Steel Dynamics Named One of World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune

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Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) has been named one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for 2025, marking its eighth consecutive year receiving this prestigious recognition. The company received high marks within the metals industry, highlighting its exceptional performance across nine key attributes including innovation, people management, and financial soundness.

Chairman, President, and CEO Mark D. Millett attributed this achievement to the company's teams' extraordinary passion and commitment to excellence. He emphasized that their dedication to customers, communities, and operational excellence, along with their focus on health and safety as core values, has driven Steel Dynamics to maintain high operational and financial performance standards.

Fortune's ranking is determined through a comprehensive survey where executives, directors, and analysts evaluate companies based on criteria such as social responsibility, quality of management, long-term investment value, and global competitiveness.

FORT WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune named Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) one of the World's Most Admired Companies for 2025. Steel Dynamics received high marks within the metals industry.

"We are honored by this recognition," said Mark D. Millett, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. "This is the eighth consecutive year that we have been recognized, and that is testimony to the extraordinary passion and spirit of excellence exhibited by our teams. It is their drive, innovation, and dedication to each other, our customers and communities that propels Steel Dynamics to the highest standard of operational and financial performance. I thank each of them, and remind them, that their health and safety is our core value and primary focus."

The World's Most Admired Companies annual list is a ranking of the world's most respected and reputable companies. Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies are determined by a survey that evaluates corporate reputation based on nine key attributes, including innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment value, quality of products and or services, and global competitiveness. Executives, directors and analysts identify the companies with the strongest reputations within their industries and across industries.

About Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metals recyclers in North America, based on estimated annual steelmaking and metals recycling capability, with facilities located throughout the United States, and in Mexico. Steel Dynamics produces steel products, including hot roll, cold roll, and coated sheet steel, structural steel beams and shapes, rail, engineered special-bar-quality steel, cold finished steel, merchant bar products, specialty steel sections, and steel joists and deck. In addition, the company produces liquid pig iron and processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap.

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FAQ

What recognition did Steel Dynamics (STLD) receive from Fortune in 2025?

Steel Dynamics was named one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for 2025, marking their eighth consecutive year receiving this recognition.

How many consecutive years has STLD been on Fortune's Most Admired Companies list?

Steel Dynamics has been on Fortune's Most Admired Companies list for eight consecutive years.

What are the key attributes Fortune evaluated for STLD's 2025 ranking?

Fortune evaluated nine key attributes: innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment value, quality of products/services, and global competitiveness.

How does Fortune determine its World's Most Admired Companies rankings?

Fortune determines rankings through a survey where executives, directors, and analysts evaluate companies' reputations within and across industries based on nine key attributes.

What did Steel Dynamics' CEO highlight as the company's core value in 2025?

CEO Mark D. Millett emphasized that employees' health and safety is the company's core value and primary focus.