Steel Dynamics (STLD) Stock Ignores Q3 Earnings As Aluminum Questions Linger

Steel Dynamics came into this Q3 2026 report with its stock near record territory and only a mild 0.3% slip today, hardly the reaction you might expect to a heavy industrial earnings print. The reputation is all about disciplined capital returns and efficient mills. The reality this quarter is a profit machine. Net income reached US$756 million on revenue of US$6.5b, and basic earnings per share hit US$5.29. The market barely flinched. The real story sits in how much profit the business...