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Steel Dynamics

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Steel Dynamics cash flow and EPS82

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$1,116.908M
Steel Dynamics capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2009 Q280.07% · $73.166MUnavailableUnavailable19.93% · $18.213MUnavailable100% · $91.379M
FY 2009 Q385.59% · $95.662MUnavailableUnavailable14.41% · $16.11MUnavailable100% · $111.772M
FY 2009 Q484.31% · $86.886MUnavailableUnavailable15.69% · $16.167MUnavailable100% · $103.053M
FY 2010 Q266.42% · $40.96MUnavailableUnavailable26.32% · $16.233M7.26% · $4.476M100% · $61.669M
FY 2010 Q359.62% · $24.224MUnavailableUnavailable40.02% · $16.26M0.36% · $0.146M100% · $40.63M
FY 2010 Q469.75% · $37.526MUnavailableUnavailable30.25% · $16.276MUnavailable100% · $53.802M
FY 2011 Q144.15% · $18.693MUnavailableUnavailable38.54% · $16.318M17.3% · $7.325M100% · $42.336M
FY 2011 Q261.04% · $34.976MUnavailableUnavailable38.1% · $21.83M0.86% · $0.491M100% · $57.297M
FY 2011 Q363.44% · $38.126MUnavailableUnavailable36.38% · $21.865M0.17% · $0.105M100% · $60.096M
FY 2011 Q477.47% · $75.212MUnavailableUnavailable22.53% · $21.869MUnavailable100% · $97.081M
FY 2012 Q112.98% · $45.555MUnavailableUnavailable6.24% · $21.887M80.78% · $283.448M100% · $350.89M
FY 2012 Q255.57% · $54.789MUnavailableUnavailable22.22% · $21.908M22.21% · $21.896M100% · $98.593M
FY 2012 Q35.68% · $58.342MUnavailableUnavailable2.13% · $21.915M92.19% · $946.858M100% · $1,027.115M
FY 2012 Q469.42% · $64.839MUnavailableUnavailable23.47% · $21.923M7.11% · $6.64M100% · $93.402M
FY 2013 Q112.16% · $45.346MUnavailableUnavailable5.89% · $21.952M81.96% · $305.691M100% · $372.989M
FY 2013 Q217.85% · $49.236MUnavailableUnavailable8.79% · $24.238M73.36% · $202.312M100% · $275.786M
FY 2013 Q364.77% · $52.162MUnavailableUnavailable30.14% · $24.274M5.09% · $4.097M100% · $80.533M
FY 2013 Q457.02% · $40.099MUnavailableUnavailable34.62% · $24.348M8.36% · $5.878M100% · $70.325M
FY 2014 Q123.52% · $24.841MUnavailableUnavailable23.21% · $24.515M53.26% · $56.246M100% · $105.602M
FY 2014 Q224.73% · $33.534MUnavailableUnavailable18.93% · $25.666M56.35% · $76.412M100% · $135.612M
FY 2014 Q312.87% · $24.531MUnavailableUnavailable14.46% · $27.556M72.67% · $138.533M100% · $190.62M
FY 2014 Q46.86% · $28.879MUnavailableUnavailable6.57% · $27.642M86.57% · $364.387M100% · $420.908M
FY 2015 Q16.83% · $33.351MUnavailableUnavailable5.68% · $27.766M87.49% · $427.451M100% · $488.568M
FY 2015 Q219.57% · $22.821MUnavailableUnavailable28.5% · $33.233M51.93% · $60.557M100% · $116.611M
FY 2015 Q322.11% · $30.286MUnavailableUnavailable24.3% · $33.282M53.6% · $73.42M100% · $136.988M
FY 2015 Q424.94% · $28.043MUnavailableUnavailable29.61% · $33.288M45.45% · $51.106M100% · $112.437M
FY 2016 Q142.39% · $27.708MUnavailableUnavailable51.14% · $33.425M6.47% · $4.232M100% · $65.365M
FY 2016 Q223.66% · $35.686MUnavailableUnavailable22.61% · $34.09M53.73% · $81.022M100% · $150.798M
