STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | +6.5% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +8.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +13.0% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +17.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +17.5% |
| Sep 2026 | +11.6% |
| Jun 2026 | +8.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +7.8% |
| Dec 2025 | +6.0% |
| Sep 2025 | +8.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +6.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +5.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +5.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.1B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Free cash flow, TTM STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | $501.5M |
| FY Dec 2024 | -$23.5M |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.9B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $3.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $1.2B |
| Sep 2026 | $696.2M |
| Jun 2026 | $304.1M |
| Mar 2026 | $10.3M |
| Dec 2025 | $84.2M |
| Sep 2025 | $556.9M |
| Jun 2025 | $13.3M |
| Mar 2025 | -$152.9M |
| Dec 2024 | -$106.3M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.43x
long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30; equity 2026-09-30
Debt to equity STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.47x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.36x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.35x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.38x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.49x |
| Sep 2026 | 0.43x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.44x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.46x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.47x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.42x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.43x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.48x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.36x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.40x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30
Cash flow to debt STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.34x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.57x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 1.15x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 1.45x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.71x |
| Sep 2026 | 0.40x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.38x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.34x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.34x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.40x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.41x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.39x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.57x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+20.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on equity STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | +13.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +17.3% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +28.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +53.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +60.4% |
| Sep 2026 | +20.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +17.6% |
| Mar 2026 | +15.3% |
| Dec 2025 | +13.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +12.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +11.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +13.1% |
| Dec 2024 | +17.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+11.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on assets STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | +7.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +10.3% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +16.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +29.0% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +29.5% |
| Sep 2026 | +11.6% |
| Jun 2026 | +9.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +8.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +7.6% |
| Sep 2025 | +7.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +6.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +7.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+15.7%
operating income after a 21.5% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30 plus average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus cash
Return on invested capital STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | +9.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +13.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +24.0% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +44.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +46.6% |
| Sep 2026 | +15.7% |
| Jun 2026 | +12.7% |
| Mar 2026 | +11.2% |
| Dec 2025 | +9.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +9.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +8.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +9.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +13.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+17.4%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | +10.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +15.3% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +25.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +45.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +47.0% |
| Sep 2026 | +17.4% |
| Jun 2026 | +14.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +12.3% |
| Dec 2025 | +10.9% |
| Sep 2025 | +10.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +9.9% |
| Mar 2025 | +11.1% |
| Dec 2024 | +15.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
17.83x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
P/E, trailing STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | 21.15x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 11.62x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 8.07x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 4.68x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 3.98x |
| Sep 2026 | 16.35x |
| Jun 2026 | 20.80x |
| Mar 2026 | 19.25x |
| Dec 2025 | 21.15x |
| Sep 2025 | 18.42x |
| Jun 2025 | 18.61x |
| Mar 2025 | 16.48x |
| Dec 2024 | 11.62x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$37.6B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-10-21 shares, plus long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30, minus cash 2026-09-30
Enterprise value STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | $28.2B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $20.0B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $20.8B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $18.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $14.2B |
| Sep 2026 | $35.0B |
| Jun 2026 | $36.7B |
| Mar 2026 | $29.7B |
| Dec 2025 | $28.2B |
| Sep 2025 | $23.5B |
| Jun 2025 | $22.3B |
| Mar 2025 | $21.8B |
| Dec 2024 | $20.0B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+3.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
FCF yield STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | +2.0% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -0.1% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +9.7% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +20.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +9.7% |
| Sep 2026 | +3.4% |
| Jun 2026 | +2.9% |
| Mar 2026 | +2.5% |
| Dec 2025 | +2.0% |
| Sep 2025 | +1.5% |
| Jun 2025 | -0.6% |
| Mar 2025 | -0.8% |
| Dec 2024 | -0.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
0.23x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 79%: four quarters to 2026-09-30 against the four to 2025-09-30
PEG, trailing STLD
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.14x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.01x |
| Sep 2026 | 0.21x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.34x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.83x |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.2B | $17.5B | $18.8B | $22.3B |
| Gross profit | $2.4B | $2.8B | $4.0B | $6.1B |
| Operating income | $1.5B | $1.9B | $3.2B | $5.1B |
| Net income | $1.2B | $1.5B | $2.5B | $3.9B |
| EPS (diluted) | 7.99 | 9.84 | 14.64 | 20.92 |
| Operating cash flow | $1.4B | $1.8B | $3.5B | $4.5B |
| Cash | $769.9M | $589.5M | $1.4B | $1.6B |
| Long-term debt | $4.2B | $2.8B | $2.6B | $3.0B |
| Buybacks | $900.9M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.8B |
| Dividends paid | $291.2M | $282.6M | $271.3M | $237.2M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
STLD Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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STLD filings, in plain words
Are Steel Dynamics insiders buying or selling STLD?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Steel Dynamics insiders were net sellers, a net $5.4M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 sellers.
Have members of Congress traded STLD?
Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying STLD and 0 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-01-09.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Steel Dynamics insiders were net sellers of STLD, a net $5.4M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 sellers. None of the 8 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying STLD and 0 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-01-09. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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