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Performance analysis of Steel Dynamics (STLD)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, STLD has had an average annual return of +42.70%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.

Over the past 5 years, STLD has had an average annual return of +35.31%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.05% annual.

Over the past 10 years, STLD has had an average annual return of +29.37%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.

Since Nov 1, 1999, STLD has had an average annual return of +20.07%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.59% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+60.64%+50.71%-2.02%+22.74%+60.16%+71.41%+12.35%+16.76%-29.03%+23.29%+103.42%-6.81%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
+3.46%+46.14%+7.80%-26.04%+5.25%+62.41%-61.75%+86%+85.33%-5.08%+65.85%+91.17%
2002200120001999
+3.62%+5.54%-30.99%+20.85%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+5.97%+7.55%-6.52%+27.03%+13.77%+4.33%+60.64%
2025+12.39%+5.36%-7.03%+3.70%-5.12%+4.42%-0.35%+2.63%+6.88%+12.46%+7.03%+1.26%+50.71%
2024+2.19%+10.88%+11.11%-12.22%+2.88%-2.92%+2.87%-10.29%+5.88%+3.51%+11.32%-21.16%-2.02%
2023+23.48%+4.53%-10.01%-8.06%-11.59%+18.99%-2.16%+0.00939%+0.99%-0.66%+11.85%-0.51%+22.74%
2022-10.55%+27.13%+18.69%+2.78%-0.43%-22.13%+17.73%+3.65%-11.68%+32.56%+10.50%-5.67%+60.16%
2021-7.05%+21.33%+22.70%+6.82%+15.14%-4.11%+8.14%+4.72%-12.97%+13%-9.50%+4.23%+71.41%
2020-12.22%-10.88%-14.39%+7.68%+9.44%-0.81%+5.06%+7.70%-2.17%+9.95%+15.03%+2.52%+12.35%
2019+21.80%+2%-4.84%-10.18%-20.61%+21.03%+4.34%-14.31%+11.27%+1.88%+11.10%+1.63%+16.76%
2018+5.26%+1.87%-3.97%+1.33%+10.31%-6.66%+2.48%-2.89%-0.77%-12.37%-11.11%-14.12%-29.03%
2017-4.97%+8.25%-4.60%+3.97%-5.95%+5.82%-1.12%-2.71%+0.51%+7.95%+3.47%+12.42%+23.29%

Drawdown analysis of Steel Dynamics (STLD)

The maximum drawdown for the STLD was -87.04%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 2009 trading sessions.

Since Nov 1, 1999 STLD has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 3 times
  • 40% or more: 5 times
  • 30% or more: 8 times
  • 20% or more: 16 times
  • 10% or more: 29 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-87.04%Jun 19, 2008108Nov 20, 20082009Nov 14, 20162117
-68.46%May 17, 2018461Mar 18, 2020244Mar 8, 2021705
-51.92%Jan 18, 2000189Oct 16, 2000368Apr 10, 2002557
-44.43%Apr 17, 2002227Mar 12, 2003160Oct 28, 2003387
-43.95%Feb 25, 200584Jun 27, 2005150Jan 31, 2006234
-32.20%Mar 3, 202361May 31, 2023199Mar 15, 2024260
-31.33%May 10, 200695Sep 25, 200649Dec 4, 2006144
-30.57%Apr 21, 202251Jul 6, 202276Oct 21, 2022127
-29.25%Oct 6, 20049Oct 19, 200485Feb 18, 200594
-28.66%Nov 6, 2024101Apr 4, 2025137Oct 21, 2025238
-27.65%Aug 13, 2021111Jan 21, 202227Mar 2, 2022138
-27.32%Apr 1, 2024113Sep 11, 202440Nov 6, 2024153
-25.46%May 21, 200761Aug 16, 200744Oct 18, 2007105
-24.93%Apr 12, 200425May 17, 200425Jun 23, 200450
-23.85%Dec 28, 200716Jan 23, 200821Feb 22, 200837
-20.33%Feb 11, 202626Mar 20, 202620Apr 20, 202646
-15.59%Dec 7, 201689Apr 18, 2017130Oct 20, 2017219
-14.87%Dec 6, 199920Jan 4, 20007Jan 13, 200027
-14.61%Oct 26, 200711Nov 12, 200718Dec 7, 200729
-14.31%Feb 16, 201824Mar 23, 201836May 15, 201860
-14.16%Jan 5, 200421Feb 4, 20044Feb 10, 200425
-13.79%Feb 21, 20078Mar 5, 200712Mar 21, 200720
-13.48%Dec 13, 202213Jan 3, 20237Jan 12, 202320
-13.05%Jun 8, 20218Jun 18, 202136Aug 10, 202144
-12.36%Feb 6, 20065Feb 13, 200613Mar 3, 200618