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Steel Dynamics, Inc. filings document material-event disclosures, operating results, capital actions and governance matters for a North American industrial metals company. The company’s common stock is registered on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under STLD, and its 8-K reports cover earnings releases, earnings guidance, dividend announcements and other corporate updates.
Proxy and shareholder-meeting filings describe director elections, auditor ratification, advisory executive compensation votes and board composition. The filing record also includes Regulation FD disclosures, exhibit filings for company press releases, capital-structure information for the registered common stock and formal records of shareholder voting matters.
Steel Dynamics Inc. vice president Chad Bickford had 166 shares of Common Stock withheld on May 1, 2026 to cover taxes due on the vesting of previously granted restricted stock units. The shares were delivered back to the company under Rule 16b-3 and were not sold on the open market. After this tax-withholding disposition, Bickford directly holds 24,025 shares of Steel Dynamics common stock.
Steel Dynamics Inc disclosure: Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 10,347,423 shares of Common Stock, representing 7.14% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing states these shares are held on behalf of Vanguard-managed funds and clients.
Steel Dynamics, Inc. reported significantly stronger results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Net sales rose 19% to $5.20 billion, driven by higher steel prices and improved metals recycling spreads. Net income attributable to the company increased 86% to $403.4 million, and diluted EPS grew to $2.78 from $1.44.
Steel operations led performance with a 16% increase in segment sales and a 143% jump in operating income to $555.5 million, helped by a 30% expansion in steel metal spreads and record 3.6 million tons of steel shipments. Metals recycling operating income rose 85% as ferrous and nonferrous spreads widened, while steel fabrication saw a 23% decline in operating income due to compressed metal spreads despite higher volumes.
The aluminum segment more than doubled sales as the recycled flat rolled mill ramped up, though it posted a startup-related operating loss. Cash from operations was $148.3 million, liquidity totaled $2.0 billion, and long-term debt remained at $4.2 billion with a debt-to-capitalization ratio of 0.32. The company increased its quarterly dividend to $0.53 per share and repurchased $115.1 million of stock.
Steel Dynamics Senior Vice President Miguel Alvarez sold 4,825 shares of common stock in open-market transactions. The sales occurred on April 23, 2026 at weighted average prices of $225.11, $226.36 and $227.82 per share, with actual trades executed within narrow price ranges.
After these transactions, Alvarez directly owns 122,257 shares of Steel Dynamics common stock. The filing notes that detailed trade-by-trade price information within each reported range is available upon request from the company, its securityholders, or the SEC staff.
Steel Dynamics director Kenneth W. Cornew reported selling 5,000 shares of Common Stock in open-market transactions. The trades occurred on April 23, 2026, with weighted average prices of $224.85 and $225.39 per share, executed across multiple trades within narrow price ranges around $225.
STLD affiliate filed a Form 144 notice indicating proposed sales of common stock acquired as restricted stock awards. The filing lists specific award lots of 1,717, 1,825, and 1,458 shares tied to grant dates of 05/31/2023, 05/31/2024, and 05/31/2022, respectively. The filing shows an administrative line with 5,000 (context present in the securities section) and a date of 04/23/2026.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC submitted a Form 144 notice indicating proposed sales of Common shares, tied to restricted stock vesting, with several small tranches listed on specific dates. The notice lists share amounts of 13, 1, 262, 2,449, and 2,100 associated with vesting dates between 11/21/2025 and 04/13/2026.
Steel Dynamics, Inc. reported a strong first quarter 2026, with net sales of $5.20 billion and net income of $403 million, or $2.78 per diluted share. This compares to net income of $266 million in the prior quarter and $217 million a year earlier, reflecting significantly higher profitability.
Results were driven by record steel shipments of 3.6 million tons, higher steel prices, and improved margins, particularly in steel operations, which generated operating income of $557 million. Adjusted EBITDA reached $699.9 million. The company continued ramping its aluminum flat rolled products business, which posted a $65 million operating loss as commissioning progressed but increased shipments. Steel Dynamics generated $148 million of operating cash flow, paid dividends, repurchased shares, invested in growth projects, and ended the quarter with $2.0 billion of liquidity.
TEETS RICHARD P JR reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Steel Dynamics director Richard P. Teets Jr received a grant of 9 shares of common stock on April 10, 2026. These shares reflect dividend-equivalent deferred stock units issued under the company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan and Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
After this grant, he directly holds 4,980,094 shares of common stock, with additional indirect holdings of 93,119 shares by his spouse and 73,000 shares held by the Teets Family Foundation, over which he has voting and investment power.
Sierra Luis Manuel reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Steel Dynamics Inc. director Luis Manuel Sierra received 12 shares of common stock on a grant/award basis tied to dividend-equivalent deferred stock units. The award reflects additional DSUs issued as dividend equivalents under the company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan and Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
Following this transaction, Sierra directly holds 10,804 shares of Steel Dynamics common stock, including shares resulting from reinvested dividends on underlying DSUs. The filing notes that these DSUs are payable solely in common stock when settled and that the transaction is exempt from certain Section 16 reporting and short-swing profit rules.