If you invested $1,000 in STLD — what it would be worth today
$1,000
once in
Dollar-cost averaging invests the same amount every period, so the chart compares value against what you put in.January 2016
Priced at a real closing price — the month's last trading day, or that exact day's close when you pick one.today
Monthly data: valued at the closing price on the last trading day of that month.A $1,000 investment in Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) in January 2016 would be worth $16,129 as of September 2026 with dividends reinvested — 29.9% a year. Use the dropdowns above to try any amount or starting month back to November 1996.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,680 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,409 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). STLD beat both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
Growth of $1,000 in STLD since January 2016— monthly
Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD). Total return approximated via dividend- and split-adjusted closes (no taxes or fees). Not investment advice.
What $1,000 in STLD would be worth today, by starting month— each bar = one starting month, held to today
$1,000 invested in STLD, by year— dividends reinvested, held to today
| Invested in | Worth today | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $16,129 | 16.1× | 29.9% |
| 2017 | $8,566 | 8.6× | 25.0% |
| 2018 | $6,270 | 6.3× | 23.8% |
| 2019 | $7,634 | 7.6× | 30.6% |
| 2020 | $9,071 | 9.1× | 39.6% |
| 2021 | $7,618 | 7.6× | 43.6% |
| 2022 | $4,618 | 4.6× | 39.4% |
| 2023 | $2,089 | 2.1× | 22.6% |
| 2024 | $2,056 | 2.1× | 31.8% |
| 2025 | $1,908 | 1.9× | 49.4% |
Methodology
Investments are assumed made at the chosen month's last trading day close, or that exact day's close when a day is picked. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. STLD data begins November 1996; values as of September 2026 and refresh daily. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
See the live STLD chart and fundamentals on the STLD quote page or compare with the same investment in SPY.
FAQ#
- How much would $1,000 invested in STLD be worth today?
- A $1,000 investment in Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) in January 2016 would be worth about $16,129 as of September 2026, with dividends reinvested. That works out to about 29.9% a year.
- How far back does the STLD calculation go?
- STLD data begins November 1996. You can pick any starting month from then to the present and see what your investment would be worth today.
- Does this include dividends?
- Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.