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 invested capital
Nucor Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 9.41%, up 3.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.26%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.51% (fiscal 2015) to 32.7% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Steel industry median of 2.52% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.26% | (1.42) |
| FY2024 | 7.68% | (10.15) |
| FY2023 | 17.8% | (12.55) |
| FY2022 | 30.4% | (2.36) |
| FY2021 | 32.7% | 28.12 |
| FY2020 | 4.62% | (4.29) |
| FY2019 | 8.91% | (6.96) |
| FY2018 | 15.9% | 5.97 |
| FY2017 | 9.90% | 1.32 |
| FY2016 | 8.58% | 6.07 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. compare | 10.0% |
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | 9.61% |
| NUE Nucor Corporation | 9.41% |
| RS Reliance, Inc. compare | 8.74% |
| GGB Gerdau S.A. compare | 4.96% |
| TX Ternium S.A. compare | 4.39% |
| MT ArcelorMittal compare | 2.52% |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare | 1.66% |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare | −3.70% |
| Steel industry median | 2.52% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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