Steel Dynamics Dividend

Q: What is the Steel Dynamics Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Steel Dynamics dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.56% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.75%. The payout ratio of Steel Dynamics in relation to the last financial year is 25.03%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 17.06%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Steel Dynamics dividend safe?

Steel Dynamics has been paying a dividend for 22 years and has not lowered the dividend for 15 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 13 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 8.70% . The average Steel Dynamics Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 14.87% . The average for the last 10 years is 13.78% .

$235.26

4.11%

Nasdaq, Sep 18, 04:00 pm EDT. Closed.

Why the stock moved Beta

ISIN

US8581191009

Symbol

STLD

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NASDAQ Composite, S&P 500

Sector

Materials

Industry

Metals & Mining

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Steel Dynamics Dividend history 22 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Steel Dynamics Stock

Current dividend yield	4.75 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	3.12 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	5.0 %
Payout 3Y	6.4 %

When does Steel Dynamics pay a dividend?

Steel Dynamics pays the next dividend on Oct 09 2026 (payday). The ex-day is on Sep 30 2026. The Steel Dynamics stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Steel Dynamics stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from Steel Dynamics are distributed via January, April, July and October.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.53 Forecast $0.53 Forecast	Sep 30 2026 Sep 30 2026 Oct 09 2026 Sep 30 26 Oct 09 26	Oct 09 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.53 $0.53	Jun 30 2026 Jun 30 2026 Jul 10 2026 Jun 30 26 Jul 10 26	Jul 10 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.53 $0.53	Mar 31 2026 Mar 31 2026 Apr 10 2026 Mar 31 26 Apr 10 26	Apr 10 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.5 $0.5	Dec 31 2025 Dec 31 2025 Jan 09 2026 Dec 31 25 Jan 09 26	Jan 09 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.5 $0.5	Sep 30 2025 Sep 30 2025 Oct 10 2025 Sep 30 25 Oct 10 25	Oct 10 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.5 $0.5	Jun 30 2025 Jun 30 2025 Jul 11 2025 Jun 30 25 Jul 11 25	Jul 11 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.5 $0.5	Mar 31 2025 Mar 31 2025 Apr 11 2025 Mar 31 25 Apr 11 25	Apr 11 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.46 $0.46	Dec 31 2024 Dec 31 2024 Jan 10 2025 Dec 31 24 Jan 10 25	Jan 10 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.46 $0.46	Sep 30 2024 Sep 30 2024 Oct 11 2024 Sep 30 24 Oct 11 24	Oct 11 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.46 $0.46	Jun 28 2024 Jun 28 2024 Jul 12 2024 Jun 28 24 Jul 12 24	Jul 12 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.46 $0.46	Mar 27 2024 Mar 27 2024 Apr 12 2024 Mar 27 24 Apr 12 24	Apr 12 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.425 $0.43	Dec 28 2023 Dec 28 2023 Jan 16 2024 Dec 28 23 Jan 16 24	Jan 16 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.425 $0.43	Sep 28 2023 Sep 28 2023 Oct 16 2023 Sep 28 23 Oct 16 23	Oct 16 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.425 $0.43	Jun 29 2023 Jun 29 2023 Jul 14 2023 Jun 29 23 Jul 14 23	Jul 14 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.425 $0.43	Mar 30 2023 Mar 30 2023 Apr 14 2023 Mar 30 23 Apr 14 23	Apr 14 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.34 $0.34	Dec 29 2022 Dec 29 2022 Jan 13 2023 Dec 29 22 Jan 13 23	Jan 13 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.34 $0.34	Sep 29 2022 Sep 29 2022 Oct 14 2022 Sep 29 22 Oct 14 22	Oct 14 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.34 $0.34	Jun 29 2022 Jun 29 2022 Jul 15 2022 Jun 29 22 Jul 15 22	Jul 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.34 $0.34	Mar 30 2022 Mar 30 2022 Apr 15 2022 Mar 30 22 Apr 15 22	Apr 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.26 $0.26	Dec 30 2021 Dec 30 2021 Jan 14 2022 Dec 30 21 Jan 14 22	Jan 14 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.26 $0.26	Sep 29 2021 Sep 29 2021 Oct 15 2021 Sep 29 21 Oct 15 21	Oct 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.26 $0.26	Jun 29 2021 Jun 29 2021 Jul 16 2021 Jun 29 21 Jul 16 21	Jul 16 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.26 $0.26	Mar 30 2021 Mar 30 2021 Apr 16 2021 Mar 30 21 Apr 16 21	Apr 16 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.25 $0.25	Dec 30 2020 Dec 30 2020 Jan 15 2021 Dec 30 20 Jan 15 21	Jan 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.25 $0.25	Sep 29 2020 Sep 29 2020 Oct 16 2020 Sep 29 20 Oct 16 20	Oct 16 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.25 $0.25	Jun 29 2020 Jun 29 2020 Jul 10 2020 Jun 29 20 Jul 10 20	Jul 10 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.25 $0.25	Mar 30 2020 Mar 30 2020 Apr 10 2020 Mar 30 20 Apr 10 20	Apr 10 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.24 $0.24	Dec 30 2019 Dec 30 2019 Jan 10 2020 Dec 30 19 Jan 10 20	Jan 10 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.24 $0.24	Sep 27 2019 Sep 27 2019 Oct 11 2019 Sep 27 19 Oct 11 19	Oct 11 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.24 $0.24	Jun 27 2019 Jun 27 2019 Jul 12 2019 Jun 27 19 Jul 12 19	Jul 12 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.24 $0.24	Mar 28 2019 Mar 28 2019 Apr 12 2019 Mar 28 19 Apr 12 19	Apr 12 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1875 $0.19	Dec 28 2018 Dec 28 2018 Jan 11 2019 Dec 28 18 Jan 11 19	Jan 11 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1875 $0.19	Sep 27 2018 Sep 27 2018 Oct 12 2018 Sep 27 18 Oct 12 18	Oct 12 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1875 $0.19	Jun 28 2018 Jun 28 2018 Jul 13 2018 Jun 28 18 Jul 13 18	Jul 13 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1875 $0.19	Mar 28 2018 Mar 28 2018 Apr 13 2018 Mar 28 18 Apr 13 18	Apr 13 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.155 $0.16	Dec 28 2017 Dec 28 2017 Jan 10 2018 Dec 28 17 Jan 10 18	Jan 10 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.155 $0.16	Sep 28 2017 Sep 28 2017 Oct 12 2017 Sep 28 17 Oct 12 17	Oct 12 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.155 $0.16	Jun 28 2017 Jun 28 2017 Jul 07 2017 Jun 28 17 Jul 07 17	Jul 07 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.155 $0.16	Mar 29 2017 Mar 29 2017 Apr 10 2017 Mar 29 17 Apr 10 17	Apr 10 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.14 $0.14	Dec 28 2016 Dec 28 2016 Jan 13 2017 Dec 28 16 Jan 13 17	Jan 13 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.14 $0.14	Sep 28 2016 Sep 28 2016 Oct 14 2016 Sep 28 16 Oct 14 16	Oct 14 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.14 $0.14	Jun 28 2016 Jun 28 2016 Jul 14 2016 Jun 28 16 Jul 14 16	Jul 14 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.14 $0.14	Mar 29 2016 Mar 29 2016 Apr 08 2016 Mar 29 16 Apr 08 16	Apr 08 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1375 $0.14	Dec 29 2015 Dec 29 2015 Jan 11 2016 Dec 29 15 Jan 11 16	Jan 11 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1375 $0.14	Sep 28 2015 Sep 28 2015 Oct 09 2015 Sep 28 15 Oct 09 15	Oct 09 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1375 $0.14	Jun 26 2015 Jun 26 2015 Jul 10 2015 Jun 26 15 Jul 10 15	Jul 10 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1375 $0.14	Mar 27 2015 Mar 27 2015 Apr 10 2015 Mar 27 15 Apr 10 15	Apr 10 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.115 $0.12	Dec 29 2014 Dec 29 2014 Jan 12 2015 Dec 29 14 Jan 12 15	Jan 12 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.115 $0.12	Sep 26 2014 Sep 26 2014 Oct 10 2014 Sep 26 14 Oct 10 14	Oct 10 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.115 $0.12	Jun 26 2014 Jun 26 2014 Jul 11 2014 Jun 26 14 Jul 11 14	Jul 11 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.115 $0.12	Mar 27 2014 Mar 27 2014 Apr 11 2014 Mar 27 14 Apr 11 14	Apr 11 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.11 $0.11	Dec 27 2013 Dec 27 2013 Jan 10 2014 Dec 27 13 Jan 10 14	Jan 10 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.11 $0.11	Sep 26 2013 Sep 26 2013 Oct 11 2013 Sep 26 13 Oct 11 13	Oct 11 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.11 $0.11	Jun 26 2013 Jun 26 2013 Jul 12 2013 Jun 26 13 Jul 12 13	Jul 12 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.11 $0.11	Mar 26 2013 Mar 26 2013 Apr 12 2013 Mar 26 13 Apr 12 13	Apr 12 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.1 $0.1	Dec 27 2012 Dec 27 2012 Jan 11 2013 Dec 27 12 Jan 11 13	Jan 11 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.1 $0.1	Sep 26 2012 Sep 26 2012 Oct 12 2012 Sep 26 12 Oct 12 12	Oct 12 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.1 $0.1	Jun 27 2012 Jun 27 2012 Jul 13 2012 Jun 27 12 Jul 13 12	Jul 13 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.1 $0.1	Mar 28 2012 Mar 28 2012 Apr 13 2012 Mar 28 12 Apr 13 12	Apr 13 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.1 $0.1	Dec 28 2011 Dec 28 2011 Jan 13 2012 Dec 28 11 Jan 13 12	Jan 13 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.1 $0.1	Sep 28 2011 Sep 28 2011 Oct 14 2011 Sep 28 11 Oct 14 11	Oct 14 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.1 $0.1	Jun 28 2011 Jun 28 2011 Jul 14 2011 Jun 28 11 Jul 14 11	Jul 14 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.1 $0.1	Mar 29 2011 Mar 29 2011 Apr 14 2011 Mar 29 11 Apr 14 11	Apr 14 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.075 $0.08	Dec 29 2010 Dec 29 2010 Jan 14 2011 Dec 29 10 Jan 14 11	Jan 14 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.075 $0.08	Sep 28 2010 Sep 28 2010 Oct 14 2010 Sep 28 10 Oct 14 10	Oct 14 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.075 $0.08	Jun 28 2010 Jun 28 2010 Jul 12 2010 Jun 28 10 Jul 12 10	Jul 12 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.075 $0.08	Mar 29 2010 Mar 29 2010 Apr 12 2010 Mar 29 10 Apr 12 10	Apr 12 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.075 $0.08	Dec 29 2009 Dec 29 2009 Jan 11 2010 Dec 29 09 Jan 11 10	Jan 11 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.075 $0.08	Sep 28 2009 Sep 28 2009 Oct 09 2009 Sep 28 09 Oct 09 09	Oct 09 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.075 $0.08	Jun 26 2009 Jun 26 2009 Jul 10 2009 Jun 26 09 Jul 10 09	Jul 10 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.1 $0.1	Mar 27 2009 Mar 27 2009 Apr 09 2009 Mar 27 09 Apr 09 09	Apr 09 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.1 $0.1	Dec 29 2008 Dec 29 2008 Jan 12 2009 Dec 29 08 Jan 12 09	Jan 12 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.1 $0.1	Sep 26 2008 Sep 26 2008 Oct 10 2008 Sep 26 08 Oct 10 08	Oct 10 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.1 $0.1	Jun 26 2008 Jun 26 2008 Jul 11 2008 Jun 26 08 Jul 11 08	Jul 11 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.05 $0.05	Mar 27 2008 Mar 27 2008 Apr 11 2008 Mar 27 08 Apr 11 08	Apr 11 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.025 $0.03	Dec 27 2007 Dec 27 2007 Jan 11 2008 Dec 27 07 Jan 11 08	Jan 11 2008	Special dividend Special div.
2007	$0.05 $0.05	Dec 27 2007 Dec 27 2007 Jan 11 2008 Dec 27 07 Jan 11 08	Jan 11 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.025 $0.03	Sep 26 2007 Sep 26 2007 Oct 12 2007 Sep 26 07 Oct 12 07	Oct 12 2007	Special dividend Special div.
2007	$0.05 $0.05	Sep 26 2007 Sep 26 2007 Oct 12 2007 Sep 26 07 Oct 12 07	Oct 12 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.025 $0.03	Jun 27 2007 Jun 27 2007 Jul 13 2007 Jun 27 07 Jul 13 07	Jul 13 2007	Special dividend Special div.
2007	$0.0499 $0.05	Jun 27 2007 Jun 27 2007 Jul 13 2007 Jun 27 07 Jul 13 07	Jul 13 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0249 $0.02	Mar 28 2007 Mar 28 2007 Apr 13 2007 Mar 28 07 Apr 13 07	Apr 13 2007	Special dividend Special div.
2007	$0.0498 $0.05	Mar 28 2007 Mar 28 2007 Apr 13 2007 Mar 28 07 Apr 13 07	Apr 13 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0498 $0.05	Dec 28 2006 Dec 28 2006 Jan 15 2007 Dec 28 06 Jan 15 07	Jan 15 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0249 $0.02	Dec 28 2006 Dec 28 2006 Jan 15 2007 Dec 28 06 Jan 15 07	Jan 15 2007	Special dividend Special div.
2006	$0.0249 $0.02	Sep 27 2006 Sep 27 2006 Oct 10 2006 Sep 27 06 Oct 10 06	Oct 10 2006	Special dividend Special div.
2006	$0.0497 $0.05	Sep 27 2006 Sep 27 2006 Oct 10 2006 Sep 27 06 Oct 10 06	Oct 10 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0248 $0.02	Jun 28 2006 Jun 28 2006 Jul 14 2006 Jun 28 06 Jul 14 06	Jul 14 2006	Special dividend Special div.
2006	$0.0248 $0.02	Jun 28 2006 Jun 28 2006 Jul 14 2006 Jun 28 06 Jul 14 06	Jul 14 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0248 $0.02	Mar 29 2006 Mar 29 2006 Apr 14 2006 Mar 29 06 Apr 14 06	Apr 14 2006	Special dividend Special div.
2006	$0.0248 $0.02	Mar 29 2006 Mar 29 2006 Apr 14 2006 Mar 29 06 Apr 14 06	Apr 14 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0247 $0.02	Dec 28 2005 Dec 28 2005 Jan 13 2006 Dec 28 05 Jan 13 06	Jan 13 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0247 $0.02	Sep 28 2005 Sep 28 2005 Oct 14 2005 Sep 28 05 Oct 14 05	Oct 14 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0247 $0.02	Jun 28 2005 Jun 28 2005 Jul 12 2005 Jun 28 05 Jul 12 05	Jul 12 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0247 $0.02	Mar 29 2005 Mar 29 2005 Apr 14 2005 Mar 29 05 Apr 14 05	Apr 14 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0247 $0.02	Dec 29 2004 Dec 29 2004 Jan 17 2005 Dec 29 04 Jan 17 05	Jan 17 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0185 $0.02	Sep 28 2004 Sep 28 2004 Oct 12 2004 Sep 28 04 Oct 12 04	Oct 12 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0185 $0.02	Jul 22 2004 Jul 22 2004 Aug 13 2004 Jul 22 04 Aug 13 04	Aug 13 2004	- -

