Steel Dynamics Stock Price History
NASDAQ: STLDIndustrialsSteel/Iron OreUSD
238.38+4.21 (+1.80%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
STLD price history at a glance
The price history for Steel Dynamics (STLD) on this page begins on November 18, 1996, when the stock closed at $4.66; it most recently closed at $238.38 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $288.74, reached on June 15, 2026; the latest close is 17.4% below that peak. Across the 29 complete calendar years in the table, STLD finished higher in 20 and lower in 9. Its best year was 2016 (+99.1%) and its worst was 2008 (-55.5%).
Over roughly 30 years the share price changed +5019.5%, a 14.1% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, STLD has gained 61.3%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1996
- $288.74
- Date of high
- Jun 15, 2026
- Low since 1996
- $2.06
- Date of low
- May 22, 2000
- 52-week high
- $288.74
- 52-week low
- $140.87
- IPO year
- 1996
- Last close
- $238.38
STLD returns
1 week
+2.75%
1 month
-0.96%
3 months
+4.36%
6 months
+25.09%
Year to date
+40.68%
1 year
+61.31%
3 years
+125.08%
5 years
+285.23%
STLD price return, excluding dividends.
STLD annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 238.38 | +35.40% |
| 2025 | 176.06 | +55.60% |
| 2024 | 113.15 | -4.19% |
| 2023 | 118.10 | +20.88% |
| 2022 | 97.70 | +57.40% |
| 2021 | 62.07 | +68.35% |
| 2020 | 36.87 | +11.05% |
| 2019 | 33.20 | +5.26% |
| 2018 | 31.54 | -26.87% |
| 2017 | 43.13 | +21.22% |
| 2016 | 35.58 | +99.10% |
| 2015 | 17.87 | -10.20% |
| 2014 | 19.90 | +3.86% |
| 2013 | 19.16 | +31.23% |
| 2012 | 14.60 | +11.03% |
| 2011 | 13.15 | -28.14% |
| 2010 | 18.30 | +3.27% |
| 2009 | 17.72 | +43.48% |
| 2008 | 12.35 | -55.52% |
| 2007 | 27.77 | +71.12% |
| 2006 | 16.23 | +82.77% |
| 2005 | 8.88 | -6.26% |
| 2004 | 9.47 | +59.83% |
| 2003 | 5.93 | +97.17% |
| 2002 | 3.01 | +2.12% |
| 2001 | 2.94 | +7.00% |
| 2000 | 2.75 | -30.98% |
| 1999 | 3.98 | +35.64% |
| 1998 | 2.94 | -28.52% |
| 1997 | 4.11 | -15.70% |
| 1996* | 4.88 | +4.70% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1996; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
STLD daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236.31 | 241.56 | 235.01 | 238.38 | +1.80% | |
| 233.94 | 237.55 | 232.97 | 234.17 | +0.03% | |
| 233.78 | 237.02 | 233.27 | 234.09 | -1.71% | |
| 241.12 | 242.61 | 237.14 | 238.17 | -1.19% | |
