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
Nucor Corporation's free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was −$143.0M, compared with $823.0M in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was $1.6B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −$143.0M (fiscal 2025) to $8.2B (fiscal 2022) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. Free cash flow has fallen for 3 consecutive fiscal years. Nucor Corporation ranks 1st of 21 Steel companies by free cash flow.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$143.0M | — |
| FY2024 | $823.0M | (83.25%) |
| FY2023 | $4.9B | (39.76%) |
| FY2022 | $8.2B | 76.22% |
| FY2021 | $4.6B | 287.43% |
| FY2020 | $1.2B | (13.04%) |
| FY2019 | $1.4B | (4.80%) |
| FY2018 | $1.4B | 128.29% |
| FY2017 | $632.1M | (45.68%) |
| FY2016 | $1.2B | (36.20%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $836.0M | 249.79% |
| Mar 2026 | $239.0M | — |
| Dec 2025 | $0.00 | — |
| Sep 2025 | $535.0M | — |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| NUE Nucor Corporation | $1.6B |
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. compare | $955.6M |
| GGB Gerdau S.A. compare | $650.6M |
| RS Reliance, Inc. compare | $559.2M |
| MT ArcelorMittal compare | −$59.0M |
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | −$59.5M |
| TX Ternium S.A. compare | −$470.0M |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare | −$857.0M |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare | −$1.7B |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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