Every material Form 8-K Steel Dynamics filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Steel Dynamics redeemed and repaid all $400 million of its 5.000% Senior Notes due 2026, ahead of their maturity, at 100% of principal plus accrued interest. The filing says the company has paid all sums due and terminated its obligations under the indenture, which removes this debt from its balance sheet.
Notes redeemed and repaid effective December 21, 2025, at 100.000% of the $400,000,000 principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest
Notes were originally issued under an indenture dated December 6, 2016, with Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as trustee
Company terminated its indenture obligations under Section 8.01 after delivering all notes for cancellation
Filing signed December 23, 2025 by Theresa E. Wagler, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
On November 21, 2025, Steel Dynamics completed the sale of $650 million of 4.000% notes due 2028 and $150 million of additional 5.250% notes due 2035. The company expects net proceeds of about $792 million, which it plans to use to redeem its $400 million 5.000% notes due 2026 and for general corporate purposes. For shareholders, the deal refinances near-term debt and extends maturities, while adding new interest payment obligations.
$650 million 4.000% notes due 2028 and $150 million add-on to 5.250% notes due 2035 sold November 21, 2025
Net proceeds of about $792 million; plan to redeem $400 million 5.000% notes due 2026 on December 21, 2025
Add-on 2035 notes issued at 101.443% of principal, an implied yield of 5.053%
Notes are senior unsecured obligations; 2028 notes mature December 15, 2028 and 2035 notes mature May 15, 2035
Steel Dynamics reported third quarter 2025 net sales of $4.8 billion and net income of $404 million, up from $318 million a year earlier. Operating income rose to $508 million from $395 million, and the company repurchased $210 million of its stock. For the first nine months of 2025, net income fell to $920 million from $1.3 billion, and operating income declined 32 percent.
Q3 2025 net income was $404 million, or $2.74 per diluted share, versus $318 million, or $2.05 per diluted share, in Q3 2024 and $299 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, in Q2 2025.
Q3 2025 net sales were $4.8 billion, compared with $4.3 billion in Q3 2024, and operating income was $508 million.
Cash flow from operations was $723 million, and the company repurchased $210 million of common stock in the quarter.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net income was $920 million, or $6.17 per diluted share, versus $1.3 billion, or $8.46 per diluted share, a year earlier.
Steel Dynamics reported second quarter 2025 net sales of $4.6 billion and net income of $299 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, in a press release furnished under Item 2.02. Results rose from the first quarter's $217 million but fell from $428 million in the year-earlier quarter, as the company cited steel pricing stabilizing at higher levels and hesitant customer orders tied to trade policy uncertainty.
Q2 2025 net income was $299 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, versus $217 million, or $1.44 per share, in Q1 2025 and $428 million, or $2.72 per share, in Q2 2024.
Adjusted EBITDA was $533 million, compared with $686 million in the prior-year second quarter.
Company repurchased $200 million of common stock and repaid $400 million of senior notes during the quarter, with liquidity of $1.9 billion as of June 30, 2025.
The first aluminum flat rolled coils shipped June 16, 2025; the company expects to exit 2025 at a 40 to 50 percent utilization rate.
Steel Dynamics said senior vice president Glenn Pushis will retire effective October 1, 2025, and will then consult for the company during commissioning of its new aluminum flat rolled facilities. Miguel Alvarez, currently SVP Metals Recycling, will become SVP Aluminum Group on the same date, and the company says it will name a new leader for its metals recycling platform in the coming weeks.
Glenn Pushis retires effective October 1, 2025, and will consult for Steel Dynamics through commissioning of new aluminum flat rolled facilities during the year
Pushis is set to become CEO of McBride Capital Partners' "Project Aero", a planned titanium manufacturing facility in North Carolina, per the May 9, 2025 press release
Miguel Alvarez becomes SVP Aluminum Group effective October 1, 2025, overseeing aluminum operations; a successor for metals recycling will be announced in the coming weeks
Steel Dynamics reported first quarter 2025 net sales of $4.4 billion and net income of $217 million, or $1.44 per diluted share, compared with $584 million, or $3.67 per share, a year earlier. Results rose from the fourth quarter of 2024, when net income was $207 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, and the company cited record steel shipments of 3.5 million tons. Shareholders face lower year-over-year profit, while the filing also reports $250 million of share repurchases and a 9 percent cash dividend increase.
Net sales were $4.4 billion, versus $4.69 billion in the first quarter of 2024 and $3.87 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Operating income was $275 million, versus $751 million a year earlier.
Share repurchases totaled $250 million, and the first quarter 2025 cash dividend rose 9 percent.
The company issued $1.0 billion of unsecured notes on March 12, 2025, with net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include repaying $400 million of notes due June 2025.
Steel Dynamics completed the sale of $600 million of 5.250% notes due 2035 and $400 million of 5.750% notes due 2055 on March 12, 2025, receiving net proceeds of approximately $972 million. The company plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include repaying its $400 million 2.400% notes due 2025, so the offering adds new long-term debt while potentially refinancing existing debt.
$600 million of 5.250% notes mature May 15, 2035; $400 million of 5.750% notes mature May 15, 2055
Net proceeds after expenses and underwriting discount were approximately $972 million
Proceeds may be used to repay the $400 million 2.400% notes due 2025, among other general corporate purposes
Notes are senior unsecured obligations, with semi-annual interest payments starting November 15, 2025
Steel Dynamics reported fourth quarter 2024 net sales of $3.9 billion and net income of $207 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, down from $424 million, or $2.61 per diluted share, a year earlier. For full-year 2024, net income was $1.5 billion, or $9.84 per diluted share, compared with $2.5 billion, or $14.64, in 2023, which matters to shareholders because lower earnings reduce the cash available for dividends and buybacks.
Q4 2024 net sales were $3.9 billion, versus $4.2 billion in Q4 2023.
Q4 2024 net income was $207 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, versus $424 million, or $2.61, in Q4 2023.
Full-year 2024 net income was $1.5 billion, or $9.84 per diluted share, versus $14.64 in 2023; the company repurchased $1.2 billion of stock, six percent of outstanding shares.
Sinton Texas Flat Roll Steel Division posted a $58 million operating loss in Q4 2024; the company expects positive operating income contributions beginning in the first half of 2025.
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