Logotype for Steel Dynamics Inc

Steel Dynamics (STLD) investor relations material

Steel Dynamics Q3 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
Logotype for Steel Dynamics Inc
Q3 2025 earnings summary21 Oct, 2025

Executive summary

  • Achieved record steel shipments of 3.6 million tons in Q3 2025, with strong operational milestones in aluminum and biocarbon production, and continued ramp-up of Aluminum Dynamics operations.

  • Net sales reached $4.8 billion, net income was $404 million, and adjusted EBITDA totaled $664 million for the quarter, with sequential and year-over-year growth in key metrics.

  • Maintained a world-class safety culture and continued focus on decarbonization and sustainability initiatives, including first biocarbon shipments to the Columbus mill.

  • Announced acquisition of the remaining 55% of New Process Steel, further expanding operational capabilities.

  • For the first nine months of 2025, operating income was $1.2 billion and net income was $920 million, both down year-over-year due to margin compression.

Financial highlights

  • Q3 2025 revenue was $4.8 billion, net income $404 million, adjusted EBITDA $664 million, and diluted EPS $2.74, all up sequentially and year-over-year.

  • Cash flow from operations was $723 million; free cash flow for Q3 was $498 million.

  • Ended September with over $2.2 billion in liquidity, including $770 million in cash and $1.2 billion in revolver availability.

  • Repurchased $661 million of common stock YTD, with $1 billion remaining for buybacks; $210 million repurchased in Q3.

  • Since 2017, increased dividend per share by 223% and repurchased $7.4 billion in stock (over 40% of shares outstanding).

Outlook and guidance

  • Aluminum operations are ramping up, with first shipments in June 2025 and EBITDA break-even or better expected in Q4 2025; losses estimated at $40 million for Q4.

  • Capital investments projected at $200 million for Q4 2025 and $500–$600 million for full-year 2026.

  • Expect to exit 2026 at 75% aluminum utilization rate, with product mix optimization by 2027.

  • Steel prices and demand expected to improve in 2026 as inventory overhang dissipates and trade actions support domestic producers.

  • Biocarbon facility planned to reduce Scope 1 GHG emissions by up to 35%.

Impact of early aluminum product qualification?
Quantify biocarbon's carbon reduction impact.
How do trade actions resolve order hesitancy?
Aluminum certification impact on 2026 mix?
Future M&A focus areas?
Biocarbon impact on cost and market share?
Partial view of Summaries dataset, powered by Quartr API
Research faster. Power your platform.

Next Steel Dynamics earnings date

Logotype for Steel Dynamics Inc
Q4 202522 Jan, 2026
Your earnings 
season toolkit.
Download
Free on both iOS & Android.

Next Steel Dynamics earnings date

Logotype for Steel Dynamics Inc
Q4 202522 Jan, 2026

The essential earnings season companion

The #1 app for qualitative research. Live earnings calls, AI chat, transcripts, and more. All for free.

Live calls and transcripts

Listen to earnings calls, CMDs, investor conferences, and more – with a podcast-like experience.

Find what you need faster

Search for any keyword across all transcripts simultaneously.

Easily store key findings

Capturing important takeaways is as simple as it gets. Even during your lunch run or commute.

Your watchlist. Your dashboard.

Follow the companies that matter to you. Get a personalized feed with real-time updates.

Be the first to know

Set keyword alerts for any company, product, or competitor. Get notified the moment they're mentioned.

Consensus estimates

Access analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segments splits.

All IR material in one place

The easiest way to stay updated during earnings season.

Global coverage

All events from public companies. Live and recorded.

Just click and listen

No webcast links. No manual registrations.

Research anytime, anywhere

Built for professionals. Loved by everyone. Try our free mobile app.

excellent app, it gives me free access to company earnings calls and annual reports. I also love the convenience of calls being available offline so I can listen in whilst doing other things and even when internet or WiFi isn't available.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Leroy DaleyApp Store
One of the very few apps you could call perfect. If something was to add to it, maybe the share price of the company when you search for it, but it's already excellent.
play-store-avatar
Eferix Drawings Google Play
This is genuinely one of the cleanest and fastest finance apps out there to track the market.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
anuj283App Store
excellent app, it gives me free access to company earnings calls and annual reports. I also love the convenience of calls being available offline so I can listen in whilst doing other things and even when internet or WiFi isn't available.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Leroy DaleyApp Store
One of the very few apps you could call perfect. If something was to add to it, maybe the share price of the company when you search for it, but it's already excellent.
play-store-avatar
Eferix Drawings Google Play
This is genuinely one of the cleanest and fastest finance apps out there to track the market.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
anuj283App Store
I can't remember the last time an app had such a positive impact on my investment process.
x-avatar
@ankurshah47_ x.com
Love the app! Quartr makes it really easy to keep track of earnings calls. It also includes the reports and slides to make it easier to follow along.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Amina0781App Store
Quartr is amazing, no way around it. It is the best right now for earnings calls, presentations, and the like.
x-avatar
@theshortbearx.com
I can't remember the last time an app had such a positive impact on my investment process.
x-avatar
@ankurshah47_ x.com
Love the app! Quartr makes it really easy to keep track of earnings calls. It also includes the reports and slides to make it easier to follow along.
App-store-avatar.png play-store-avatar.png
Amina0781App Store
Quartr is amazing, no way around it. It is the best right now for earnings calls, presentations, and the like.
x-avatar
@theshortbearx.com

Frequently asked questions

Headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Steel Dynamics, Inc. is the largest American steel producer and metal recycler with strategic geographic locations throughout the United States. The Company recycles ferrous and non-ferrous metal-bearing commodities that include scrap metal, plate, tin plate, corrugated and alloy sheet metal products and other materials. Steel Dynamics primarily serves automotive, furniture, appliance and building construction manufacturing industries.

Quartr provides global coverage of all investor relation material from public companies.

  • Mobile app: Research anytime, anywhere with the #1 app for live earnings calls, transcripts, analyst estimates, and more. All for free.

  • Desktop (Quartr Pro): The leading platform for qualitative research, used daily by top firms and financial institutions.

  • Quartr API: Build custom solutions powered by live earnings calls, live transcripts, filings and reports, slide presentations, and more.

Yes, the Quartr mobile app is free on both iOS and Android.

Yes. Quartr provides global, industry-leading live coverage of company events such as regular earnings calls, capital markets days, M&A announcements, and investor conferences. Live with zero delays. Just click and listen.

Yes, capturing important takeaways is as simple as it gets. Even during your lunch run or commute.

Yes. Follow the companies that matter to you. Get a personalized feed with real-time updates, a tailored earnings calendar, and instant alerts when earnings calls go live.

Yes. Set keyword alerts for any company, product, or competitor. Get notified the moment they're mentioned, regardless of who's talking.

Explore our global coverage