STLD

Steel Dynamics
Steel · Materials · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$241.04
+3.9% on the session
1-year return
+68.7%
+37.2% over six months
Volatility
36.6%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-22.4%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Steel Dynamics is a steel name in the materials sector. Over the past year it returned +68.7%, against +5.2% over three months and -1.8% over one. It trades 11.5% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 36.6% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -22.4%, and it has traded a median $243M a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.40 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#3 of 25
Stronger than 92% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#74 of 496

How STLD scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 1 others in Steel.

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Full metrics
1 day+3.9%
1 week+4.9%
1 month-1.8%
3 months+5.2%
6 months+37.2%
1 year+68.7%
12-1 momentum+71.8%
Volatility (1y, annualized)36.6%
Max drawdown (1y)-22.4%
Distance vs 200-day average+11.5%
Return per unit of risk1.88
Median daily dollar volume$243M
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