What is STLD's five-year median P/E?

8.9x. Half of STLD's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 809 weekly readings, from May 2, 2011 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares STLD only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

Steel Dynamics (STLD) valuation

MaterialsPart of the US manufacturing theme

$249.99

Latest weekly close · Market cap $35.9B

Above its usual range

Steel Dynamics' P/E of 18.5x is higher than 76% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 29, 2026).

Forward P/E 11.3× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 8.9×

5-year median: 8.9×
10-year median: 10.1×
5-year low to high: 3.1× to 30.2×
Versus 5-year median: +107%

P/E

76thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +26%accelerating
EPS: +79%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

STLD P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA
Dec 29, 2025	23.3×	100	1.5×	1.6×	15.0×
Dec 30, 2024	10.2×	75	1.0×	1.1×	7.3×
Dec 25, 2023	7.5×	60	1.0×	1.1×	5.4×
Dec 26, 2022	4.3×	11	0.8×	0.8×	3.1×
Dec 27, 2021	5.6×	4	0.8×	0.9×	4.2×
Dec 28, 2020	16.2×	71	0.8×	1.0×	8.5×
Dec 30, 2019	9.1×	25	0.7×	0.8×	5.7×
Dec 31, 2018	5.8×	1	0.7×	0.8×	4.7×
Dec 25, 2017	19.9×	22	1.1×	1.3×	9.7×
Dec 26, 2016	80.9×	98	1.2×	1.4×	17.5×

Materials peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare STLD with peers

Materials peers of STLD on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
CLFCleveland-Cliffs Inc	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked
CMCCommercial Metals Co	11.0×	Within its usual range	58
RSReliance Inc	20.4×	Above its usual range	73
AAAlcoa Corp	8.4×	Below its usual range	23
ALBAlbemarle Corporation	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked

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Sector: Materials
Themes: US Manufacturing Stocks
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About this history

What is STLD's current P/E?: Steel Dynamics' P/E of 18.5x is higher than 76% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 29, 2026).
What is STLD's five-year median P/E?: 8.9x. Half of STLD's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 809 weekly readings, from May 2, 2011 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares STLD only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.