STLD (Steel Dynamics) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 7.40% (As of Jun. 2025)

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What is Steel Dynamics 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Steel Dynamics's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 7.40%.

STLD's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
99.4% of 331 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: -1.4 vs STLD: 7.40

Competitive Comparison of Steel Dynamics's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Steel Dynamics's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Steel Dynamics's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Steel Dynamics's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Steel Dynamics 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Steel Dynamics (NAS:STLD) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Steel Dynamics Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

STLD:Mexico 1STLD:Italy SD5:Germany SD5:Germany

Address

7575 West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN, USA, 46804

Website

https://www.steeldynamics.com

Steel Dynamics Inc operates as a domestic steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. The company's product portfolio comprises hot rolled sheet, hot rolled plate, painted sheet products, cold rolled sheet, and others. Its reportable segments are steel operations, metals recycling operations, steel fabrication operations, and aluminum operations. Maximum revenue is generated from its steel operations segment, which consists of manufacturing various steel products and numerous coating operations. Its primary sources of revenue are currently from the manufacture and sale of steel products, the processing and sale of recycled ferrous and nonferrous metals, and the fabrication and sale of steel joists and deck products.

Executives

Miguel Alvarez	officer: Senior Vice President	7575 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Glenn Pushis	officer: Senior Vice President	4500 COUNTY ROAD 59, BUTLER IN 46721
Richard A Poinsatte	officer: Senior Vice President	6714 POINTE INVERNESS WAY, SUITE 200, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
James Stanley Anderson	officer: Senior Vice President	203 E BERRY STREET, AWB SUITE 804, FORT WAYNE IN 46802
Gabriel Shaheen	director	1540 PARILLA CIRCLE, TRINITY FL 34655
Christopher A Graham	officer: Vice President	7575 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
James C Marcuccilli	director	127 W BERRY ST, FORT WAYNE IN 46802
Bradley S Seaman	director	161 SHAWFORD WAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Jennifer L Hamann	director	1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68130
Keith E Busse	director	7575 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Luis Manuel Sierra	director	1555 CORAOPOLIS HEIGHTS ROAD, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
Mark D Millett	director, officer: President and CEO	7575 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Theresa E Wagler	officer: Executive Vice President & CFO	7575 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Russell B Rinn	officer: Executive Vice President	7575 WEST JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, FORT WAYNE IN 46804
Kenneth W. Cornew	director	10 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603