Latest period
$664.75M
YoY change
-2233.8%
5Y CAGR
—
Peak year (2022)
$3.55B
Latest annual
$501.51M
Free Cash Flow history chart for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1995 to 2025
Latest: $501.51M
Free Cash Flow growth chart for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1995 to 2025
Latest: -2233.8%
Free Cash Flow history table for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1995 to 2025
| 2025 | $501.51M | -2233.8% | +$525.01M | ||
| 2024 | −$23.50M | -101.3% | −$1.89B | ||
| 2023 | $1.86B | -47.6% | −$1.69B | ||
| 2022 | $3.55B | +196.5% | +$2.35B | ||
| 2021 | $1.20B | -667.7% | +$1.41B | ||
| 2020 | −$211.02M | -122.3% | −$1.16B | ||
| 2019 | $944.35M | -19.7% | −$231.73M | ||
| 2018 | $1.18B | +104.7% | +$601.41M | ||
| 2017 | $574.67M | -12.2% | −$79.94M | ||
| 2016 | $654.61M | -29.2% | −$269.37M | ||
| 2015 | $923.98M | +82.7% | +$418.19M | ||
| 2014 | $505.79M | +303.6% | +$380.45M | ||
| 2013 | $125.33M | -43.7% | −$97.45M | ||
| 2012 | $222.78M | -30.2% | −$96.57M | ||
| 2011 | $319.35M | +789.2% | +$283.44M | ||
| 2010 | $35.91M | -68.9% | −$79.59M | ||
| 2009 | $115.50M | -68.2% | −$247.30M | ||
| 2008 | $362.80M | +999.2% | +$329.80M | ||
| 2007 | $33.01M | -88.1% | −$243.33M | ||
| 2006 | $276.33M | +11.7% | +$28.96M | ||
| 2005 | $247.37M | +69.6% | +$101.50M | ||
| 2004 | $145.87M | -1609.6% | +$155.54M | ||
| 2003 | −$9.66M | -65.0% | +$17.91M | ||
| 2002 | −$27.58M | +18.2% | −$4.24M | ||
| 2001 | −$23.34M | +207.6% | −$15.75M | ||
| 2000 | −$7.59M | -36.2% | +$4.31M | ||
| 1999 | −$11.90M | -95.1% | +$233.30M | ||
| 1998 | −$245.20M | +174.0% | −$155.70M | ||
| 1997 | −$89.50M | -33.9% | +$45.80M | ||
| 1996 | −$135.30M | -44.4% | +$108.10M | ||
| 1995 | −$243.40M | — | — |
- 2025$501.51M-2233.8%
- 2024−$23.50M-101.3%
- 2023$1.86B-47.6%
- 2022$3.55B+196.5%
- 2021$1.20B-667.7%
- 2020−$211.02M-122.3%
- 2019$944.35M-19.7%
- 2018$1.18B+104.7%
- 2017$574.67M-12.2%
- 2016$654.61M-29.2%
- 2015$923.98M+82.7%
- 2014$505.79M+303.6%
- 2013$125.33M-43.7%
- 2012$222.78M-30.2%
- 2011$319.35M+789.2%
- 2010$35.91M-68.9%
- 2009$115.50M-68.2%
- 2008$362.80M+999.2%
- 2007$33.01M-88.1%
- 2006$276.33M+11.7%
- 2005$247.37M+69.6%
- 2004$145.87M-1609.6%
- 2003−$9.66M-65.0%
- 2002−$27.58M+18.2%
- 2001−$23.34M+207.6%
- 2000−$7.59M-36.2%
- 1999−$11.90M-95.1%
- 1998−$245.20M+174.0%
- 1997−$89.50M-33.9%
- 1996−$135.30M-44.4%
- 1995−$243.40M—
Free Cash Flow values are taken from Steel Dynamics's reported cash flow 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 Free Cash Flow at Steel Dynamics (STLD)
Free Cash Flow for Steel Dynamics (STLD): headline value $664.75M · YoY -2233.8%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported free cash flow of $501.51M – plunged 2233.8% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2015–2025 (10 years) stretch, Steel Dynamics free cash flow compounded at -5.9% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Steel Dynamics free cash flow peaked at $3.55B in 2022; the latest annual figure is $501.51M in 2025 (85.9% below peak).
The record annual free cash flow stands at $3.55B, reached in 2022; the historical low of −$245.20M was recorded in 1998.
Steel Dynamics Free Cash Flow by Year
Steel Dynamics Free Cash Flow 2025: $501.51M
In 2025, Steel Dynamics reported free cash flow of $501.51M, plunged 2233.8% below 2024.
Steel Dynamics Free Cash Flow 2024: −$23.50M
Steel Dynamics free cash flow in 2024 was −$23.50M, plunged 101.3% below 2023.
Steel Dynamics Free Cash Flow 2023: $1.86B
2023's free cash flow for Steel Dynamics came in at $1.86B, plunged 47.6% below 2022.
Steel Dynamics Free Cash Flow 2022: $3.55B
Steel Dynamics posted free cash flow of $3.55B in 2022, surged 196.5% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Steel Dynamics Free Cash Flow 2021: $1.20B
Steel Dynamics free cash flow in 2021 was $1.20B.
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