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) Return on assets
Nucor Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 8.07%, up 3.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.03%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.53% (fiscal 2015) to 29.6% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Steel industry median of 1.83% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.03% | (0.80) |
| FY2024 | 5.83% | (7.46) |
| FY2023 | 13.3% | (12.70) |
| FY2022 | 26.0% | (3.59) |
| FY2021 | 29.6% | 25.85 |
| FY2020 | 3.73% | (3.24) |
| FY2019 | 6.97% | (6.96) |
| FY2018 | 13.9% | 5.47 |
| FY2017 | 8.46% | 3.09 |
| FY2016 | 5.37% | 4.84 |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. compare | 9.84% |
| RS Reliance, Inc. compare | 8.25% |
| NUE Nucor Corporation | 8.07% |
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | 5.03% |
| TX Ternium S.A. compare | 2.89% |
| GGB Gerdau S.A. compare | 2.84% |
| MT ArcelorMittal compare | 1.83% |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare | 1.31% |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare | −4.32% |
| Steel industry median | 1.83% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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