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EBITDA Margin for Steel Dynamics (STLD)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

12.8%

YoY change

−2.72pp

Trough year (2015)

2.7%

Peak year (2004)

27.6%

EBITDA Margin history chart for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1996 to 2025

Latest: 11.6%

EBITDA Margin change chart for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1996 to 2025

Latest: −2.72pp

EBITDA Margin history table for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1996 to 2025

  • 202511.6%-2.72pp
  • 202414.4%-5.51pp
  • 202319.9%-4.83pp
  • 202224.7%-0.37pp
  • 202125.1%+13.33pp
  • 202011.7%-0.92pp
  • 201912.6%-4.81pp
  • 201817.5%+3.11pp
  • 201714.3%+1.41pp
  • 201612.9%+10.22pp
  • 20152.7%-3.74pp
  • 20146.5%-1.97pp
  • 20138.4%+0.37pp
  • 20128.1%-2.24pp
  • 201110.3%+0.65pp
  • 20109.7%+0.95pp
  • 20098.7%-4.76pp
  • 200813.5%-5.45pp
  • 200718.9%-4.98pp
  • 200623.9%+1.70pp
  • 200522.2%-5.38pp
  • 200427.6%+12.22pp
  • 200315.4%-9.83pp
  • 200225.2%+13.21pp
  • 200112.0%-9.80pp
  • 200021.8%+1.07pp
  • 199920.7%+2.08pp
  • 199818.6%-2.63pp
  • 199721.3%+6.37pp
  • 199614.9%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from Steel Dynamics's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About EBITDA Margin at Steel Dynamics (STLD)

According to Steel Dynamics's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 12.8%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual EBITDA margin for Steel Dynamics (STLD) came in at 11.63% – contracted 2.7 percentage points year-over-year.

27.58% stands as the all-time-high annual EBITDA margin, posted in 2004, against a low of 2.72% during 2015.

Steel Dynamics EBITDA Margin by Year

Steel Dynamics EBITDA Margin 2025: 11.6%

Steel Dynamics posted EBITDA margin of 11.63% in 2025, contracted 2.7 percentage points from 2024.

Steel Dynamics EBITDA Margin 2024: 14.4%

In 2024, Steel Dynamics reported EBITDA margin of 14.36%, contracted 5.5 percentage points from 2023.

Steel Dynamics EBITDA Margin 2023: 19.9%

Steel Dynamics EBITDA margin in 2023 was 19.86%, contracted 4.8 percentage points from 2022.

Steel Dynamics EBITDA Margin 2022: 24.7%

2022's EBITDA margin for Steel Dynamics came in at 24.69%, contracted 0.4 percentage points from 2021.

Steel Dynamics EBITDA Margin 2021: 25.1%

Steel Dynamics EBITDA margin in 2021 was 25.06%.

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