Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) Stock Analysis
Last updated Sep 8, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Sep 7, 2026
- Financial Health 75
- Profitability 50
- Business Quality 60
- Balance Sheet 55
- Cash Flow 45
Why this rating?
Health 58/100 — Acceptable
Worth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
Company overview
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) is a Steel company in the Basic Materials sector. Compound Radar rates Steel Dynamics, Inc. 58/100 (Acceptable) due to solid business quality, strong revenue growth, and manageable leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Strong
- Balance Sheet Adequate
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 21.83
- Forward P/E 12.68
- EV/Revenue 1.87
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 33.4%
- Gross Margin 14.7%
- Operating Margin 11.5%
- Net Margin 7.8%
- ROE 17.6%
Financial strength
- Cash $567.71M
- Debt $4.39B
- Net Cash $-3.83B
- Free Cash Flow $501.51M
- Current Ratio 3.18
Similar companies
Peers in Steel, ranked by Financial Health.
Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
Health Entry- Nucor Corporation Steel NUE$256.40 59 Health 59 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Steel CLF$12.29 31 Health 31 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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