Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD)
Cash conversion cycle
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days of inventory on hand (DOH) | days | 86.41 | 76.09 | 79.37 | 75.88 | 77.12 | 75.04 | 76.27 | 75.55 | 71.63 | 71.17 | 71.05 | 67.37 | 70.77 | 77.74 | 87.85 | 91.11 | 98.79 | 90.65 | 88.75 | 92.49 |
| Days of sales outstanding (DSO) | days | 33.79 | 36.47 | 36.21 | 36.48 | 29.49 | 31.91 | 35.71 | 34.13 | 31.23 | 35.43 | 38.24 | 35.97 | 33.71 | 37.45 | 43.78 | 42.22 | 38.00 | 44.01 | 44.31 | 47.18 |
| Number of days of payables | days | 28.46 | 28.92 | 29.87 | 30.79 | 24.27 | 26.61 | 30.11 | 29.54 | 26.93 | 25.65 | 24.47 | 25.67 | 23.00 | 26.83 | 33.26 | 31.44 | 35.83 | 38.22 | 42.33 | 47.33 |
| Cash conversion cycle | days | 91.74 | 83.63 | 85.71 | 81.57 | 82.34 | 80.34 | 81.87 | 80.14 | 75.93 | 80.95 | 84.82 | 77.67 | 81.48 | 88.37 | 98.37 | 101.89 | 100.96 | 96.44 | 90.73 | 92.35 |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Cash conversion cycle = DOH + DSO – Number of days of payables
= 86.41 + 33.79 – 28.46
= 91.74
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Cash conversion cycle
Steel Dynamics Inc
STLD
91.74
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88.20
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80.44