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) Net margin
Nucor Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.96%, up 2.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.35%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.48% (fiscal 2015) to 18.6% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Steel industry median of 3.40% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.66%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.35% | (1.22) |
| FY2024 | 6.57% | (6.42) |
| FY2023 | 13.0% | (5.26) |
| FY2022 | 18.3% | (0.38) |
| FY2021 | 18.6% | 15.07 |
| FY2020 | 3.56% | (2.04) |
| FY2019 | 5.60% | (3.78) |
| FY2018 | 9.38% | 2.89 |
| FY2017 | 6.49% | 1.59 |
| FY2016 | 4.90% | 4.42 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 11.1% | 3.29 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.79% | 2.90 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.89% | (2.21) |
| Sep 2025 | 7.10% | 0.00 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | 11.2% |
| NUE Nucor Corporation | 7.96% |
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. compare | 7.83% |
| RS Reliance, Inc. compare | 5.65% |
| TX Ternium S.A. compare | 4.37% |
| GGB Gerdau S.A. compare | 3.40% |
| MT ArcelorMittal compare | 2.88% |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare | 1.94% |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare | −4.56% |
| Steel industry median | 3.40% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.66% |
| Market median | 0.44% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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