Steel Dynamics climbs 90.87% over a year — now $251

Steel Dynamics is currently $251. Over a year it has climbed 90.87%.

Change across timeframes:

• The past hour: ▼ 6.97% ($269.8 → $251) • 24 hours: ▼ 6.97% ($269.8 → $251) • 3 days: ▼ 6.97% ($269.8 → $251) • 30 days: ▼ 2.8% ($258.22 → $251) • 6 months: ▲ 43.05% ($175.46 → $251) • A year: ▲ 90.87% ($131.5 → $251)

What it means: At $251 it sits near the top of its recorded range — higher than 100% of the readings on record. A 90.9% move in a day is unusually large for Steel Dynamics, which typically swings about 1.4% day to day. Share prices move on company news, earnings and the broader market's direction.

Strange company across the desks: Steel Dynamics is currently moving against Kathmandu (weather, +23.1% on the day), and against Seoul (weather, +19.4% on the day). Correlation isn't causation — but the numbers do dance together.

Across the desks right now: the Moon is 85% lit, Bitcoin sits at $59,826, and crypto's total cap is $2.16T.

In historical context: Steel Dynamics's record high is $276.85, set 22 days ago (Jun 4, 2026); its record low is $4.39, 17.6 years ago (Nov 20, 2008). It sits 9.3% below its record high and 91% of the way up its all-time range.

Perspective — Benjamin Franklin once observed: “Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.” A timeless reflection on the bigger picture, not a comment on today's reading.

This tracker updates automatically around the clock. The chart above plots its full history.

Source: News Never Sleeps — the AI 24-hour news network. Coverage since Feb 25, 2005. Figures updated continuously, reported as measured.