Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD)
Basic Materials · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for STLD is $245.72, 2.2% above the last close of $240.54 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $159.57 to $290.76. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E21.8x
- P/E vs sector-7.5%
- P/E vs own+9.4%
- Target upside+2.2%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$34.48B
- FCF yield+2.8%
- InsidersNone in 90d
- Earnings in3d
- News0.00
Why it moved
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) fell 0.1% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Basic Materials stocks rose 0.3%. Most of the move came from its sector.
0 stories on the day (30-day average 1.1).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $240.54 · +70.4% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbearish
- Sector→ -3.0%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▼ 200▲
- Above MAs3 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~10d
- RSI54
- Support-4.5%
- Resistance+1.2%
- Off 52w high-14.5%
- Off ATH-14.5%
- 52w range$240.54
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD1.34
- ATR+3.0%
- Volume1.1x
Analyst price targets
8 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $240.54 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 2 · Buy 7 · Hold 4 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +33.4% year over year, free cash flow 5.0% of revenue, operating margin 12.6%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $6.09B | 3.69 | $304M | 15.7% | 12.6% | 8.8% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $5.2B | 2.78 | $10.34M | 14.7% | 11.3% | 7.8% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $4.41B | 1.82 | $84.22M | 11.8% | 7.0% | 6.0% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $4.83B | 2.74 | $557M | 15.7% | 10.5% | 8.4% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $4.57B | 2.00 | $13.28M | 13.5% | 8.4% | 6.5% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $4.37B | 1.44 | -$153M | 11.1% | 6.3% | 5.0% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $3.87B | 1.36 | -$106M | 11.4% | 6.1% | 5.4% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $4.34B | 2.05 | $138M | 13.9% | 9.1% | 7.3% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $256.29 | +0.6% | -6.5% | +2.6% | 20.4 | $58.15B | |
| 2 |  | $83.63 | +1.6% | -35.6% | +55.3% | 14.7 | $55.64B | |
| 3 | | $240.54 | -0.1% | -14.5% | +2.2% | 21.8 | $34.48B | |
| 4 |  | $257.63 | +2.1% | -21.5% | +20.5% | 30.4 | $33.38B | |
| 5 |  | $500.84 | +2.0% | -29.0% | +28.0% | 12.3 | $30.08B | |
| 6 |  | $107.39 | -0.4% | -16.9% | +20.6% | 15.4 | $23.86B | |
| 7 |  | $90.68 | +0.4% | 0.0% | +4.5% | 84.0 | $23.14B | |
| 8 |  | $29.93 | +0.9% | -27.0% | +13.6% | — | $21.62B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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