| 233.02 | 245.19 | 233.02 | 241.04 | +3.90% | |
| 228.78 | 233.14 | 228.14 | 231.99 | +2.57% | |
| 222.00 | 227.26 | 219.10 | 226.17 | +2.06% | |
| 221.87 | 226.00 | 220.46 | 221.61 | -0.13% | |
| 231.86 | 232.13 | 221.65 | 221.90 | -3.69% | |
| 229.99 | 233.03 | 227.10 | 230.39 | -1.40% | |
| 235.44 | 236.48 | 231.68 | 233.66 | -0.65% | |
| 233.74 | 237.76 | 233.29 | 235.20 | +0.39% | |
| 231.99 | 237.46 | 231.06 | 234.29 | +0.13% | |
| 229.99 | 234.42 | 229.53 | 233.99 | +1.74% | |
| 234.49 | 235.91 | 229.24 | 229.99 | -2.24% | |
| 244.98 | 244.98 | 232.41 | 235.26 | -4.11% | |
| 242.44 | 247.10 | 242.30 | 245.35 | +2.99% | |
| 241.09 | 243.64 | 235.08 | 238.23 | -0.41% | |
| 236.21 | 241.41 | 234.04 | 239.22 | +2.00% | |
| 241.04 | 245.86 | 233.80 | 234.53 | -2.19% | |
| 239.01 | 241.00 | 234.38 | 239.79 | +1.14% | |
| 238.49 | 239.81 | 236.22 | 237.08 | -1.50% | |
| 240.09 | 245.98 | 240.09 | 240.69 | +0.16% | |
| 241.34 | 246.00 | 238.14 | 240.31 | -0.72% | |
| 245.87 | 246.67 | 240.52 | 242.06 | -1.61% | |
| 250.25 | 251.88 | 244.66 | 246.03 | -0.65% | |
| 236.90 | 248.38 | 235.89 | 247.64 | +5.79% | |
| 229.12 | 236.11 | 229.04 | 234.09 | +0.63% | |
| 235.37 | 237.87 | 231.93 | 232.62 | -0.87% | |
| 237.14 | 239.37 | 232.02 | 234.67 | -0.50% | |
| 234.51 | 236.44 | 232.11 | 235.84 | -0.03% | |
| 231.43 | 236.94 | 230.73 | 235.90 | +2.09% | |
| 230.74 | 232.39 | 227.68 | 231.08 | +0.79% | |
| 235.64 | 244.25 | 227.51 | 229.27 | +0.26% | |
| 225.25 | 230.78 | 223.51 | 228.68 | +4.42% | |
| 226.87 | 227.76 | 218.02 | 219.00 | -5.20% | |
| 252.56 | 252.56 | 223.20 | 231.01 | -7.53% | |
| 256.22 | 257.22 | 249.09 | 249.81 | -3.23% | |
| 253.41 | 259.04 | 250.02 | 258.16 | +0.93% | |
| 262.14 | 263.23 | 255.11 | 255.77 | -1.83% | |
| 264.85 | 264.85 | 259.50 | 260.53 | -1.01% | |
| 264.88 | 264.88 | 260.24 | 263.18 | -0.19% | |
| 267.89 | 271.00 | 263.04 | 263.69 | -1.83% | |
| 262.71 | 269.18 | 261.70 | 268.60 | +2.34% | |
| 261.37 | 262.76 | 255.80 | 262.45 | +0.37% | |
| 266.13 | 266.61 | 260.92 | 261.48 | -1.68% | |
| 267.69 | 273.36 | 264.50 | 265.96 | +0.32% | |
| 264.00 | 267.21 | 253.60 | 265.10 | +2.60% | |
| 255.72 | 258.53 | 245.12 | 258.38 | +2.83% | |
| 255.23 | 255.23 | 250.30 | 251.26 | -0.49% | |
| 255.08 | 255.31 | 248.03 | 252.50 | +0.06% | |
| 265.19 | 265.55 | 250.92 | 252.34 | -2.85% | |
| 250.30 | 261.40 | 250.00 | 259.74 | +3.78% | |
| 246.49 | 250.84 | 244.88 | 250.27 | +1.28% | |
