STLD Dividend History & Yield

Steel Dynamics, Inc. · NasdaqGS

Stock Basic Materials Quarterly payer Dividend growthIndustrial
$240.31
-0.72% today
as of Sep 8, 2026
TTM yield
0.86%
$2.06/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
0.88%
$2.12/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$2.12
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.53
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Sep 30, 2026 Declared
in 21 days
Next pay date
Oct 9, 2026
in 30 days
Last ex-dividend date
Jun 30, 2026
$0.53 per share
Payout ratio
19%
of earnings
Market cap
34.4B
P/E 21.8
5y dividend CAGR
+15.1%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
13 yrs
consecutive annual raises
Years paying
22.1
since Jul 22, 2004
1y total return
+85.1%
price +83.6% + dividends 1.6%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 (in 21 days) Oct 9, 2026 $0.53 $53.00 Declared
Wed, Dec 30, 2026 (in 112 days) Jan 10, 2027 $0.53 $53.00 Estimated
Wed, Mar 31, 2027 (in 203 days) Apr 11, 2027 $0.53 $53.00 Estimated
Wed, Jun 30, 2027 (in 294 days) Jul 11, 2027 $0.53 $53.00 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from STLD's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $2.12 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Sep 28, 2016 to Jun 30, 2026; most recent $0.53$0.00$0.30$0.60Sep 28, 2016: $0.14Sep '16Dec 28, 2016: $0.14Mar 29, 2017: $0.155Jun 28, 2017: $0.155Sep 28, 2017: $0.155Dec 28, 2017: $0.155Dec '17Mar 28, 2018: $0.188Jun 28, 2018: $0.188Sep 27, 2018: $0.188Dec 28, 2018: $0.188Mar 28, 2019: $0.24Mar '19Jun 27, 2019: $0.24Sep 27, 2019: $0.24Dec 30, 2019: $0.24Mar 30, 2020: $0.25Jun 29, 2020: $0.25Jun '20Sep 29, 2020: $0.25Dec 30, 2020: $0.25Mar 30, 2021: $0.26Jun 29, 2021: $0.26Sep 29, 2021: $0.26Sep '21Dec 30, 2021: $0.26Mar 30, 2022: $0.34Jun 29, 2022: $0.34Sep 29, 2022: $0.34Dec 29, 2022: $0.34Dec '22Mar 30, 2023: $0.425Jun 29, 2023: $0.425Sep 28, 2023: $0.425Dec 28, 2023: $0.425Mar 27, 2024: $0.46Mar '24Jun 28, 2024: $0.46Sep 30, 2024: $0.46Dec 31, 2024: $0.46Mar 31, 2025: $0.50Jun 30, 2025: $0.50Jun '25Sep 30, 2025: $0.50Dec 31, 2025: $0.50Mar 31, 2026: $0.53Jun 30, 2026: $0.53

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$1.25$2.502017: $0.62$0.6220172018: $0.752$0.75220182019: $0.96$0.9620192020: $1.00$1.0020202021: $1.04$1.0420212022: $1.36$1.3620222023: $1.70$1.7020232024: $1.84$1.8420242025: $2.00$2.0020252026 (YTD): $1.06$1.062026 YTD

How much STLD do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month567$136,025$1,200
$500 / month2,831$680,123$6,000
$1,000 / month5,661$1,360,245$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 0.88%. $10,000 in STLD would currently pay about $88 a year ($7 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

