Nucor Corporation
NUE Basic Materials Steel
Nucor Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $32.5 billion, up 5.73% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 23.0%, EPS grew 94.2%, free cash flow grew 549.5% and total debt rose 3.17%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Nucor Corporation (NUE) Free cash flow margin
Nucor Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 4.46%, up 4.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−0.44%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.44% (fiscal 2025) to 19.7% (fiscal 2022) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Steel industry median of 0.00% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.44% | (3.12) |
| FY2024 | 2.68% | (11.47) |
| FY2023 | 14.2% | (5.50) |
| FY2022 | 19.7% | 6.96 |
| FY2021 | 12.7% | 6.76 |
| FY2020 | 5.93% | (0.15) |
| FY2019 | 6.08% | 0.32 |
| FY2018 | 5.76% | 2.64 |
| FY2017 | 3.12% | (4.06) |
| FY2016 | 7.18% | (3.92) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| GGB Gerdau S.A. compare | 4.94% |
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. compare | 4.65% |
| NUE Nucor Corporation | 4.46% |
| RS Reliance, Inc. compare | 3.54% |
| MT ArcelorMittal compare | −0.09% |
| TX Ternium S.A. compare | −2.94% |
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | −3.37% |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare | −3.42% |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare | −4.46% |
| Steel industry median | 0.00% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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