| 240.94 | 247.68 | 239.21 | 247.11 | +2.72% | |
| 240.47 | 246.43 | 238.19 | 240.57 | +0.81% | |
| 235.83 | 241.55 | 234.94 | 238.64 | +2.19% | |
| 239.07 | 239.99 | 231.96 | 233.52 | +1.31% | |
| 235.89 | 237.37 | 228.77 | 230.49 | -2.13% | |
| 232.70 | 236.33 | 229.63 | 235.51 | +0.23% | |
| 234.11 | 237.78 | 233.48 | 234.98 | -0.25% | |
| 233.81 | 236.95 | 230.61 | 235.56 | +0.95% | |
| 236.72 | 238.65 | 231.09 | 233.35 | -0.34% | |
| 229.18 | 237.14 | 229.18 | 234.14 | +2.50% | |
| 222.06 | 229.24 | 222.06 | 228.42 | +2.86% | |
| 230.03 | 230.50 | 221.52 | 222.06 | -2.93% | |
| 227.45 | 231.99 | 226.30 | 228.76 | -0.37% | |
| 226.40 | 230.00 | 223.60 | 229.62 | +1.12% | |
| 220.39 | 227.45 | 219.19 | 227.07 | +3.03% | |
| 220.60 | 224.40 | 216.36 | 220.39 | -0.62% | |
| 226.11 | 226.86 | 218.73 | 221.76 | -3.36% | |
| 235.54 | 236.12 | 228.97 | 229.46 | -2.03% | |
| 244.18 | 246.91 | 231.49 | 234.22 | -4.59% | |
| 245.39 | 249.27 | 241.87 | 245.49 | -2.20% | |
| 243.53 | 251.20 | 241.13 | 251.00 | +3.96% | |
| 243.61 | 245.17 | 239.52 | 241.43 | -0.93% | |
| 246.25 | 248.72 | 242.68 | 243.69 | -2.90% | |
| 250.36 | 253.50 | 249.28 | 250.98 | +0.43% | |
| 261.90 | 261.99 | 248.05 | 249.91 | -7.49% | |
| 272.33 | 276.39 | 265.20 | 270.13 | -1.52% | |
| 273.85 | 278.97 | 272.20 | 274.29 | +0.77% | |
| 288.03 | 288.74 | 270.51 | 272.19 | -3.74% | |
| 283.74 | 285.88 | 279.65 | 282.76 | +1.15% | |
| 271.99 | 281.59 | 270.53 | 279.55 | +4.18% | |
| 270.31 | 274.69 | 267.46 | 268.34 | -0.54% | |
| 273.00 | 273.00 | 259.52 | 269.80 | +0.97% | |
| 270.01 | 270.49 | 265.43 | 267.20 | -0.48% | |
| 273.89 | 276.18 | 265.62 | 268.50 | -3.02% | |
| 274.58 | 280.49 | 270.01 | 276.85 | +0.63% | |
| 271.73 | 277.79 | 267.34 | 275.13 | +1.37% | |
| 263.32 | 273.55 | 260.33 | 271.41 | +3.75% | |
| 257.33 | 262.24 | 255.20 | 261.59 | +0.55% | |
| 260.49 | 263.09 | 257.96 | 260.15 | -0.23% | |
| 257.01 | 261.84 | 250.51 | 260.75 | +0.98% | |
| 250.49 | 259.91 | 248.19 | 258.22 | +3.09% | |
| 241.68 | 250.68 | 240.73 | 250.49 | +4.36% | |
| 233.94 | 242.95 | 233.16 | 240.03 | +3.53% | |
| 228.05 | 232.80 | 227.10 | 231.84 | +1.55% | |
| 224.52 | 228.49 | 222.34 | 228.30 | +2.21% | |
| 223.28 | 224.56 | 219.03 | 223.37 | -2.28% | |
| 229.32 | 230.09 | 225.91 | 228.58 | -0.33% | |
| 230.05 | 231.33 | 226.75 | 229.34 | -2.28% | |
| 238.79 | 238.85 | 232.39 | 234.68 | -1.01% | |
| 233.62 | 238.07 | 233.10 | 237.08 | +1.84% | |
