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$235.78 -0.12 (-0.05%) At close · Aug 27
Market Cap
$33.81B
Shares
143.33M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$235.90 Open$231.43 Day$230.73–236.94 52W close$129.02–282.76 Avg vol 30d1.3M Short int3.9M · 2.7% float · 3.9d Short vol58% Last earningsJul 21, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 28

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 20, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 8 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Jul 28, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol High
      Market backdrop VIX 15.2 · calm Equity put/call 0.64
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +14%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −3%
      below
      RSI (14) 44
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 70%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Bullish div.
      accumulating
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −7%
      trailing
      6-month return +24%
      trailing
      YTD return +39%
      this year
      Relative strength +12%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $244 › 200d $207 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +9% holders QoQ · +159 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$2.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.72% of float · ▼ -3.8% MoM · 3.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,023 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 45
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth +21%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 11%
      contracting
      EPS growth −19%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $501.5M
      Valuation P/E 21.4
      below peers
      Buyback $801.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $3.4B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      High
      Volatility 36%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −23%
      past year
      ATR 4.2%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
      second half of 2026
      Capital investments Initiated $300M – $350M
      CAPEX at Columbus $10M – $20M
      next year
      CapEx $500M – $600M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
      Aluminum operations startup operating loss · 2025 $40M
      Capital investments · 2025 $200M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +14% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −3% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      44 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      70% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Bullish div. Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $244 › 200d $207 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +9% holders QoQ · +159 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$2.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.72% of float · ▼ -3.8% MoM · 3.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,023 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $129 Now $236 · 70% Range high $283
      vs 200-day avg +14% vs 50-day avg -3%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      After-tax ROIC 13% Q2 2026 —
      Aluminum flat rolled sheet product shipments 53,000 Q2 2026 —
      aluminum hot band production 84,000 Q2 2026 —
      average ferrous scrap cost per ton melted $412 Q2 2026 —
      cash dividends paid $77M Q2 2026 —
      cash flow from operations $428M Q2 2026 —
      EBITDA non-GAAP $888.27M Q2 2026 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income 530.79M
      +152.68M Income taxes
      +33.18M Net interest expense
      +163.9M Depreciation
      +7.73M Amortization of intangible assets
      = EBITDA 888.27M
      Liquidity $2B Q2 2026 —
      Steel Processing divisions shipments 717,837 Q2 2026 —
      steel shipments 3.7M Q2 2026 —
      Flat Roll shipments - Steel Processing divisions 686,440 First Quarter —
      Record steel shipments 3.6M Q1 2026 —
      Average 2025 external selling price for the company's steel operations $1,089 Annual 2025 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Steel — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      STLD
      Steel Dynamics Inc
      this stock
      		$33.81B +39.2% +20.9% 21.4 2.7%
      NUE
      Nucor Corp
      		 $57.40B +55.0% +5.7% 20.2 1.6%
      MT
      ArcelorMittal
      		 $56.23B +63.6% — — 0.2%
      RS
      Reliance, Inc.
      		 $19.97B +35.4% -13.0% 25.5 1.9%
      PKX
      Posco Holdings Inc.
      		 $17.67B +9.8% — — 0.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      1,023
      % held
      84.3%
      Net QoQ
      +1.3M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      866
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      3.9M
      Days to cover
      3.9d
      Change
      -152.6K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      58%
      As of
      Aug 27, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1
      Value
      $252
      As of
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      45.8%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$2.7M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Alan Armstrong
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 27, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $18.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.2B
      EPS diluted
      $7.99
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.5B
      Remaining
      $801.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K/A
      Filed
      Aug 18, 2026
      This year
      17
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $2.7M
      Shares
      10.0K
      Filed
      Jun 5, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 21, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      STLD +2.1% -6.5% +24.2% -6.1% +39.2%
      SPY -0.4% +5.0% +12.4% +2.6% +12.3%
      vs SPY +2.5% -11.5% +11.7% -8.7% +26.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.53 / share · ex Jun 30, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.53 / share · ex Sep 30, 2026
      Raised 6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.06 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.87%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2025
      Authorized
      $1.50B
      Spent (derived)
      $699.00M
      Remaining
      $801.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1022671 CUSIP 858119100 13F (30d) 701 filings 697 filers Visit website Investor relations

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