FY 2016 Q357.53% · $59.774MUnavailableUnavailable32.84% · $34.124M9.62% · $9.999M100% · $103.897M
FY 2016 Q410.1% · $74.992MUnavailableUnavailable4.59% · $34.128M85.31% · $633.74M100% · $742.86M
FY 2017 Q130.09% · $41.677MUnavailable44.23% · $61.256M24.64% · $34.13M1.03% · $1.429M100% · $138.492M
FY 2017 Q222.47% · $43.274MUnavailable39.88% · $76.813M19.48% · $37.527M18.17% · $34.997M100% · $192.611M
FY 2017 Q39.03% · $42.795MUnavailable20.91% · $99.085M7.84% · $37.18M62.22% · $294.913M100% · $473.973M
FY 2017 Q410.12% · $37.189MUnavailable4.1% · $15.088M9.99% · $36.728M75.79% · $278.575M100% · $367.58M
FY 2018 Q118.76% · $50.606MUnavailable25.68% · $69.269M13.64% · $36.797M41.91% · $113.034M100% · $269.706M
FY 2018 Q220.7% · $55.203MUnavailable18.43% · $49.145M16.6% · $44.268M44.28% · $118.089M100% · $266.705M
FY 2018 Q323.19% · $70.668MUnavailable24.6% · $74.965M14.46% · $44.081M37.75% · $115.039M100% · $304.753M
FY 2018 Q411.52% · $62.913MUnavailable60.45% · $330.19M8.01% · $43.767M20.02% · $109.329M100% · $546.199M
FY 2019 Q118.37% · $54.436MUnavailable28.46% · $84.308M14.26% · $42.239M38.91% · $115.271M100% · $296.254M
FY 2019 Q223.28% · $85.12MUnavailable25.47% · $93.136M14.63% · $53.503M36.61% · $133.875M100% · $365.634M
FY 2019 Q334.89% · $154.131MUnavailable26.02% · $114.95M11.94% · $52.751M27.16% · $119.988M100% · $441.82M
FY 2019 Q413.63% · $158.258MUnavailable4.84% · $56.214M4.46% · $51.778M77.07% · $895.018M100% · $1,161.268M
FY 2020 Q135.59% · $217.535MUnavailable17.43% · $106.529M8.42% · $51.481M38.57% · $235.757M100% · $611.302M
FY 2020 Q221.12% · $309.716MUnavailable0% · $0M3.59% · $52.584M75.29% · $1,103.814M100% · $1,466.114M
FY 2020 Q347.75% · $327.647MUnavailable0% · $0M7.66% · $52.592M44.58% · $305.911M100% · $686.15M
FY 2020 Q436.99% · $343.157MUnavailable0% · $0M5.67% · $52.591M57.35% · $532.045M100% · $927.793M
FY 2021 Q146.46% · $309.863MUnavailableUnavailable7.91% · $52.729M45.63% · $304.284M100% · $666.876M
FY 2021 Q224.45% · $277.206MUnavailable34.68% · $393.198M4.84% · $54.916M36.03% · $408.565M100% · $1,133.885M
FY 2021 Q321.72% · $214.629MUnavailable34.17% · $337.616M5.4% · $53.38M38.71% · $382.489M100% · $988.114M
FY 2021 Q420.19% · $204.541MUnavailable32.56% · $329.818M5.13% · $51.943M42.12% · $426.664M100% · $1,012.966M
FY 2022 Q116.8% · $159.33MUnavailable41.03% · $389.19M5.35% · $50.699M36.82% · $349.272M100% · $948.491M
FY 2022 Q214.15% · $164.142MUnavailable44.56% · $517.024M5.55% · $64.344M35.74% · $414.719M100% · $1,160.229M
FY 2022 Q321.01% · $241.229MUnavailable41.96% · $481.676M5.41% · $62.088M31.62% · $363.06M100% · $1,148.053M
FY 2022 Q428.74% · $344.201MUnavailable34.48% · $413.015M5.01% · $60.032M31.76% · $380.424M100% · $1,197.672M
FY 2023 Q121.67% · $226.319MUnavailable33.89% · $353.997M5.63% · $58.798M38.81% · $405.279M100% · $1,044.393M
FY 2023 Q231.65% · $358.28MUnavailable33.59% · $380.206M6.39% · $72.323M28.37% · $321.143M100% · $1,131.952M