| 234.32 | 235.15 | 230.26 | 232.80 | -1.34% | |
| 235.55 | 238.26 | 234.42 | 235.97 | +0.37% | |
| 234.55 | 237.34 | 232.05 | 235.10 | +0.94% | |
| 242.99 | 242.99 | 231.54 | 232.92 | -3.69% | |
| 240.44 | 243.73 | 238.09 | 241.85 | +1.85% | |
| 232.43 | 238.74 | 231.00 | 237.46 | +3.32% | |
| 229.11 | 229.94 | 226.25 | 229.82 | +0.24% | |
| 228.58 | 230.94 | 225.90 | 229.27 | +0.27% | |
| 224.56 | 229.78 | 222.13 | 228.66 | +1.91% | |
| 227.01 | 228.96 | 223.30 | 224.37 | -1.14% | |
| 224.86 | 228.17 | 220.81 | 226.96 | +0.85% | |
| 225.80 | 227.57 | 223.24 | 225.04 | -0.77% | |
| 225.13 | 228.07 | 220.66 | 226.79 | +0.77% | |
| 228.15 | 229.00 | 222.00 | 225.05 | -1.06% | |
| 224.16 | 228.19 | 222.46 | 227.46 | +3.29% | |
| 211.99 | 225.84 | 211.13 | 220.21 | +5.19% | |
| 200.97 | 211.75 | 199.91 | 209.35 | +4.51% | |
| 196.05 | 202.59 | 196.02 | 200.32 | +2.33% | |
| 194.11 | 197.75 | 194.11 | 195.75 | +0.84% | |
| 194.13 | 195.78 | 191.15 | 194.11 | -0.61% | |
| 195.31 | 197.83 | 194.52 | 195.30 | -0.09% | |
| 189.38 | 195.55 | 189.31 | 195.47 | +2.57% | |
| 192.55 | 194.59 | 190.33 | 190.57 | +0.30% | |
| 186.71 | 190.32 | 186.38 | 190.00 | +1.30% | |
| 184.13 | 187.84 | 183.65 | 187.56 | +5.85% | |
| 175.96 | 179.27 | 174.84 | 177.19 | +0.37% | |
| 178.64 | 180.75 | 174.22 | 176.53 | -2.04% | |
| 179.27 | 184.25 | 177.80 | 180.20 | -1.45% | |
| 181.97 | 184.94 | 181.20 | 182.85 | +1.58% | |
| 173.00 | 180.48 | 171.36 | 180.00 | +4.79% | |
| 172.64 | 175.51 | 171.06 | 171.78 | +0.47% | |
| 173.32 | 174.39 | 169.91 | 170.97 | -1.98% | |
| 171.44 | 175.06 | 171.44 | 174.42 | +0.55% | |
| 172.52 | 174.86 | 172.29 | 173.47 | +2.22% | |
| 166.63 | 170.41 | 164.50 | 169.70 | +1.84% | |
| 169.74 | 170.91 | 166.12 | 166.64 | +1.64% | |
| 167.81 | 168.50 | 163.19 | 163.95 | -2.15% | |
| 164.63 | 170.67 | 162.16 | 167.56 | -0.71% | |
| 171.38 | 174.24 | 168.43 | 168.75 | -2.25% | |
| 174.38 | 175.55 | 171.41 | 172.63 | -0.95% | |
| 172.85 | 174.64 | 171.17 | 174.28 | +2.16% | |
| 176.09 | 176.80 | 169.87 | 170.60 | -2.57% | |
| 181.22 | 181.50 | 174.56 | 175.10 | -4.97% | |
| 182.84 | 185.29 | 180.73 | 184.26 | +1.14% | |
| 181.72 | 184.07 | 179.93 | 182.19 | -0.09% | |
| 179.25 | 183.88 | 175.01 | 182.36 | +0.41% | |
| 185.83 | 186.34 | 180.30 | 181.61 | -4.41% | |
| 192.10 | 193.79 | 187.23 | 189.98 | -2.03% | |
| 198.69 | 199.80 | 193.86 | 193.91 | -1.79% | |
| 196.02 | 197.52 | 187.99 | 197.45 | -2.01% | |
