TTM
7.2%
YoY change
−2.24pp
Trough year (1996)
-3.9%
Peak year (2021)
17.5%
Latest annual
6.5%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1996 to 2025
Latest: 6.5%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1996 to 2025
Latest: −2.24pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1996 to 2025
| 2025 | 6.5% | -2.24pp | ||
| 2024 | 8.8% | -4.28pp | ||
| 2023 | 13.0% | -4.31pp | ||
| 2022 | 17.4% | -0.11pp | ||
| 2021 | 17.5% | +11.72pp | ||
| 2020 | 5.7% | -0.68pp | ||
| 2019 | 6.4% | -4.23pp | ||
| 2018 | 10.6% | +2.12pp | ||
| 2017 | 8.5% | +3.61pp | ||
| 2016 | 4.9% | +6.63pp | ||
| 2015 | -1.7% | -3.51pp | ||
| 2014 | 1.8% | -0.77pp | ||
| 2013 | 2.6% | +0.32pp | ||
| 2012 | 2.2% | -1.23pp | ||
| 2011 | 3.5% | +1.24pp | ||
| 2010 | 2.2% | +2.44pp | ||
| 2009 | -0.2% | -5.94pp | ||
| 2008 | 5.7% | -3.26pp | ||
| 2007 | 9.0% | -3.25pp | ||
| 2006 | 12.2% | +2.10pp | ||
| 2005 | 10.2% | -3.62pp | ||
| 2004 | 13.8% | +8.99pp | ||
| 2003 | 4.8% | -4.23pp | ||
| 2002 | 9.0% | +8.49pp | ||
| 2001 | 0.5% | -7.25pp | ||
| 2000 | 7.8% | +1.40pp | ||
| 1999 | 6.4% | +0.21pp | ||
| 1998 | 6.2% | -4.32pp | ||
| 1997 | 10.5% | +14.39pp | ||
| 1996 | -3.9% | — |
- 20256.5%-2.24pp
- 20248.8%-4.28pp
- 202313.0%-4.31pp
- 202217.4%-0.11pp
- 202117.5%+11.72pp
- 20205.7%-0.68pp
- 20196.4%-4.23pp
- 201810.6%+2.12pp
- 20178.5%+3.61pp
- 20164.9%+6.63pp
- 2015-1.7%-3.51pp
- 20141.8%-0.77pp
- 20132.6%+0.32pp
- 20122.2%-1.23pp
- 20113.5%+1.24pp
- 20102.2%+2.44pp
- 2009-0.2%-5.94pp
- 20085.7%-3.26pp
- 20079.0%-3.25pp
- 200612.2%+2.10pp
- 200510.2%-3.62pp
- 200413.8%+8.99pp
- 20034.8%-4.23pp
- 20029.0%+8.49pp
- 20010.5%-7.25pp
- 20007.8%+1.40pp
- 19996.4%+0.21pp
- 19986.2%-4.32pp
- 199710.5%+14.39pp
- 1996-3.9%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at Steel Dynamics (STLD)
According to Steel Dynamics's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 7.2%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Steel Dynamics (STLD) most recent annual net margin stands at 6.52% (2025) – contracted 2.2 percentage points year-over-year.
2021 marks the peak net margin at 17.46%, with the historical low of -3.92% recorded in 1996.
Steel Dynamics Net Profit Margin by Year
Steel Dynamics Net Profit Margin 2025: 6.5%
Steel Dynamics net margin in 2025 was 6.52%, contracted 2.2 percentage points from 2024.
Steel Dynamics Net Profit Margin 2024: 8.8%
2024's net margin for Steel Dynamics came in at 8.76%, contracted 4.3 percentage points from 2023.
Steel Dynamics Net Profit Margin 2023: 13.0%
Steel Dynamics posted net margin of 13.04% in 2023, contracted 4.3 percentage points from 2022.
Steel Dynamics Net Profit Margin 2022: 17.4%
In 2022, Steel Dynamics reported net margin of 17.35%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2021.
Steel Dynamics Net Profit Margin 2021: 17.5%
Steel Dynamics net margin in 2021 was 17.46%.
See more financial history for Steel Dynamics (STLD).
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