Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) compounding analysis
Full-size annual and quarterly year-over-year growth charts for revenue, EPS, operating cash flow, EBITDA, and free cash flow against the 15%, 20%, and 30% bars over 3-, 5-, and 10-year windows, with each metric's valuation multiple vs its own history.
Revenue · 10YDoes not currently clear the 15%+, 20%+, or 30%+ revenue bars over 10Y.
- Score
- 29/100
- 10Y CAGR
- 9.1%
- Median YoY
- 10.3%
- YoY volatility
- σ 31.6pp· choppy
- Quarters ≥ 20%
- 13 of 40
- Negative quarters
- 17
- Valuation vs own 10Y history
- Latest historical P/S 1.6x · 10Y median 1.0x · 96th percentile · as of Oct 2, 2026
How this score is computed
- Quarters at or above 20%: 13 of 40 → 13 of 40 pts
- Steadiness (typical swing 31.6pp) → 2.4 of 25 pts
- Pace (median 10.3% YoY) → 0 of 20 pts
- Latest quarter (33.4% YoY) → 13.8 of 15 pts
- Score: 29 of 100
Annualized revenue (TTM) · by quarter, last 40
Quarterly YoY revenue growth vs the 20% line
P/S multiple vs its 10Y median
Across metrics · 10Y
| Metric | 10Y CAGR | Median YoY | YoY σ | Qtrs ≥ 20% | Neg. qtrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueRevenue | 9.1% | 10.3% | 31.6pp | 13 of 40 | 17 |
| EPSEPS | — | -0.8% | 59.9pp | 14 of 40 | 19 |
| Op cash flowOperating cash flow | 3.4% | -3.9% | 52.5pp | 13 of 40 | 21 |
| EBITDAEBITDA | 24.8% | -3.3% | 55.9pp | 17 of 40 | 21 |
| FCFFree cash flow | -5.9% | -23.9% | 71.1pp | 9 of 40 | 19 |
Reported figures over 10Y: annual-series CAGR, median and standard deviation (σ, percentage points) of quarterly year-over-year growth, quarters at or above 20%, and quarters with negative YoY. “—” means the window needs more comparable data.
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