| 193.14 | 201.76 | 190.38 | 201.51 | +4.34% | |
| 191.14 | 193.22 | 188.05 | 193.13 | +0.32% | |
| 191.15 | 193.08 | 188.50 | 192.52 | +0.52% | |
| 193.47 | 193.93 | 190.34 | 191.53 | +0.35% | |
| 195.94 | 196.15 | 190.70 | 190.87 | -2.62% | |
| 193.39 | 196.35 | 190.33 | 196.01 | +1.35% | |
| 190.70 | 193.43 | 187.06 | 193.39 | +1.47% | |
| 190.52 | 193.56 | 189.71 | 190.58 | -1.12% | |
| 194.06 | 195.66 | 190.01 | 192.74 | +0.43% | |
| 190.80 | 192.55 | 186.71 | 191.92 | +0.13% | |
| 189.00 | 194.28 | 185.00 | 191.68 | -3.92% | |
| 205.64 | 207.98 | 195.10 | 199.51 | -3.05% | |
| 205.02 | 208.47 | 203.81 | 205.78 | +2.32% | |
| 202.58 | 203.48 | 198.46 | 201.12 | -0.80% | |
| 200.89 | 203.98 | 197.03 | 202.75 | +0.18% | |
| 195.75 | 202.86 | 195.06 | 202.39 | +4.85% | |
| 195.44 | 199.60 | 190.80 | 193.02 | -2.95% | |
| 193.23 | 199.10 | 191.97 | 198.88 | +3.07% | |
| 187.87 | 195.18 | 187.25 | 192.95 | +3.43% | |
| 178.63 | 186.62 | 178.17 | 186.55 | +3.89% | |
| 180.02 | 183.95 | 178.64 | 179.57 | -1.32% | |
| 177.03 | 182.26 | 175.81 | 181.97 | +4.35% | |
| 176.23 | 176.55 | 173.15 | 174.38 | -0.72% | |
| 173.42 | 177.53 | 170.20 | 175.65 | +1.34% | |
| 184.40 | 185.56 | 173.08 | 173.32 | -4.41% | |
| 178.69 | 181.91 | 177.77 | 181.32 | +1.40% | |
| 181.82 | 182.81 | 177.81 | 178.81 | -0.57% | |
| 173.70 | 180.57 | 173.65 | 179.83 | +4.67% | |
| 173.00 | 173.44 | 170.85 | 171.81 | -1.02% | |
| 174.65 | 175.30 | 171.77 | 173.58 | -0.87% | |
| 171.78 | 175.63 | 170.40 | 175.11 | +2.52% | |
| 169.26 | 173.05 | 169.13 | 170.80 | +0.57% | |
| 170.13 | 172.13 | 169.17 | 169.84 | +0.29% | |
| 169.19 | 170.79 | 166.53 | 169.35 | +0.05% | |
| 170.34 | 172.43 | 168.00 | 169.27 | -1.68% | |
| 167.22 | 173.10 | 166.16 | 172.16 | +2.58% | |
| 172.30 | 172.50 | 167.16 | 167.83 | -2.84% | |
| 172.42 | 174.05 | 168.67 | 172.74 | +0.53% | |
| 176.33 | 177.50 | 170.13 | 171.83 | -2.40% | |
| 171.63 | 176.59 | 171.15 | 176.06 | +3.90% | |
| 170.41 | 171.77 | 168.48 | 169.45 | -0.92% | |
| 173.58 | 173.65 | 170.86 | 171.03 | -1.07% | |
| 173.93 | 174.24 | 172.25 | 172.88 | -1.47% | |
| 175.81 | 176.00 | 174.55 | 175.46 | +0.05% | |
| 177.33 | 178.06 | 173.99 | 175.38 | -1.03% | |
| 175.87 | 178.36 | 175.21 | 177.20 | +0.82% | |
| 174.52 | 175.95 | 172.74 | 175.76 | +0.85% | |
| 174.58 | 176.98 | 173.20 | 174.28 | -0.17% | |
| 172.88 | 176.62 | 172.57 | 174.58 | +1.07% | |
| 166.50 | 172.95 | 165.80 | 172.74 | +2.13% | |
