Historical annual and monthly returns for Steel Dynamics (STLD).
For Steel Dynamics (STLD), the strongest completed calendar year was 2016, when the stock returned 103.4%, while its weakest was 2008, with a return of -61.8%. Across the 26 completed calendar years from 2000 through 2025, its average annual return was 25.5% and its compounded annual return was 17.5%. STLD posted positive returns in 19 of those 26 years (73%). In 2025, the latest completed year, it returned 50.7%. In 2026 year to date, STLD has returned 36.7%.
Returns are calculated from the adjusted daily closing prices for Steel Dynamics (STLD). Annual returns measure the percentage change between the final available trading prices of consecutive calendar years. Monthly returns use the corresponding month-end observations. Adjusted prices account for stock splits and distributions when supplied by the market-data provider. Results are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.