STLD dividend history

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Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Jun 30, 2026 Jul 10, 2026 $0.53 +0.0%
Mar 31, 2026 Apr 10, 2026 $0.53 +6.0%
Dec 31, 2025 Jan 9, 2026 $0.50 +0.0%
Sep 30, 2025 Oct 10, 2025 $0.50 +0.0%
Jun 30, 2025 Jul 11, 2025 $0.50 +0.0%
Mar 31, 2025 Apr 11, 2025 $0.50 +8.7%
Dec 31, 2024 Jan 10, 2025 $0.46 +0.0%
Sep 30, 2024 Oct 11, 2024 $0.46 +0.0%
Jun 28, 2024 Jul 12, 2024 $0.46 +0.0%
Mar 27, 2024 Apr 12, 2024 $0.46 +8.2%
Dec 28, 2023 Jan 16, 2024 $0.425 +0.0%
Sep 28, 2023 Oct 16, 2023 $0.425 +0.0%
Jun 29, 2023 Jul 14, 2023 $0.425 +0.0%
Mar 30, 2023 Apr 14, 2023 $0.425 +25.0%
Dec 29, 2022 Jan 13, 2023 $0.34 +0.0%
Sep 29, 2022 Oct 14, 2022 $0.34 +0.0%
Jun 29, 2022 Jul 15, 2022 $0.34 +0.0%
Mar 30, 2022 Apr 15, 2022 $0.34 +30.8%
Dec 30, 2021 Jan 14, 2022 $0.26 +0.0%
Sep 29, 2021 Oct 15, 2021 $0.26 +0.0%
Jun 29, 2021 Jul 16, 2021 $0.26 +0.0%
Mar 30, 2021 Apr 16, 2021 $0.26 +4.0%
Dec 30, 2020 Jan 15, 2021 $0.25 +0.0%
Sep 29, 2020 Oct 16, 2020 $0.25 +0.0%
Jun 29, 2020 Jul 10, 2020 $0.25 +0.0%
Mar 30, 2020 Apr 10, 2020 $0.25 +4.2%
Dec 30, 2019 Jan 10, 2020 $0.24 +0.0%
Sep 27, 2019 Oct 11, 2019 $0.24 +0.0%
Jun 27, 2019 Jul 12, 2019 $0.24 +0.0%
Mar 28, 2019 Apr 12, 2019 $0.24 +27.7%
Dec 28, 2018 Jan 11, 2019 $0.188 +0.0%
Sep 27, 2018 Oct 12, 2018 $0.188 +0.0%
Jun 28, 2018 Jul 13, 2018 $0.188 +0.0%
Mar 28, 2018 Apr 13, 2018 $0.188 +21.3%
Dec 28, 2017 Jan 10, 2018 $0.155 +0.0%
Sep 28, 2017 Oct 12, 2017 $0.155 +0.0%
Jun 28, 2017 Jul 7, 2017 $0.155 +0.0%
Mar 29, 2017 Apr 10, 2017 $0.155 +10.7%
Dec 28, 2016 Jan 13, 2017 $0.14 +0.0%
Sep 28, 2016 Oct 14, 2016 $0.14 +0.0%
Jun 28, 2016 Jul 14, 2016 $0.14 +0.0%
Mar 29, 2016 Apr 8, 2016 $0.14 +1.4%
Dec 29, 2015 Jan 11, 2016 $0.138 +0.0%
Sep 28, 2015 Oct 9, 2015 $0.138 +0.0%
Jun 26, 2015 Jul 10, 2015 $0.138 +0.0%
Mar 27, 2015 Apr 10, 2015 $0.138 +20.0%
Dec 29, 2014 Jan 12, 2015 $0.115 +0.0%
Sep 26, 2014 Oct 10, 2014 $0.115 +0.0%
Jun 26, 2014 Jul 11, 2014 $0.115 +0.0%
Mar 27, 2014 Apr 11, 2014 $0.115 +4.5%
Dec 27, 2013 Jan 10, 2014 $0.11 +0.0%
Sep 26, 2013 Oct 11, 2013 $0.11 +0.0%
Jun 26, 2013 Jul 12, 2013 $0.11 +0.0%
Mar 26, 2013 $0.11 +10.0%
Dec 27, 2012 Jan 11, 2013 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 26, 2012 $0.10 +0.0%
Jun 27, 2012 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 28, 2012 $0.10 +0.0%
Dec 28, 2011 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 28, 2011 $0.10 +0.0%
Jun 28, 2011 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 29, 2011 $0.10 +33.3%
Dec 29, 2010 $0.075 +0.0%
Sep 28, 2010 $0.075 +0.0%
Jun 28, 2010 $0.075 +0.0%
Mar 29, 2010 $0.075 +0.0%
Dec 29, 2009 $0.075 +0.0%
Sep 28, 2009 $0.075 +0.0%
Jun 26, 2009 $0.075 -25.0%
Mar 27, 2009 $0.10 +0.0%
Dec 29, 2008 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 26, 2008 $0.10 +0.0%
Jun 26, 2008 $0.10 +100.0%
Mar 27, 2008 $0.05 -33.3%
Dec 27, 2007 $0.075 +0.0%
Sep 26, 2007 $0.075 +0.0%
Jun 27, 2007 $0.075 +0.0%
Mar 28, 2007 $0.075 +0.0%
Dec 28, 2006 $0.075 +0.0%
Sep 27, 2006 $0.075 +50.0%
Jun 28, 2006 $0.05 +0.0%
Mar 29, 2006 $0.05 +100.0%
Dec 28, 2005 $0.025 +0.0%
Sep 28, 2005 $0.025 +0.0%
Jun 28, 2005 $0.025 +0.0%
Mar 29, 2005 $0.025 +0.0%
Dec 29, 2004 $0.025 +33.3%
Sep 28, 2004 $0.0187 +0.0%
Jul 22, 2004 $0.0187

STLD dividend increases & cuts

Market-wide changes →
Ex-dateChangeOldNewStatus
Mar 31, 2026 Raised 6.0% $0.50 $0.53 Paid

Detected from the regular payment stream; supplemental and special dividends are excluded. Pro members get an email the morning a holding raises or cuts.

Payout risk check

Yield-trap heuristicLow risk

STLD scores 0/100 on our yield-trap heuristic (low risk).

No warning flags: the payout ratio, yield level, 5-year cut history and price trend all look ordinary.

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

About Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. It operates through four segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling Operations, Steel Fabrication Operations, and Aluminum Operations. The Steel Operations segment offers hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products; parallel flange beams and channel sections, large unequal leg angles, and reinforcing steel bars, standard strength carbon, intermediate alloy hardness, and premium grade rail products; engineered special-bar-quality products, merchant-bar-quality products, and other engineered round steel bars; channels, angles, flats, merchant rounds, and…

Sector: Basic Materials. Industry: Steel. First dividend on our records: Jul 22, 2004. 89 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 8, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.

STLD dividend FAQ

When is STLD's next ex-dividend date?

STLD's next ex-dividend date is Sep 30, 2026 (in 21 days, declared by the company). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.53 per share, expected on Oct 9, 2026.

How often does STLD pay dividends?

STLD pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.53 per share with an ex-date of Jun 30, 2026.

What is STLD's dividend yield?

STLD's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 0.86%, based on $2.06 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $240.31. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $2.12 per share, is 0.88%.

How much does STLD pay per share?

STLD pays about $0.53 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $2.12 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $212.00 a year.

Has STLD grown or cut its dividend?

STLD has raised its annual dividend for 13 consecutive years. Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 15.1% a year (+7.3% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

How many shares of STLD do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 0.88%, you would need about 567 shares of STLD (roughly $136,025 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every quarter, so the monthly figure is an average.

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