STLD
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Stock
$231.99+5.82 (+2.57%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Cash flow statement
| Line | Last 12 months | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.6B | $1.4B | $1.8B | $3.5B | $4.5B | $2.2B | $987M | $1.4B | $1.4B | $739M | $853M | $1.1B | $628M | $312M | $446M | $486M | $169M | $446M | $770M | $418M |
| Capital expenditures | $616M | $948M | $1.9B | $1.7B | $909M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $452M | $239M | $165M | $198M | $115M | $112M | $187M | $224M | $167M | $133M | $330M | $412M | $395M |
| Free cash flow | $956M | $502M | −$24M | $1.9B | $3.6B | $1.2B | −$211M | $944M | $1.2B | $574M | $655M | $939M | $516M | $125M | $222M | $319M | $36M | $116M | $358M | $23M |
| Stock-based compensation | $69M | $69M | $67M | $62M | $59M | $58M | $56M | $48M | $43M | $36M | $32M | $30M | $24M | $16M | $12M | $17M | $15M | $18M | $14M | $8.1M |
| Buybacks | $766M | $901M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.8B | $1.1B | $107M | $349M | $524M | $252M | $25M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $502M | $534M |
| Dividends paid | $296M | $291M | $283M | $271M | $237M | $213M | $209M | $200M | $169M | $146M | $136M | $128M | $105M | $95M | $88M | $82M | $65M | $69M | $71M | $56M |
| Dividends per share | $2.06 | $2.00 | $1.84 | $1.70 | $1.36 | $1.04 | $1.00 | $0.96 | $0.75 | $0.62 | $0.56 | $0.55 | $0.46 | $0.44 | $0.40 | $0.40 | $0.30 | $0.33 | $0.40 | $0.30 |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.7% | 2.8% | −0.1% | 9.9% | 16.0% | 6.5% | −2.2% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 12.4% | 5.9% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 0.5% |