NUE · Nucor Corp - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.50B | - | $8.52B | $8.46B | $7.83B | - | $7.44B | $8.08B | $8.14B | - |
| Cost of Revenue | $8.00B | - | $7.33B | $7.23B | $7.22B | - | $6.69B | $6.88B | $6.61B | - |
| Gross Profit | $1.50B | - | $1.19B | $1.22B | $605.00M | - | $757.93M | $1.19B | $1.52B | - |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A | $378.00M | - | $300.00M | $304.00M | $281.00M | - | $244.66M | $307.23M | $345.39M | - |
| Total Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D&A | $321.00M | - | $304.00M | $303.00M | $303.00M | - | - | - | $256.94M | - |
| Operating Income | $1.10B | - | $883.00M | $899.00M | $285.00M | - | $388.27M | $898.16M | $1.23B | - |
| Interest Expense | $39.00M | - | $38.00M | $49.00M | $51.00M | - | $65.38M | $66.85M | $43.49M | - |
| Income Tax | $226.00M | - | $200.00M | $193.00M | $59.00M | - | $85.45M | $186.02M | $266.38M | - |
| Net Income | $743.00M | - | $607.00M | $603.00M | $156.00M | - | $249.91M | $645.22M | $844.84M | - |
| EPS - Basic | $3.23 | - | $2.63 | $2.60 | $0.67 | - | $1.05 | $2.68 | $3.46 | - |
| EPS - Diluted | $3.23 | - | $2.63 | $2.60 | $0.67 | - | $1.05 | $2.68 | $3.46 | - |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $2.23B | $2.26B | $2.22B | $1.95B | $3.16B | $3.56B | $4.26B | $4.64B | $4.56B | $6.38B |
| Accounts Receivable | $3.57B | $3.10B | $3.29B | $3.39B | $2.96B | $2.67B | $2.95B | $3.11B | $3.16B | $2.95B |
| Inventory | $5.64B | $5.46B | $5.39B | $5.46B | $5.26B | $5.11B | $5.13B | $5.26B | $5.59B | $5.58B |
| Accounts Payable | $2.11B | $1.89B | $2.15B | $2.18B | $2.27B | $1.83B | $1.90B | $1.74B | $1.62B | $2.02B |
| Current Assets | $12.09B | $11.77B | $11.81B | $11.72B | $12.76B | $12.47B | $13.52B | $14.26B | $14.64B | $16.39B |
| Total Assets | $35.63B | $35.10B | $34.78B | $34.22B | $34.70B | $33.94B | $34.35B | $34.19B | $33.93B | $35.34B |
| Current Liabilities | $4.17B | $4.00B | $4.26B | $4.15B | $5.06B | $4.98B | $5.22B | $4.87B | $3.65B | $4.59B |
| Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | $13.09B | $12.98B | $12.85B | $12.72B | $13.58B | $12.52B | $12.79B | $12.41B | $12.21B | $13.22B |
| Stockholders' Equity | $21.45B | $20.94B | $20.77B | $20.39B | $20.07B | $20.29B | $20.47B | $20.72B | $20.69B | $20.94B |
| Retained Earnings | $32.12B | $31.50B | $31.25B | $30.77B | $30.30B | $30.27B | $30.11B | $29.99B | $29.48B | $28.76B |
Cash Flow
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $886.00M | - | - | - | $364.00M | - | - | - | $459.65M | - |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($446.00M) | - | - | - | ($1.18B) | - | - | - | ($889.73M) | - |
| Financing Cash Flow | ($472.00M) | - | - | - | $414.00M | - | - | - | ($1.40B) | - |
| CapEx | $661.00M | - | - | - | $859.00M | - | - | - | $670.34M | - |
| Free Cash Flow | $225.00M | - | - | - | ($495.00M) | - | - | - | ($210.69M) | - |
Ratios
| Metric | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 15.8% | - | 13.9% | 14.5% | 7.7% | - | 10.2% | 14.8% | 18.7% | - |
| Operating margin | 11.5% | - | 10.4% | 10.6% | 3.6% | - | 5.2% | 11.1% | 15.1% | - |
| EBITDA margin | 14.9% | - | 13.9% | 14.2% | 7.5% | - | - | - | 18.2% | - |
| Net margin | 7.8% | - | 7.1% | 7.1% | 2.0% | - | 3.4% | 8.0% | 10.4% | - |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.4% | - | - | - | -6.3% | - | - | - | -2.6% | - |
| FCF / Net income | 0.30 | - | - | - | -3.17 | - | - | - | -0.25 | - |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | 4.0% | - | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | - | 3.3% | 3.8% | 4.2% | - |
| Effective tax rate | 23.3% | - | 24.8% | 24.2% | 27.4% | - | 25.5% | 22.4% | 24.0% | - |
| Return on assets | 2.1% | - | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.4% | - | 0.7% | 1.9% | 2.5% | - |
| Return on equity | 3.5% | - | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.8% | - | 1.2% | 3.1% | 4.1% | - |
| Return on invested capital | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liquidity | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 2.90 | 2.94 | 2.77 | 2.83 | 2.52 | 2.51 | 2.59 | 2.93 | 4.02 | 3.57 |
| Quick ratio | 1.55 | 1.57 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.61 | 1.85 | 2.48 | 2.35 |
| Cash ratio | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.95 | 1.25 | 1.39 |
| Leverage | ||||||||||
| Debt / Equity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Debt / Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interest coverage | 28.1x | - | 23.2x | 18.3x | 5.6x | - | 5.9x | 13.4x | 28.2x | - |