FY 2023 Q343.73% · $558.361MUnavailable25.95% · $331.318M5.54% · $70.713M24.79% · $316.511M100% · $1,276.903M
FY 2023 Q439.74% · $514.945MUnavailable29.84% · $386.682M5.36% · $69.483M25.05% · $324.62M100% · $1,295.73M
FY 2024 Q132.43% · $374.31MUnavailable25.82% · $298.059M5.89% · $68.008M35.86% · $413.939M100% · $1,154.316M
FY 2024 Q230.14% · $419.166MUnavailable22.22% · $309.064M5.22% · $72.624M42.42% · $590.053M100% · $1,390.907M
FY 2024 Q340.59% · $621.355MUnavailable20.24% · $309.901M4.68% · $71.584M34.49% · $527.977M100% · $1,530.817M
FY 2024 Q428.13% · $453.175MUnavailable18.32% · $295.14M4.37% · $70.4M49.17% · $792.089M100% · $1,610.804M
FY 2025 Q128.88% · $305.506MUnavailable23.65% · $250.138M6.57% · $69.514M40.89% · $432.527M100% · $1,057.685M
FY 2025 Q219.67% · $288.331MUnavailable13.65% · $200.048M5.1% · $74.69M61.58% · $902.605M100% · $1,465.674M
FY 2025 Q319.31% · $165.692MUnavailable24.51% · $210.388M8.61% · $73.894M47.57% · $408.291M100% · $858.265M
FY 2025 Q414.21% · $188.496MUnavailable18.12% · $240.296M5.51% · $73.078M62.16% · $824.441M100% · $1,326.311M
FY 2026 Q114.71% · $137.979MUnavailable12.27% · $115.087M7.73% · $72.47M65.29% · $612.359M100% · $937.895M
FY 2026 Q211.09% · $123.842MUnavailable17.93% · $200.288M6.85% · $76.555M64.13% · $716.223M100% · $1,116.908M
Jun 30, 2009 through Jun 30, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$427.936M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$123.842M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$304.094M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$14.162M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

4.66%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

3.31%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$3.69

Quarterly data

Steel Dynamics cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jun 30, 2026427.94123.84304.0914.164.66%3.31%—$3.69
FY 2026 Q1Mar 31, 2026148.32137.9810.3417.45168.82%11.77%—$2.78
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 2025272.71188.584.2223.6428.07%8.67%——
FY 2025 Q3Sep 30, 2025722.61165.69556.9214.242.56%1.97%—$2.74
FY 2025 Q2Jun 30, 2025301.61288.3313.2814.06105.9%4.66%—$2.01
FY 2025 Q1Mar 31, 2025152.6305.51-152.917.04—11.17%—$1.44
FY 2024 Q4Dec 31, 2024346.87453.18-106.325.14—7.25%——
FY 2024 Q3Sep 30, 2024759.85621.36138.512.839.26%1.69%—$2.05
FY 2024 Q2Jun 30, 2024382.56419.17-36.6113.01—3.4%—$2.72
FY 2024 Q1Mar 31, 2024355.22374.31-19.0915.61—4.4%—$3.67
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 2023864.64514.95349.6921.946.28%2.54%——
FY 2023 Q3Sep 30, 20231,113.7558.36555.3412.042.17%1.08%—$3.47
FY 2023 Q2Jun 30, 2023807.81358.28449.5311.682.6%1.45%—$4.81
FY 2023 Q1Mar 31, 2023733.78226.32507.4616.083.17%2.19%—$3.7
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 20221,143.43344.2799.2319.562.45%1.71%——
FY 2022 Q3Sep 30, 20221,496.16241.231,254.9312.090.96%0.81%—$5.03
FY 2022 Q2Jun 30, 20221,001.85164.14837.7111.071.32%1.1%—$6.44
FY 2022 Q1Mar 31, 2022818.97159.33659.6416.522.5%2.02%—$5.71
