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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−7.5%19 Aug 2026Moderate
  2. 2−7.5%18 Jun 2026High
  3. 3+5.9%8 Apr 2026Moderate
  4. 4+5.8%2 Sep 2026Low
  5. 5−5.2%20 Aug 2026Low

Every day, by size of move

265 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max10.4%
  • Very High00.0%
  • High31.1%
  • Moderate93.4%
  • Low7929.8%
  • Very Low17365.3%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+19.0%Week of17 Oct 2022Moderate
  2. 2+16.9%Week of25 Jul 2022Low
  3. 3+16.9%Week of3 May 2021High
  4. 4+16.8%Week of14 Mar 2022Low
  5. 5+16.4%Week of9 Aug 2021Low

Every week, by size of move

302 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max10.3%
  • Very High00.0%
  • High31.0%
  • Moderate31.0%
  • Low6722.2%
  • Very Low22875.5%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+41.3%Apr 2009Very High
  2. 2+37.0%Dec 2008Very High
  3. 3+32.6%Oct 2022Very High
  4. 4−31.2%Sep 2008Moderate
  5. 5+30.7%Jan 2006Max

Every month, by size of move

252 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max10.4%
  • Very High52.0%
  • High31.2%
  • Moderate135.2%
  • Low8332.9%
  • Very Low14758.3%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, STLD rose most often in October (16 of 21) and fell most often in August (14 of 22).

How it reacted to its last results

ReportedResultOn the day
19 Oct 2026 Missed$5.26 vs $5.41 expected −0.3%
20 Jul 2026 Beat$3.69 vs $3.67 expected +1.3%
20 Apr 2026 Missed$2.78 vs $2.79 expected +5.2%
26 Jan 2026 Beat$1.82 vs $1.69 expected −4.4%

Beat or missed means profit per share came in above or below what experts expected. The price move is for the first trading day the results could move.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, STLD moves about 1.4% up or down. That is livelier than 7 in 10 shares we follow.

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In the news

Recent headlines about Steel Dynamics Inc., from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01Simply Wall St7 hours agoIs Steel Dynamics (STLD) Fully Valued On Strong Third Quarter Earnings?
  2. 02MarketWatch21 hours agoSteel Dynamics Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors
  3. 03Yahoo! Finance Canada21 hours agoSteel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) Stock Forecasts
  4. 04MarketWatch2 days agoSteel Dynamics Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
  5. 05ChartMill2 days agoSteel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD): A Decent Value Stock With Cheap Forward Earnings and Strong Growth
  6. 06Moomoo2 days agoSteel Dynamics (STLD) Stock Forecast & Analyst Ratings