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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.
- 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) Return on equity
Nucor Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 15.6%, up 7.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.98%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.99% (fiscal 2015) to 52.6% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Steel industry median of 3.23% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.98% | (1.29) |
| FY2024 | 9.27% | (12.35) |
| FY2023 | 21.6% | (22.72) |
| FY2022 | 44.3% | (8.26) |
| FY2021 | 52.6% | 46.09 |
| FY2020 | 6.51% | (5.53) |
| FY2019 | 12.0% | (12.34) |
| FY2018 | 24.4% | 9.22 |
| FY2017 | 15.2% | 5.30 |
| FY2016 | 9.86% | 8.87 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. compare | 21.2% |
| NUE Nucor Corporation | 15.6% |
| RS Reliance, Inc. compare | 14.7% |
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | 6.07% |
| GGB Gerdau S.A. compare | 4.39% |
| TX Ternium S.A. compare | 4.20% |
| MT ArcelorMittal compare | 3.23% |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare | 2.21% |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare | −8.10% |
| Steel industry median | 3.23% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.97% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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