STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Steel Dynamics, Inc. is a prominent American steel manufacturer and metal recycling enterprise, conducting its operations through three distinct business divisions. The Steel Operations segment is responsible for producing a broad range of steel products, including hot, cold, and coated rolled steel, various structural shapes like beams, channels, and angles, flat and reinforcing bars, and a diverse selection of rail and engineered steel bar products. This segment also provides specialized processing services for both bar products (such as turning, polishing, and heat treating) and specialty items (including cutting, welding, and galvanizing). Its offerings cater to numerous industries, such as construction, automotive, manufacturing, transportation, heavy and agricultural equipment, and pipe and tube production. Sales are channeled directly to end-users, steel fabricators, and service centers. The Metals Recycling Operations division focuses on acquiring, processing, and reselling ferrous (e.g., heavy melting steel, shredded scrap, cast iron) and nonferrous (e.g., aluminum, copper, stainless steel) scrap metals, transforming them into reusable materials. This division further offers supplementary services including transportation logistics, marketing, brokerage, and scrap management. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment manufactures crucial components for commercial building construction, such as steel joists, girders, trusses, and steel deck products. Established in 1993 and headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the company also engages in exporting its products internationally.
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Research Scores
Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for STLD
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings payout ratio | Earnings payout ratio 15% (TTM to Sep 30, 2026) | 100 | 20% |
| FCF payout ratio | FCF payout ratio 27% (TTM to Sep 30, 2026) | 100 | 25% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x (TTM to Sep 30, 2026) | 100 | 15% |
| Interest coverage | Interest coverage 20.5x (TTM to Sep 30, 2026) | 100 | 10% |
| Dividend record | 22 years of uninterrupted regular payments | 86 | 20% |
| Earnings stability | Net income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) | 100 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Growth Score is built for STLD
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | 5-year dividend CAGR 14.9% (2020–2025) | 100 | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 13 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) | 84 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the earnings payout ratio 15% (TTM to Sep 30, 2026) | 100 | 20% |
| Earnings per share growth (3 years) | EPS CAGR -27.4% (FY2022–FY2025) | 0 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR -6.5% (FY2022–FY2025) | 10 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | 10-year dividend CAGR 13.8% (2015–2025) | 100 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Value Score is built for STLD
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield vs own history | Current yield at the 2nd percentile of its 120 month-end yields | 2 | 40% |
| P/E vs own 5-year median | P/E 17.8 is 2.21x its 5-year median of 8.1 | 0 | 25% |
| FCF yield | FCF yield 3.0% (TTM to Sep 30, 2026) | 40 | 20% |
| P/E vs peers | P/E 17.8 vs peer median 16.1 (1.11x; 56 corporation / Basic Materials securities) | 39 | 15% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
0.84%
At the Oct 30, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$2.1200
Declared Aug 14, 2026
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.RSI (14)
63
As of Oct 30, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$150.72 – $282.76
Closes through Oct 23, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
15.22%
12 months to Sep 30, 2026 (Q3 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
22
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
3.51
Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
How often a record like this ends in a cut
STLD has raised its annual dividend in 17 separate years since July 2004, which ranks 609 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. No year in that span saw the annual total fall by more than a fifth.
Of the 878 companies we track with 10 to 24 years of increases, 661 — 75 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 277 of 1078 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.
Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
STLD's dividend yield rose from 0.82% to 0.84% over the past ~90 days (+0.02 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.02 pp from the share price ($258.38 on Aug 03, 2026 → $253.53 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), STLD's current yield is higher than approximately 10% of them. Our stored price history for STLD covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.5300 Q | Regular | Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 09, 2026 |
| $0.5300 Q | Regular | May 07, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| $0.5300 Q | Regular | Feb 20, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 09, 2026 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Aug 14, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Apr 28, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 11, 2025 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Feb 24, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 11, 2025 |
| $0.4600 Q | Regular | Nov 08, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 |
| $0.4600 Q | Regular | Aug 16, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 11, 2024 |
| $0.4600 Q | Regular | May 10, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Jul 12, 2024 |
| $0.4600 Q | Regular | Feb 26, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Apr 12, 2024 |
| $0.4250 Q | Regular | Nov 03, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | Jan 16, 2024 |
| $0.4250 Q | Regular | Aug 18, 2023 | Sep 28, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Oct 16, 2023 |
| $0.4250 Q | Regular | May 15, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Jul 14, 2023 |
| $0.4250 Q | Regular | Feb 27, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Apr 14, 2023 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Nov 10, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | Jan 13, 2023 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Aug 22, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Oct 14, 2022 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | May 06, 2022 | Jun 29, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Feb 28, 2022 | Mar 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Apr 15, 2022 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Nov 19, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | Jan 14, 2022 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Aug 20, 2021 | Sep 29, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | May 20, 2021 | Jun 29, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Jul 16, 2021 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Feb 26, 2021 | Mar 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Apr 16, 2021 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Nov 19, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Aug 21, 2020 | Sep 29, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Oct 16, 2020 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | May 22, 2020 | Jun 29, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jul 10, 2020 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Feb 26, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Apr 10, 2020 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Nov 22, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Jan 10, 2020 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Aug 26, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Oct 11, 2019 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | May 17, 2019 | Jun 27, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Jul 12, 2019 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Feb 14, 2019 | Mar 28, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Apr 12, 2019 |
| $0.1875 Q | Regular | Nov 19, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | Jan 11, 2019 |
| $0.1875 Q | Regular | Aug 20, 2018 | Sep 27, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Oct 12, 2018 |
| $0.1875 Q | Regular | Jun 12, 2018 | Jun 28, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Jul 13, 2018 |
| $0.1875 Q | Regular | Feb 20, 2018 | Mar 28, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Apr 13, 2018 |
| $0.1550 Q | Regular | Nov 21, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | Jan 10, 2018 |
| $0.1550 Q | Regular | Sep 01, 2017 | Sep 28, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Oct 12, 2017 |
| $0.1550 Q | Regular | Jun 19, 2017 | Jun 28, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jul 07, 2017 |
| $0.1550 Q | Regular | Mar 21, 2017 | Mar 29, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Apr 10, 2017 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Dec 19, 2016 | Dec 28, 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | Jan 13, 2017 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Sep 20, 2016 | Sep 28, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Oct 14, 2016 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Jun 15, 2016 | Jun 28, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Jul 14, 2016 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Mar 17, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Apr 08, 2016 |
| $0.1375 Q | Regular | Dec 17, 2015 | Dec 29, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | Jan 11, 2016 |
| $0.1375 Q | Regular | Sep 21, 2015 | Sep 28, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Oct 09, 2015 |
| $0.1375 Q | Regular | Jun 22, 2015 | Jun 26, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | Jul 10, 2015 |
| $0.1375 Q | Regular | Mar 12, 2015 | Mar 27, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | Apr 10, 2015 |
| $0.1150 Q | Regular | Dec 18, 2014 | Dec 29, 2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | Jan 12, 2015 |
