secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STEEL DYNAMICS INC (STLD)
CIK:        0001022671
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-030153
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Steel Dynamics guides Q1 2026 EPS $2.73-$2.77, well above Q4 $1.82
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- Q1 2026 EPS guidance range $2.73-$2.77 vs sequential Q4 $1.82 and prior-year Q1 $1.44.
- Steel operations profit expected meaningfully higher on increased shipments and metal margin expansion.
- Metals recycling profit expected higher on expanded metal margins; shipments temporarily impacted by winter weather.
- Steel fabrication profit steady sequentially; order backlog 35% higher YoY extending into Q3 2026.
- Aluminum flat-rolled mill commissioning ongoing; produced finished products for industrial, beverage can, and automotive sectors.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465926030153/0001104659-26-030153-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/000110465926030153/tm269098d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-030153

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