Steel Dynamics Inc (STLD)
Cash ratio
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | US$ in thousands | 769,878 | 770,356 | 458,048 | 1,186,920 | 589,464 | 1,015,210 | 829,980 | 1,039,420 | 1,400,890 | 1,765,470 | 1,475,360 | 1,604,940 | 1,628,420 | 1,420,500 | 1,007,080 | 1,189,530 | 1,243,870 | 1,095,700 | 1,113,740 | 1,245,160 |
| Short-term investments | US$ in thousands | — | 0 | 39,577 | 19,636 | 147,811 | 645,343 | 418,367 | 653,255 | 721,210 | 500,844 | 611,701 | 714,769 | 628,215 | 583,211 | 351,005 | 351 | — | — | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | US$ in thousands | 2,122,250 | 1,956,730 | 1,819,080 | 2,266,460 | 2,150,580 | 2,692,300 | 2,655,950 | 2,298,660 | 2,332,300 | 1,918,380 | 1,759,040 | 1,820,550 | 2,032,300 | 2,131,400 | 2,201,870 | 2,090,650 | 2,227,370 | 2,054,290 | 1,852,240 | 1,661,190 |
| Cash ratio | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.53 | 0.34 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 0.74 | 0.91 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.11 | 0.94 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.75 |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Cash ratio = (Cash and cash equivalents + Short-term investments) ÷ Total current liabilities
= ($769,878K
+ $—K)
÷ $2,122,250K
= 0.36
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Cash ratio
Steel Dynamics Inc
STLD
0.36
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CMC
0.83
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NUE
0.67