Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) logged first-quarter 2025 earnings of $1.44 per share, down from $3.67 in the year-ago quarter. However, the bottom line topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.40.Net sales in the first quarter were down around 6.9% year over year to $4,369.2 million. It beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4,146.2 million.The steel demand strengthened in the first quarter, with customer orders rebounding and backlogs growing steadily across the company’s steel and steel fabrication operation ...