Steel Dynamics (STLD)
NASDAQMaterialsSteelSnapshot 2026-09-04
$242.06-1.61%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQMaterialsSteelSnapshot 2026-09-04
QuarterlyIQ Insights · STLD
How strong the business is — where it ranks within its sector on capital efficiency and cash generation, and how well management has been executing.
How this business ranks within materials on a research-validated quality screen. As of 2026-09-04.
The screen ranks STLD against its sector on four durable signals: share dilution, return on capital, free-cash-flow yield, and FCF margin. Historically the highest-quality names tended toward better typical outcomes and fewer bad years over multi-year holds (strongest at three years, modest at one), and that pattern showed up even before the price moved. It characterizes business quality, not price direction.
Each leg is a sector-relative percentile (higher is better); 4 of 4 legs were available for this name. The composite is built from these four; the raw value follows each percentile for context.
A forward quality tilt, not a price prediction, and context for your own research rather than a recommendation. Not investment advice.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Materials names rated strong grew net income 61% of the time over the next year (vs 47% for the rest of the cohort, n=1943).
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Met or beat guidance 80% of the last 5 guided quarters · 4.4% avg surprise
Over the trailing year it converted 0.98x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Materials names rated neutral grew net income 49% of the time over the next year (vs 50% for the rest of the cohort, n=1862).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, Fed net liquidity, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates (low R² over the window).
20 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Materials names rated volatile grew net income 52% of the time over the next year (vs 50% for the rest of the cohort, n=717).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-09-04.