FY 2021 Q4Dec 31, 2021723.9204.54519.3620.954.03%2.89%——
FY 2021 Q3Sep 30, 2021630.82214.63416.199.922.38%1.57%—$4.85
FY 2021 Q2Jun 30, 2021587.23277.21310.029.813.16%1.67%—$3.32
FY 2021 Q1Mar 31, 2021262.19309.86-47.6717.04—6.5%—$2.03
FY 2020 Q4Dec 31, 2020137.95343.16-205.2118.75—13.59%—$0.89
FY 2020 Q3Sep 30, 2020151.79327.65-175.869.49—6.25%—$0.47
FY 2020 Q2Jun 30, 2020486.01309.72176.299.525.4%1.96%—$0.36
FY 2020 Q1Mar 31, 2020211.28217.54-6.2517.84—8.45%—$0.88
FY 2019 Q4Dec 31, 2019409.06158.26250.814.45.74%3.52%—$0.56
FY 2019 Q3Sep 30, 2019444.2154.13290.078.843.05%1.99%—$0.69
FY 2019 Q2Jun 30, 2019361.4785.12276.359.083.29%2.51%—$0.87
FY 2019 Q1Mar 31, 2019181.5554.44127.1215.3112.04%8.43%—$0.91
FY 2018 Q4Dec 31, 2018491.0662.91428.1514.463.38%2.94%—$1.17
FY 2018 Q3Sep 30, 2018420.4470.67349.777.982.28%1.9%—$1.69
FY 2018 Q2Jun 30, 2018326.0355.2270.838.042.97%2.47%—$1.53
FY 2018 Q1Mar 31, 2018177.9450.61127.3312.8410.08%7.22%—$0.96
FY 2017 Q4Dec 31, 201719237.19154.8111.647.52%6.06%—$1.28
FY 2017 Q3Sep 30, 2017226.1542.8183.356.883.75%3.04%—$0.64
FY 2017 Q2Jun 30, 201781.0143.2737.736.3816.91%7.88%—$0.63
FY 2017 Q1Mar 31, 2017240.4541.68198.7711.35.69%4.7%—$0.82
FY 2016 Q4Dec 31, 2016209.5674.99134.5710.097.5%4.82%—$0.08
FY 2016 Q3Sep 30, 2016196.3459.77136.575.924.34%3.02%—$0.64
FY 2016 Q2Jun 30, 2016157.9735.69122.297.245.92%4.58%—$0.58
FY 2016 Q1Mar 31, 2016288.927.71261.198.413.22%2.91%—$0.26
FY 2015 Q4Dec 31, 2015330.1928.04302.142.370.79%0.72%—$-1.04
FY 2015 Q3Sep 30, 2015164.3830.29134.095.333.98%3.24%—$0.25
FY 2015 Q2Jun 30, 2015309.2122.82286.396.362.22%2.06%—$0.13
FY 2015 Q1Mar 31, 2015234.7133.35201.368.544.24%3.64%—$0.13
FY 2014 Q4Dec 31, 2014319.5828.88290.7-1.56-0.54%-0.49%—$-0.19
FY 2014 Q3Sep 30, 2014249.2224.53224.695.12.27%2.05%—$0.38
FY 2014 Q2Jun 30, 201476.0133.5342.484.711.06%6.18%—$0.31
FY 2014 Q1Mar 31, 2014-27.2524.84-52.095.77———$0.17
FY 2013 Q4Dec 31, 201366.4840.126.385.8922.33%8.86%—$0.24
FY 2013 Q3Sep 30, 2013183.2752.16131.12.521.92%1.37%—$0.25
FY 2013 Q2Jun 30, 201332.7249.24-16.522.34—7.16%—$0.13
FY 2013 Q1Mar 31, 201329.7145.35-15.644.75—16%—$0.21
FY 2012 Q4Dec 31, 2012206.3164.84141.473.022.13%1.46%—$0.27
FY 2012 Q3Sep 30, 2012117.3758.3459.020.741.25%0.63%—$0.06
FY 2012 Q2Jun 30, 2012100.654.7945.812.65.68%2.59%—$0.2
FY 2012 Q1Mar 31, 201221.4245.56-24.136.12—28.58%—$0.2
FY 2011 Q4Dec 31, 201193.9675.2118.755.9331.62%6.31%—$0.14
FY 2011 Q3Sep 30, 2011222.4638.13184.343.832.08%1.72%—$0.19
FY 2011 Q2Jun 30, 201116634.98131.023.812.91%2.3%—$0.43
FY 2011 Q1Mar 31, 20113.9418.69-14.763.71—94.23%—$0.46
FY 2010 Q4Dec 31, 2010-12.2137.53-49.734.96———$0.04
FY 2010 Q3Sep 30, 201089.4224.2265.23.635.56%4.06%—$0.09
FY 2010 Q2Jun 30, 201019.3540.96-21.613.33—17.2%—$0.22
FY 2009 Q4Dec 31, 200922.5186.89-64.372.81—12.48%——
FY 2009 Q3Sep 30, 2009136.6895.6641.022.897.04%2.11%—$0.3
FY 2009 Q2Jun 30, 200971.6773.17-1.53.31—4.62%—$-0.08
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · STLD, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.