How much dividend does Steel Dynamics pay?

Steel Dynamics most recently paid a dividend of $0.53. Steel Dynamics paid a Dividend of $2.00 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $235.26 at Sep 18 2026, the current dividend yield is 0.85% (calculation: $2.00 / $235.26 = 0.85%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Steel Dynamics Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Steel Dynamics dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.56% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.75%.

The payout ratio of Steel Dynamics in relation to the last financial year is 25.03%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 17.06%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Steel Dynamics
Current dividend yield	0.85%
Dividend Yield 5Y	1.56%
Dividend Yield 10Y	1.75%
Payout 1Y	25.03%
Payout 3Y	17.06%

Is the Steel Dynamics dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Steel Dynamics dividend safe?

Steel Dynamics has been paying a dividend for 22 years and has not lowered the dividend for 15 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 13-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 8.70%. The average Steel Dynamics Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 14.87%. The average for the last 10 years is 13.78%.

Metric	Steel Dynamics
Increased	13 Years
Continuity	15 Years
Paid	22 Years
Growth 1Y	8.70%
Growth 5Y	14.87%
Growth 10Y	13.78%

Continuity

Steel Dynamics has been paying a dividend for 22 years and has not lowered the dividend for 15 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 13-times.

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Steel Dynamics Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Steel Dynamics stock (ISIN: US8581191009) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Steel Dynamics 38.84% has risen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Steel Dynamics stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Steel Dynamics (symbol: STLD) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 21.18 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 1.64 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Steel Dynamics stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 13.69 according to P/E ratio and 1.40 according to P/S.

Metric	Steel Dynamics
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	38.84%
P/E TTM	21.18
P/S TTM	1.64
P/E forward	13.69
P/S forward	1.40

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