| 168.19 | 169.59 | 167.36 | 169.13 | +0.11% | |
| 171.48 | 171.75 | 166.08 | 168.95 | -1.76% | |
| 173.43 | 174.31 | 170.44 | 171.97 | -0.60% | |
| 171.23 | 173.86 | 170.83 | 173.01 | +1.04% | |
| 165.44 | 172.64 | 165.41 | 171.23 | +3.51% | |
| 165.14 | 167.05 | 164.39 | 165.43 | -0.43% | |
| 165.35 | 167.89 | 164.57 | 166.14 | +0.56% | |
| 168.20 | 168.20 | 163.87 | 165.22 | -1.72% | |
| 170.51 | 170.67 | 166.45 | 168.11 | -1.98% | |
| 167.46 | 172.94 | 167.19 | 171.50 | +2.31% | |
| 168.32 | 169.32 | 166.52 | 167.63 | +0.01% | |
| 166.10 | 169.49 | 166.10 | 167.62 | -0.13% | |
| 167.44 | 168.36 | 166.05 | 167.83 | +0.73% | |
| 164.20 | 167.07 | 163.75 | 166.62 | +1.44% | |
| 162.64 | 166.42 | 161.63 | 164.25 | +1.90% | |
| 159.18 | 161.79 | 156.91 | 161.19 | +1.92% | |
| 153.23 | 159.43 | 152.54 | 158.16 | +3.30% | |
| 156.36 | 159.73 | 152.77 | 153.11 | -1.51% | |
| 155.00 | 156.36 | 153.36 | 155.46 | +0.55% | |
| 153.48 | 156.77 | 153.05 | 154.61 | -0.30% | |
| 154.99 | 158.88 | 154.14 | 155.07 | -0.22% | |
| 151.60 | 157.00 | 151.21 | 155.41 | +0.53% | |
| 158.00 | 158.85 | 151.81 | 154.59 | -2.07% | |
| 153.70 | 159.83 | 153.28 | 157.85 | +3.59% | |
| 152.51 | 154.26 | 151.98 | 152.38 | -0.03% | |
| 153.00 | 153.90 | 150.22 | 152.43 | +0.32% | |
| 152.40 | 153.55 | 150.29 | 151.94 | -0.64% | |
| 154.88 | 156.64 | 151.88 | 152.92 | -0.79% | |
| 151.64 | 154.86 | 150.03 | 154.13 | +1.66% | |
| 152.00 | 154.75 | 151.17 | 151.62 | -2.79% | |
| 156.08 | 156.61 | 153.14 | 155.97 | -0.53% | |
| 156.57 | 159.85 | 155.89 | 156.80 | -0.87% | |
| 162.67 | 163.25 | 158.01 | 158.18 | -3.24% | |
| 161.55 | 164.73 | 159.40 | 163.47 | +1.49% | |
| 158.02 | 163.10 | 157.29 | 161.07 | +1.93% | |
| 153.71 | 158.50 | 151.64 | 158.02 | +3.31% | |
| 152.26 | 153.99 | 151.86 | 152.95 | +1.48% | |
| 148.59 | 152.08 | 148.13 | 150.72 | +1.45% | |
| 152.89 | 154.82 | 148.42 | 148.56 | -3.42% | |
| 146.11 | 156.24 | 146.11 | 153.82 | +5.15% | |
| 147.01 | 147.32 | 144.78 | 146.28 | +2.47% | |
| 141.67 | 144.39 | 141.45 | 142.75 | +0.07% | |
| 146.80 | 148.00 | 140.87 | 142.65 | -2.33% | |
| 147.97 | 148.97 | 145.04 | 146.05 | -0.63% | |
| 143.42 | 148.54 | 142.48 | 146.98 | +0.99% | |
| 144.41 | 147.12 | 143.31 | 145.54 | +3.05% | |
| 147.57 | 148.37 | 141.15 | 141.23 | -4.43% | |
| 147.28 | 149.47 | 146.56 | 147.78 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the STLD chart for longer ranges.