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Total Debt for Steel Dynamics (STLD)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$4.20B

YoY change

+25.9%

5Y CAGR

+6.3%

Peak year (2025)

$4.21B

Total Debt history chart for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: $4.21B

Total Debt growth chart for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: +25.9%

Total Debt history table for Steel Dynamics (STLD) from 1995 to 2025

  • 2025$4.21B+25.9%
  • 2024$3.35B+8.9%
  • 2023$3.07B+0.0%
  • 2022$3.07B-1.1%
  • 2021$3.11B+0.1%
  • 2020$3.10B+13.5%
  • 2019$2.73B+15.0%
  • 2018$2.38B-0.2%
  • 2017$2.38B+1.1%
  • 2016$2.36B-9.2%
  • 2015$2.59B-13.0%
  • 2014$2.98B+41.5%
  • 2013$2.11B-4.3%
  • 2012$2.20B-7.5%
  • 2011$2.38B-0.3%
  • 2010$2.39B+7.4%
  • 2009$2.22B-16.1%
  • 2008$2.65B+30.6%
  • 2007$2.03B+362.5%
  • 2006$438.88M-0.4%
  • 2005$440.57M-1.7%
  • 2004$448.38M-26.2%
  • 2003$607.57M+9.4%
  • 2002$555.45M-7.4%
  • 2001$599.92M+12.7%
  • 2000$532.52M+5.2%
  • 1999$506.00M+4.6%
  • 1998$483.90M+120.5%
  • 1997$219.50M+5.8%
  • 1996$207.40M-7.0%
  • 1995$223.10M—

Total Debt values are taken from Steel Dynamics's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Steel Dynamics (STLD)

According to Steel Dynamics's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $4.20B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

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

In 2025, Steel Dynamics (STLD) total debt totalled $4.21B – grew 25.9% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Steel Dynamics total debt produced a CAGR of +6.3% – with mixed annual results across the window.

$4.21B stands as the all-time-high annual total debt, posted in 2025, against a low of $207.40M during 1996.

Steel Dynamics Total Debt by Year

Steel Dynamics Total Debt 2025: $4.21B

Steel Dynamics posted total debt of $4.21B in 2025, grew 25.9% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Steel Dynamics Total Debt 2024: $3.35B

In 2024, Steel Dynamics reported total debt of $3.35B, grew 8.9% from 2023.

Steel Dynamics Total Debt 2023: $3.07B

Steel Dynamics total debt in 2023 was $3.07B, edged up 0.0% from 2022.

Steel Dynamics Total Debt 2022: $3.07B

2022's total debt for Steel Dynamics came in at $3.07B, edged down 1.1% below 2021.

Steel Dynamics Total Debt 2021: $3.11B

Steel Dynamics total debt in 2021 was $3.11B.

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