STEEL DYNAMICS $STLD Q3โ26 EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS
๐น Revenue: $6.51B (Est. $6.43B) ๐ข
๐น EPS: $5.26 (Est. $5.41) ๐ด; +92% YoY
๐น Operating Income: $1.01B (Est. $1.06B) ๐ด
๐น Net Income: $756M (Est. $790M) ๐ด; +87% YoY
๐น Adj. EBITDA: $1.19B (Est. $1.24B) ๐ด
Cash Flow:
๐น Operating Cash Flow: $845.8M
๐น Capital Investments: $150M
๐น Share Repurchases: $276M
๐น Cash Dividends: $76M
Segment Operating Income:
๐น Steel: $1.03B
๐น Steel Fabrication: $90.6M
๐น Metals Recycling: $33.0M
๐น Aluminum: -$26.2M
Other Q3 Metrics:
๐น Steel Shipments: 3.8M tons (record)
๐น Avg Steel Price: $1,400/ton
๐น Avg Scrap Cost: $404/ton
๐น Aluminum FRP Shipments: 55,000 metric tons
Key Updates:
๐น Customer order activity has continued to strengthen since the end of 2025, with the order backlog now 50 percent higher than a year ago and extending into the second quarter 2027.
๐น All three cold mills are now operational which provides us the ability to achieve our annual volume expectations, and the first of two Continuous Annealing and Solution Heat (CASH) lines is operating and is expected to ship finished automotive products before the end of the year.
๐น Liquidity of $2.4B as of September 30, 2026
Comments:
๐ธ โWe remain firmly committed to the health and safety of our teams, their families, and the communities we serve, while meeting the evolving needs of our customers.โ