STEEL DYNAMICS INC (STLD) closed fiscal year 2025 with 145 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.00 USD per share.
STEEL DYNAMICS INC (STLD) closed fiscal year 2025 with 145 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.00 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 6.18 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 20.3 %. The dividend per share was 2.00 USD, up 8.7 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 291 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 182M | 216M | 218M | 219M | 220M | 223M | 241M | 243M | 244M | 237M | 225M | 215M | 211M | 195M | 173M | 160M | 151M | 145M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 34.2M | 1.58M | 1.30M | 0.65M | 3.34M | 18.6M | 1.64M | 0.70M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 15.82 % | 0.72 % | 0.59 % | 0.30 % | 1.50 % | 7.70 % | 0.67 % | 0.29 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -15.0M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -6.39M | -12.1M | -10.8M | -3.59M | -15.9M | -22.1M | -12.9M | -8.90M | -6.18M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -8.24 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -2.69 % | -5.38 % | -5.02 % | -1.70 % | -8.16 % | -12.76 % | -8.07 % | -5.89 % | -4.26 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -15.0M | 34.2M | 1.58M | 1.30M | 0.65M | 3.34M | 18.6M | 1.64M | 0.70M | -6.39M | -12.1M | -10.8M | -3.59M | -15.9M | -22.1M | -12.9M | -8.90M | -6.18M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -8.24 % | 15.82 % | 0.72 % | 0.59 % | 0.30 % | 1.50 % | 7.70 % | 0.67 % | 0.29 % | -2.69 % | -5.38 % | -5.02 % | -1.70 % | -8.16 % | -12.76 % | -8.07 % | -5.89 % | -4.26 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 1.70 | 1.84 | 2.00 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 15.38 % | — | 46.17 % | 29.44 % | 53.58 % | 50.08 % | 67.11 % | — | 35.53 % | 17.91 % | 13.42 % | 29.84 % | 37.99 % | 6.63 % | 6.14 % | 11.07 % | 18.39 % | 24.56 % |
| Number of payments | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 71.3M | 68.7M | 65.0M | 81.9M | 87.6M | 94.8M | 105M | 128M | 136M | 146M | 169M | 200M | 209M | 213M | 237M | 271M | 283M | 291M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 3.70 % | 1.80 % | 1.66 % | 3.06 % | 3.04 % | 2.23 % | 2.37 % | 3.06 % | 1.54 % | 1.41 % | 2.51 % | 2.78 % | 2.78 % | 1.67 % | 1.36 % | 1.43 % | 1.59 % | 1.14 % |
Figures in USD
