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STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NASDAQ Global Select· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Basic Materials / Steel

$253.53 ▲ $3.54(1.42%) as of Oct 30, 2026 06:20 UTC
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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.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.5300Paid Oct 09, 2026
Forward Annual$2.12From the $0.5300 dividend declared Aug 14, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 30, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth8.7%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth13.8%Annual totals, 2015–2025

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.

Dividend Safety Score

97/100

Very strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

73/100

Strong growth record

Complete data

Dividend Value Score

15/100

Well above own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

65/100

Upper middle of the scale

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How the Dividend Safety Score is built for STLD
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 15% (TTM to Sep 30, 2026) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 27% (TTM to Sep 30, 2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 0.9x (TTM to Sep 30, 2026) 100 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 20.5x (TTM to Sep 30, 2026) 100 10%
Dividend record22 years of uninterrupted regular payments 86 20%
Earnings stabilityNet 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
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 14.9% (2020–2025) 100 25%
Consecutive annual increases13 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 84 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom 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 growth10-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
Dividend Value Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 2nd percentile of its 120 month-end yields 2 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 17.8 is 2.21x its 5-year median of 8.1 0 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 3.0% (TTM to Sep 30, 2026) 40 20%
P/E vs peersP/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

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 97/100, yield 0.84%.
A Accelerating
13 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
22 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNASDAQ Global SelectThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume823,927Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$240.99Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$240.38 – $248.31Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$239.90Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$36.06BAs of Oct 30, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out142.22MImplied by market cap, Oct 30, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$13.7012 months to Sep 30, 2026 (Q3 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)17.7Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Sep 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 30, 2026Paid Oct 09, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)13.7%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)14.9%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases13 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

How often a record like this ends in a cut

Years the payout rose17Since Jul 2004
Rank among payers609of 2,430 with a record
Years it fell over 20%0in 20 comparable years
Of peers with 10 to 24 up years75%also cut at some point

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

Current0.84%
1-Yr Average1.02%
Low / High0.75% – 1.47%
Percentile10%

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.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
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

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.