| $0.1150 Q | Regular | Sep 18, 2014 | Sep 26, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Oct 10, 2014 |
| $0.1150 Q | Regular | Jun 18, 2014 | Jun 26, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 | Jul 11, 2014 |
| $0.1150 Q | Regular | Mar 20, 2014 | Mar 27, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 | Apr 11, 2014 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Dec 18, 2013 | Dec 27, 2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Sep 18, 2013 | Sep 26, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 | Oct 11, 2013 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Jun 18, 2013 | Jun 26, 2013 | Jun 30, 2013 | Jul 12, 2013 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Mar 07, 2013 | Mar 26, 2013 | Mar 31, 2013 | Apr 12, 2013 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Dec 19, 2012 | Dec 27, 2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | Jan 11, 2013 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Sep 14, 2012 | Sep 26, 2012 | Sep 30, 2012 | Oct 12, 2012 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jun 19, 2012 | Jun 27, 2012 | Jun 30, 2012 | Jul 13, 2012 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Mar 19, 2012 | Mar 28, 2012 | Mar 31, 2012 | Apr 13, 2012 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Dec 19, 2011 | Dec 28, 2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | Jan 13, 2012 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Sep 13, 2011 | Sep 28, 2011 | Sep 30, 2011 | Oct 14, 2011 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jun 17, 2011 | Jun 28, 2011 | Jun 30, 2011 | Jul 14, 2011 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Mar 11, 2011 | Mar 29, 2011 | Mar 31, 2011 | Apr 14, 2011 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Dec 16, 2010 | Dec 29, 2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | Jan 14, 2011 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Sep 16, 2010 | Sep 28, 2010 | Sep 30, 2010 | Oct 14, 2010 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Jun 17, 2010 | Jun 28, 2010 | Jun 30, 2010 | Jul 12, 2010 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Mar 10, 2010 | Mar 29, 2010 | Mar 31, 2010 | Apr 12, 2010 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Dec 16, 2009 | Dec 29, 2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | Jan 11, 2010 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Sep 17, 2009 | Sep 28, 2009 | Sep 30, 2009 | Oct 09, 2009 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Jun 08, 2009 | Jun 26, 2009 | Jun 30, 2009 | Jul 10, 2009 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Mar 24, 2009 | Mar 27, 2009 | Mar 31, 2009 | Apr 09, 2009 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Dec 17, 2008 | Dec 29, 2008 | Dec 31, 2008 | Jan 12, 2009 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Sep 22, 2008 | Sep 26, 2008 | Sep 30, 2008 | Oct 10, 2008 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jun 12, 2008 | Jun 26, 2008 | Jun 30, 2008 | Jul 11, 2008 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Mar 04, 2008 | Mar 27, 2008 | Mar 31, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Dec 19, 2007 | Dec 27, 2007 | Dec 31, 2007 | Jan 11, 2008 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Aug 30, 2007 | Sep 26, 2007 | Sep 29, 2007 | Oct 12, 2007 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Jun 19, 2007 | Jun 27, 2007 | Jun 29, 2007 | Jul 13, 2007 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Mar 08, 2007 | Mar 28, 2007 | Mar 30, 2007 | Apr 13, 2007 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Dec 21, 2006 | Dec 28, 2006 | Jan 02, 2007 | Jan 15, 2007 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Sep 18, 2006 | Sep 27, 2006 | Sep 29, 2006 | Oct 10, 2006 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Jun 20, 2006 | Jun 28, 2006 | Jun 30, 2006 | Jul 14, 2006 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Mar 02, 2006 | Mar 29, 2006 | Mar 31, 2006 | Apr 14, 2006 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Nov 17, 2005 | Dec 28, 2005 | Dec 30, 2005 | Jan 13, 2006 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Aug 19, 2005 | Sep 28, 2005 | Sep 30, 2005 | Oct 14, 2005 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | May 19, 2005 | Jun 28, 2005 | Jun 30, 2005 | Jul 12, 2005 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Feb 17, 2005 | Mar 29, 2005 | Mar 31, 2005 | Apr 14, 2005 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Oct 26, 2004 | Dec 29, 2004 | Dec 31, 2004 | Jan 17, 2005 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Sep 23, 2004 | Sep 28, 2004 | Sep 30, 2004 | Oct 12, 2004 |
| $0.0750 Q | Special | Jul 14, 2004 | Jul 22, 2004 | Jul 26, 2004 | Aug 13, 2004 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Steel dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMC | Commercial Metals Company | 1.22% | 8.4% | 5 yrs | 75 |
| YDWAF | Yodoko Ltd. | 8.74% | 27.5% | 4 yrs | 71 |
| VLPNY | Voestalpine AG | 1.86% | 25.2% | 0 yrs | 68 |
| YMTKF | Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd. | 5.02% | 26.1% | 0 yrs | 68 |
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STLD dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Steel Dynamics, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.12 per share, a yield of approximately 0.84%.
What is Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s dividend yield?
Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 0.84%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Steel Dynamics, Inc. pay dividends?
Steel Dynamics, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
How long has Steel Dynamics, Inc. paid dividends?
Steel Dynamics, Inc. has 22 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.
Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.