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Nucor Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $32.5 billion, up 5.73% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +32.0%
- EPS
- +147.4%
- Free cash flow
- +549.5%
- Total debt
- +3.50%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Nucor Corporation (NUE) Operating margin
Nucor Corporation's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 13.3%, up 5.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.18%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.49% (fiscal 2015) to 25.4% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Steel industry median of 5.84% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 2.48%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.18% | (1.51) |
| FY2024 | 9.69% | (8.26) |
| FY2023 | 18.0% | (7.11) |
| FY2022 | 25.1% | (0.31) |
| FY2021 | 25.4% | 20.41 |
| FY2020 | 4.96% | (3.46) |
| FY2019 | 8.42% | (4.84) |
| FY2018 | 13.3% | 3.97 |
| FY2017 | 9.29% | 0.47 |
| FY2016 | 8.82% | 6.33 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 16.7% | 1.06 |
| Jun 2026 | 15.7% | 3.84 |
| Mar 2026 | 11.8% | 4.96 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.87% | (3.55) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | 17.0% |
| NUE Nucor Corporation | 13.3% |
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. compare | 11.5% |
| RS Reliance, Inc. compare | 8.80% |
| TX Ternium S.A. compare | 7.45% |
| GGB Gerdau S.A. compare | 7.45% |
| MT ArcelorMittal compare | 4.26% |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare | 2.57% |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare | −1.40% |
| Steel industry median | 5.84% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 2.48% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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