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STLD Stock Analysis

Steel Dynamics, Inc. · current price $234.75 (-0.44% today)

Mixed signals — neither side has the edge here. The thesis lacks a clear edge from current data.
★★★
Average
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The six-pillar scorecard

Momentum
37
Losing steam
price trend
Growth
26
Barely growing
sales & profit growth
Quality
54
Solid fundamentals
profitability & balance sheet
Valuation
25
Expensive
is the price fair?
Sentiment
39
Mixed views
analyst & crowd mood
Risk
48
Above-avg risk
volatility & drawdown

Each pillar is scored 0-100 inside the stock’s own peer group, so a chipmaker is measured against chipmakers. These are quality descriptors, not buy or sell signals.

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The picture

What drove the scoreThe seven components contributing most, each read out of 100.
GrowthGrowth: 9595FundamentalsFundamentals: 5252Relative strengthRelative strength: 6565Earnings qualityEarnings quality: 7373Near 52w highNear 52w high: 7575Analyst consensusAnalyst consensus: 5050News sentimentNews sentiment: 8282
Margin profileWhat survives each step down the income statement.
GrossGross: 14.7%14.7%OperatingOperating: 11.5%11.5%NetNet: 7.8%7.8%Free cash flowFree cash flow: 4.7%4.7%
EPS surpriseReported EPS against estimate, last four quarters.
2026-06: +56.0% vs estimate+56%2026-062026-03: -19.0% vs estimate-19%2026-032025-12: +7.9% vs estimate+8%2025-122025-09: +4.2% vs estimate+4%2025-09
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Hype Check

Reading STLD’s price and volume history…

The audit — what has to hold for this thesis

Checking the areas that decide this thesis…

AI-generated from the company’s own filings and recent coverage, and it can be incomplete or wrong. A PASS is a reading of the cited evidence, not a verified fact and not a reason to buy. Follow each citation to the source.

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Dilution Check

Reading STLD’s filings…

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Latest earnings

LAST EARNINGS Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD)

Latest earnings

EPS
$2.74 vs $2.63 est · +4.2% vs estimate BEAT
Revenue
$6.09B · +26.2% YoY
Stock reaction (1M)
-7.1%
Beat streak
3 of last 4 quarters
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Valuation

P/E
21.3×
Forward P/E
12.4×
PEG
11.95
Price / Sales
1.6×
Price / Book
3.6×
EV / EBITDA
14.0×
Analyst target
$271.21
Target range
$221.00 – $310.00
Implied upside
+15.5%
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Financial health

Gross margin
14.7%
Operating margin
11.5%
Net margin
7.8%
FCF margin
4.7%
Return on equity
17.6%
Debt / equity
0.47
Revenue growth YoY
+33.4%
EPS growth YoY
+83.6%
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Technicals

$126.8852-week range$288.74
RSI (14)
43
50-day MA
$242.66
200-day MA
$208.18
ATR (14)
9.83
Beta
1.53
1-month return
-7.1%
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Earnings

QuarterEPSEst.SurpriseResult
2025-09-30$2.74$2.63+4.2%Beat
2025-12-31$1.82$1.69+7.9%Beat
2026-03-31$2.78$2.79-0.2%Miss
2026-06-30$3.69$3.67+0.6%Beat
Beat 3 of the last 4 quarters.
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Ownership & risk

Short % of float
0.03%
Dividend yield
0.90%
Beta
1.53
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Latest news on STLD

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Frequently asked

What is STLD's Quant Score?

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) currently has a TickerMover Quant Score of 55/100, rated ★★★ Average. The Quant Score is a quantitative composite across six research pillars — momentum, quality, growth, valuation, sentiment and risk. It is research information, not investment advice.

Is Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) a buy?

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