STLD
$246.80+3.89%
as of close, Oct 27, 2026
☾ AH $246.80 +3.89%
Steel Dynamics Inc. total returns by year (including dividends)
As of market close, Oct 27, 2026
Steel Dynamics Inc. total returns by year (1997–2026)#
Calendar-year returns with each year's path and its dividend contribution (dividend return = total minus price return). Every year has a direct link you can bookmark or share.
| Year | Start price | End price | Path | Dividend | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $169.45 | $246.80 | 1.1% | +46.8% | |
| 2025 | $114.07 | $169.45 | 2.2% | +50.7% | |
| 2024 | $118.10 | $114.07 | 1.4% | -2.0% | |
| 2023 | $97.70 | $118.10 | 1.9% | +22.8% | |
| 2022 | $62.07 | $97.70 | 2.7% | +60.1% | |
| 2021 | $36.87 | $62.07 | 3.1% | +71.4% | |
| 2020 | $34.04 | $36.87 | 4.1% | +12.5% | |
| 2019 | $30.04 | $34.04 | 3.5% | +16.8% | |
| 2018 | $43.13 | $30.04 | 1.3% | -29.0% | |
| 2017 | $35.58 | $43.13 | 2.1% | +23.3% | |
| 2016 | $17.87 | $35.58 | 4.4% | +103.5% | |
| 2015 | $19.74 | $17.87 | 2.6% | -6.8% | |
| 2014 | $19.54 | $19.74 | 2.4% | +3.5% | |
| 2013 | $13.73 | $19.54 | 2.9% | +45.2% | |
| 2012 | $13.15 | $13.73 | 3.4% | +7.8% | |
| 2011 | $18.30 | $13.15 | 2.1% | -26.1% | |
| 2010 | $17.72 | $18.30 | 2.0% | +5.3% | |
| 2009 | $11.18 | $17.72 | 0.7% | +59.2% | |
| 2008 | $29.79 | $11.18 | 0.5% | -61.9% | |
| 2007 | $16.23 | $29.79 | 0.0% | +83.6% | |
| 2006 | $8.88 | $16.23 | 0.0% | +82.8% | |
| 2005 | $9.47 | $8.88 | 0.0% | -6.3% | |
| 2004 | $5.75 | $9.47 | 0.0% | +64.7% | |
| 2003 | $3.01 | $5.75 | 0.0% | +91.2% | |
| 2002 | $2.90 | $3.01 | 0.0% | +3.6% | |
| 2001 | $2.75 | $2.90 | 0.0% | +5.5% | |
| 2000 | $3.98 | $2.75 | 0.0% | -31.0% | |
| 1999 | $2.94 | $3.98 | 0.0% | +35.6% | |
| 1998 | $4.00 | $2.94 | 0.0% | -26.6% | |
| 1997 | $4.78 | $4.00 | 0.0% | -16.3% |
- Annualized
- +15.7%
- 1997–2026
- Average year
- +22.2%
- 29 full years
- Best year
- +103.5%
- 2016
- Worst year
- -61.9%
- 2008
- Positive years
- 20/29
- 69% up
Annualized (CAGR)
+15.7%
1997–2026
Average year
+22.2%
29 full years
Best year
+103.5%
2016
Worst year
-61.9%
2008
Positive years
20/29
69% up
Total return by period#
Annual
-100%-50%0%50%100%
1997-16%'97
1998-27%
1999+36%
2000-31%'00
2001+5.5%
2002+3.6%
2003+91%'03
2004+65%
2005-6.3%
2006+83%'06
2007+84%
2008-62%
2009+59%'09
2010+5.3%
2011-26%
2012+7.8%'12
2013+45%
2014+3.5%
2015-6.8%'15
2016+103%
2017+23%
2018-29%'18
2019+17%
2020+12%
2021+71%'21
2022+60%
2023+23%
2024-2.0%'24
2025+51%
2026+47%
Methodology#
Total returns, dividends reinvested, measured on STLD. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate; the current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns.
FAQ#
- What is Steel Dynamics Inc.'s average annual return?
- Since 1997, Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) has returned about 15.7% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 22.2%.
- What were Steel Dynamics Inc.'s best and worst years?
- Over 1997–2026, the best year was 2016 (+103.5%) and the worst was 2008 (-61.9%).
- How often is Steel Dynamics Inc. up in a year?
- 20 of the 29 full years since 1997 were positive — about 69% of the time.
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