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) Gross margin
Nucor Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 15.5%, up 3.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.78% (fiscal 2015) to 30.2% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Steel industry median of 13.9% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 25.1%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.9% | (1.42) |
| FY2024 | 13.4% | (9.16) |
| FY2023 | 22.5% | (7.61) |
| FY2022 | 30.1% | (0.10) |
| FY2021 | 30.2% | 19.16 |
| FY2020 | 11.1% | (0.80) |
| FY2019 | 11.9% | (5.28) |
| FY2018 | 17.1% | 4.45 |
| FY2017 | 12.7% | 0.19 |
| FY2016 | 12.5% | 5.72 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 19.6% | 3.75 |
| Mar 2026 | 15.8% | 4.60 |
| Dec 2025 | 11.2% | (2.73) |
| Sep 2025 | 13.9% | (0.52) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| RS Reliance, Inc. compare | 28.2% |
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | 25.3% |
| TX Ternium S.A. compare | 17.8% |
| NUE Nucor Corporation | 15.5% |
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. compare | 14.7% |
| GGB Gerdau S.A. compare | 13.2% |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare | 7.86% |
| MT ArcelorMittal compare | 7.27% |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare | −1.05% |
| Steel industry median | 13.9% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 25.1% |
| Market median | 46.2% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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