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The cash flow of Steel Dynamics, Inc. over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s operating cash flow was $1.45B and its capital expenditures $948.02M, leaving free cash flow of $501.51M. Free cash flow was above zero in 8 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$211.02M in fiscal 2020 to $3.55B in fiscal 2022. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2024, at $1.87B.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$1.45B$948.02M$501.51M
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$1.84B$1.87B-$23.5M
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$3.52B$1.66B$1.86B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$4.46B$908.9M$3.55B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$2.2B$1.01B$1.2B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$987.03M$1.2B-$211.02M
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$1.4B$451.94M$944.35M
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$1.42B$239.39M$1.18B
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$739.42M$164.94M$574.49M
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$852.76M$198.16M$654.6M

Fiscal years as Steel Dynamics, Inc. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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