• Steel Dynamics posted Q2 2026 net income of USD 534 million, up 33% from Q1; diluted EPS rose to USD 3.69 from USD 2.78.
• Net sales climbed to USD 6.1 billion; operating income increased 30% sequentially to USD 700 million.
• Steel operations operating income rose 30% to USD 721 million; average external selling price increased USD 105 to USD 1,298 per ton.
• Aluminum startup operating loss narrowed 48% to USD 33 million; shipments increased to 53,000 metric tons, hot band production reached 84,000 metric tons.
• Record steel shipments totaled 3,741,340 tons; the quarter included USD 200 million in share repurchases, USD 77 million in dividends.

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