Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 89 recorded STLD dividend payments, running from July 22, 2004 to June 30, 2026 — 23 calendar years. Together those payments total $16.83 per share. STLD has most often paid quarterly.
STLD has increased its payment rate for 13 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the STLD payment rate compounded at +14.9% a year, and +13.7% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
STLD's payment rate fell in 2009. The steepest drop was -25.0%.
STLD dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.500 | +8.7% |
| 2024 | $1.84 | 4 | $0.460 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | $1.70 | 4 | $0.425 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | $1.36 | 4 | $0.340 | +30.8% |
| 2021 | $1.04 | 4 | $0.260 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | $1.00 | 4 | $0.250 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | $0.960 | 4 | $0.240 | +27.7% |
| 2018 | $0.752 | 4 | $0.188 | +21.3% |
| 2017 | $0.620 | 4 | $0.155 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | $0.560 | 4 | $0.140 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | $0.552 | 4 | $0.138 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | $0.460 | 4 | $0.115 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | $0.440 | 4 | $0.110 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | $0.400 | 4 | $0.100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | $0.400 | 4 | $0.100 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | $0.300 | 4 | $0.0750 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | $0.325 | 4 | $0.0750 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | $0.350 | 4 | $0.100 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | $0.300 | 4 | $0.0750 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | $0.250 | 4 | $0.0625 | +150.0% |
| 2005 | $0.100 | 4 | $0.0250 | — |
| 2004 | $0.0625 | 3 (timing) | $0.0187 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than STLD's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent STLD dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | $0.530 |
| March 31, 2026 | $0.530 |
| December 31, 2025 | $0.500 |
| September 30, 2025 | $0.500 |
| June 30, 2025 | $0.500 |
| March 31, 2025 | $0.500 |
| December 31, 2024 | $0.460 |
| September 30, 2024 | $0.460 |
| June 28, 2024 | $0.460 |
| March 27, 2024 | $0.460 |
| December 28, 2023 | $0.425 |
| September 28, 2023 | $0.425 |
| June 29, 2023 | $0.425 |
| March 30, 2023 | $0.425 |
| December 29, 2022 | $0.340 |
| September 29, 2022 | $0.340 |
| June 29, 2022 | $0.340 |
| March 30, 2022 | $0.340 |
| December 30, 2021 | $0.260 |
| September 29, 2021 | $0.260 |
| June 29, 2021 | $0.260 |
| March 30, 2021 | $0.260 |
| December 30, 2020 | $0.250 |
| September 29, 2020 | $0.250 |
| June 29, 2020 | $0.250 |
| March 30, 2020 | $0.250 |
| December 30, 2019 | $0.240 |
| September 27, 2019 | $0.240 |
| June 27, 2019 | $0.240 |
| March 28, 2019 | $0.240 |
| December 28, 2018 | $0.188 |
| September 27, 2018 | $0.188 |
| June 28, 2018 | $0.188 |
| March 28, 2018 | $0.188 |
| December 28, 2017 | $0.155 |
| September 28, 2017 | $0.155 |
| June 28, 2017 | $0.155 |
| March 29, 2017 | $0.155 |
| December 28, 2016 | $0.140 |
| September 28, 2016 | $0.140 |
| June 28, 2016 | $0.140 |
| March 29, 2016 | $0.140 |
| December 29, 2015 | $0.138 |
| September 28, 2015 | $0.138 |
| June 26, 2015 | $0.138 |
| March 27, 2015 | $0.138 |
| December 29, 2014 | $0.115 |
| September 26, 2014 | $0.115 |
| June 26, 2014 | $0.115 |
| March 27, 2014 | $0.115 |
| December 27, 2013 | $0.110 |
| September 26, 2013 | $0.110 |
| June 26, 2013 | $0.110 |
| March 26, 2013 | $0.110 |
| December 27, 2012 | $0.100 |
| September 26, 2012 | $0.100 |
| June 27, 2012 | $0.100 |
| March 28, 2012 | $0.100 |
| December 28, 2011 | $0.100 |
| September 28, 2011 | $0.100 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 89 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
STLD dividend history questions
How many dividends has STLD paid?
DivTrkr has 89 recorded STLD dividend payments between July 22, 2004 and June 30, 2026, totalling $16.83 per share across 23 calendar years.
Has STLD ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The STLD per-payment rate fell in 2009, the steepest being -25.0%.
How fast is the STLD dividend growing?
The STLD payment rate compounded at +14.9% a year over the last five complete years and +13.7% a year over the last ten.
How often does STLD pay a dividend?
STLD has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current STLD dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track STLD free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.