STLD Stock — Steel Dynamics Inc.

Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD)

STLD is a low-cost Stock. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.87%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.88%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 7901.4% over the past 29.8 years, 6293.9 points ahead of SPY at 1607.5%.

At the current 0.87% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $87 per year, or $7.25 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Steel Dynamics is a U.S.-based steel producer and metal recycler operating through four segments: steel operations (hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated products), metals recycling (ferrous and nonferrous scrap processing), steel fabrication (building components like joists and deck products), and aluminum operations (recycled aluminum products). The company distributes a modest current dividend paid quarterly. Steel Dynamics appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the industrial and construction sectors through a cyclical business with established market positions across multiple end markets.

STLD performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 7901.4% over the past 29.8 years, 6293.9 points ahead of SPY at 1607.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 22.4%.

STLD key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.85%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/22/1996

Distribution rate

0.87%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.88%

5-year average yield

1.4

Last close

$234.66

Market cap

$33,811,097,600

Average volume

670280.0

Last dividend

$0.5300

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/09/2026

Beta

1.532

Payout ratio

0.1849

P/E ratio

20.9689

Forward P/E

13.369

EPS

$11.25

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.87%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.88%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

STLD risks and drawbacks

STLD's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 22.4%.

Who may consider STLD — and who may not

STLD may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (STLD pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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