{"url_path":"/sec/stld/10-k/2026/item-5","section_key":"item-5","section_title":"Item 5 MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-02-27","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/0001104659-26-021395-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-021395","cik":"0001022671","ticker":"STLD","issuer_name":"STEEL DYNAMICS INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022671/0001104659-26-021395-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001022671","primary_entity_name":"STEEL DYNAMICS INC"},"word_count":394,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 5.        MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES\n\nThe information required by Item 5 with respect to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is set forth in Part III, Item 12 of this Form 10-K. Our common stock trades on The NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market under the symbol STLD.\n\nAs of February 25, 2026, we had 144,882,401 shares of common stock outstanding and held beneficially by approximately 25,000 stockholders based on our security position listing. Because many of the shares were held by depositories, brokers and other nominees, the number of registered holders (approximately 1,160) is not representative of the number of beneficial holders.\n\nIssuer Purchases of Equity Securities\n\nWe purchased the following equity securities registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the three months ended December 31, 2025.\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**Period**\n\n​\n\n**Total Number of Shares Purchased**\n\n​\n\n**Average Price Paid per Share**\n\n​\n\n**Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program**(1)\n\n​\n\n**Maximum Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under the Program (**in thousands**)**(1)\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\nQuarter ended December 31, 2025\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\nOctober 1-31\n\n​\n\n109,815\n\n​\n\n$\n\n146.90\n\n​\n\n​\n\n109,815\n\n​\n\n$\n\n1,023,609\n\nNovember 1-30\n\n​\n\n910,321\n\n​\n\n​\n\n157.62\n\n​\n\n​\n\n910,321\n\n​\n\n​\n\n881,551\n\nDecember 1-31\n\n​\n\n466,035\n\n​\n\n​\n\n173.11\n\n​\n\n​\n\n466,035\n\n​\n\n​\n\n800,968\n\n​\n\n​\n\n1,486,171\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n1,486,171\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n(1)In February 2025, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $1.5 billion of our common stock.\n\n​\n\n35\n\n[Table of Contents](#TOC)\n\nTotal Return Graph\n\n​\n\nThe graph below compares Steel Dynamics, Inc.’s cumulative 5-year total shareholder return on common stock with the cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 index and the S&P 500 Steel index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our common stock and in each index (with the reinvestment of all dividends) from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2025.\n\n​\n\n​"}