| Equity multiplier | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.73 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.69 |
| Liabilities / Assets | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.27 | - | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.23 | - | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.24 | - |
| Inventory turnover | 1.42 | - | 1.36 | 1.32 | 1.37 | - | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.18 | - |
| Days sales outstanding | 137d | - | 141d | 146d | 138d | - | 145d | 141d | 142d | - |
| Days inventory outstanding | 258d | - | 268d | 276d | 266d | - | 280d | 279d | 308d | - |
| Days payable outstanding | 96d | - | 107d | 110d | 115d | - | 104d | 93d | 89d | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | 298d | - | 303d | 312d | 289d | - | 321d | 327d | 361d | - |
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| P / E | 53.4x | - | 52.5x | 53.0x | 154.1x | - | 143.0x | 59.0x | 57.2x | - |
| P / B | 1.8x | - | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.2x | - | 1.7x | 1.8x | 2.3x | - |
| P / S | 4.2x | - | 3.7x | 3.8x | 3.1x | - | 4.8x | 4.7x | 5.9x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 26.3x | - | 24.9x | 24.9x | 35.5x | - | - | - | 29.4x | - |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 21.3% | - | 14.5% | 4.7% | -3.8% | - | -15.2% | - | -6.6% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | 2.9% | - | -6.2% | -10.5% | -9.3% | - | -10.3% | -2.8% | 5.1% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | 6.2% | - | 11.6% | 14.3% | 6.8% | - | 2.0% | 6.5% | 5.9% | - |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | 148.1% | - | 56.7% | 2.4% | -60.3% | - | -60.5% | - | -23.8% | - |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | 284.6% | - | 127.4% | 0.1% | -76.7% | - | -74.9% | - | -23.3% | - |
| Net income growth (YoY) | 376.3% | - | 142.9% | -6.5% | -81.5% | - | -78.1% | - | -25.7% | - |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 382.1% | - | 150.5% | -3.0% | -80.6% | - | -77.0% | - | -22.2% | - |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | -10.1% | - | -23.2% | -35.5% | -55.6% | - | -47.6% | -19.0% | 3.7% | - |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | 0.8% | - | 33.1% | 48.5% | 57.1% | - | 3.1% | 16.3% | 16.2% | - |
| FCF growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | -134.9% | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | 0.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Book value growth (YoY) | 6.9% | 3.2% | 1.5% | -1.6% | -3.0% | -3.1% | 0.0% | - | 8.8% | 13.7% |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2025-12-31.
Business segments
$32.49B totalSteel Mills$20.00B · 61.6%
Steel Products$10.33B · 31.8%
Raw Materials$2.16B · 6.7%
Product / service
$32.49B totalSheet$9.16B · 28.2%
Bar$5.72B · 17.6%
Other Steel Products$3.52B · 10.8%
Structural$2.63B · 8.1%
Plate$2.49B · 7.7%
Joist And Deck$2.22B · 6.8%
Raw Materials$2.16B · 6.7%
Rebar Fabrication$1.91B · 5.9%
Tubular Products$1.43B · 4.4%
Building Systems$1.25B · 3.8%
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)
Comparing NUCOR CORP against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.
Dividends
$2.22/share trailing 12 months · +1.8% YoY
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | $0.5600 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $0.5600 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $0.5500 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $0.5500 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | $0.5500 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $0.5500 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $0.5400 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.5400 |
| Mar 27, 2024 | $0.5400 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | $0.5400 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $0.5100 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $0.5100 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | $0.5100 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | $0.5100 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | $0.5000 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | $0.5000 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | $0.5000 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | $0.5000 |
| Sep 29, 2021 | $0.4050 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | $0.4050 |
| Mar 30, 2021 | $0.4050 |
| Dec 30, 2020 | $0.4050 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | $0.4030 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | $0.4030 |