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Company snapshot — Steel Dynamics Inc

STLD in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Steel Dynamics makes steel and also recycles scrap metal, running its business through separate steel, metals recycling, steel fabrication and aluminium units. Its steel mills roll and coat sheet, produce structural beams, bars and rail products, and finish bar products by cutting and heat treating them. The recycling arm collects, processes and sells both ferrous scrap such as shredded steel and nonferrous scrap such as aluminium and copper. The fabrication unit turns steel into joists, joist girders and decking used in non-residential buildings, while the newer aluminium operation extends the group beyond steel. Customers span construction, automotive, manufacturing, transport, energy and agricultural equipment. It is based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Where it sits in the stack
Steel Dynamics carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our AI build-out indices, so it sits outside that stack entirely; it belongs to the steel industry within the Basic Materials sector of our wider universe.
Who it is priced against
Closelook has not set a peer group for this name; the comparison the market draws is with Nucor, the closest scale peer among US steelmakers with a similar mix of mills and scrap recycling.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Rubin or Halo membership, no Closelook score yet, and no quotes recorded across the diary's editions.
What the diary watches
Whether scrap metal costs feeding its recycling arm move against steel selling prices, and whether construction and manufacturing demand hold up enough to steady the recent pullback from its highs.

Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for STLD, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: price target by Wells Fargo, 2026-09-18

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for STLD from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Wells Fargo — target 257 from 255 Target raised to $257 from $255 (+4.7% to spot) 2026-09-18

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Steel · United States · 3 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Steel · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against STLD on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 0.88%, quarterly · last 0.53 USD on 2026-06-30

Dividends and capital return

What STLD pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.06 USD per share · a 0.88% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +7.3% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.92 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.53 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-06-30
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.85 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.84 USD · 2025: 2.00 USD · 2026: 1.06 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-09-28

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD)?

Steel Dynamics Inc trades as STLD on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is STLD in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Steel Dynamics Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does STLD trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -3.5% vs the 50-day and +10.2% vs the 200-day average, 18.5% below the 52-week high and +76.1% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Steel Dynamics Inc do?

Steel Dynamics makes steel and also recycles scrap metal, running its business through separate steel, metals recycling, steel fabrication and aluminium units. Its steel mills roll and coat sheet, produce structural beams, bars and rail products, and finish bar products by cutting and heat treating them. The recycling arm collects, processes and sells both ferrous scrap such as shredded steel and nonferrous scrap such as aluminium and copper. Closelook has not set a peer group for this name; the comparison the market draws is with Nucor, the closest scale peer among US steelmakers with a similar mix of mills and scrap recycling.

Where does Steel Dynamics Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Steel Dynamics carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our AI build-out indices, so it sits outside that stack entirely; it belongs to the steel industry within the Basic Materials sector of our wider universe. It holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Rubin or Halo membership, no Closelook score yet, and no quotes recorded across the diary's editions.

Does Steel Dynamics Inc pay a dividend?

Steel Dynamics Inc has paid 2.06 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.88% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.53 USD on 2026-06-30. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Steel Dynamics Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Steel Dynamics Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Wells Fargo on 2026-09-18 (target 257 from 255). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for STLD, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Steel, then Basic Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.