Nucor (NUE) Financial History
Review Nucor annual and quarterly financial results, key ratios, insider transactions and SEC filing history in one chronological view. Data available from FY2007 through FY2025.
Financials
19 fiscal years, FY2007 to FY2025
Insider trades
394 trades
Risk factor changes
15 changes in the latest 10-K
Filings
Annual and quarterly reports
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Nucor Financial Statements
History since FY2007. Annual, in US dollars. Source: 10-K XBRL data.
Nucor Revenue and Growth
Compare reported revenue and year-over-year revenue growth across available fiscal years.
Nucor Income Statements
Review revenue, gross profit, operating income, net income and earnings per share.
Nucor Balance Sheets
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Nucor Cash Flow Statements
Compare reported free cash flow across the available fiscal history.
Nucor Financial Ratios
Compare net margin, price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios by fiscal year.
| Fiscal year | FY2007 🔒 | FY2008 🔒 | FY2009 🔒 | FY2010 🔒 | FY2011 🔒 | FY2012 🔒 | FY2013 🔒 | FY2014 🔒 | FY2015 🔒 | FY2016 🔒 | FY2017 🔒 | FY2018 🔒 | FY2019 🔒 | FY2020 🔒 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY20230 new risk factorsInsiders net sold $33.0M | FY20245 new risk factorsInsiders net sold $24.0M | FY2025 |
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| Revenue | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | $36.5B | $41.5B | $34.7B | $30.7B | $32.5B |
| Revenue growth | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | — | +13.8% | -16.4% | -11.5% | +5.7% |
| Gross profit | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | $11.0B | $12.5B | $7.8B | $4.1B | $3.9B |
| Operating income | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | $6.8B | $7.6B | $4.5B | $2.0B | $1.7B |
| Debt | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | $5.7B | $6.7B | $6.8B | $6.9B | $7.1B |
| Free cash flow | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | $4.6B | $8.1B | $4.9B | $0.8B | $-0.2B |
| Net margin | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | 18.7% | 18.3% | 13.0% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| EPS (diluted) | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | $23.16 | $28.79 | $18.00 | $8.46 | $7.52 |
| P/E ratio | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | 4.9× | 4.6× | 9.7× | 13.8× | 21.7× |
| P/B ratio | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | — | — | — | — | — |
Daily closing prices, aggregated by calendar year.
| Year | 2000 🔒 | 2001 🔒 | 2002 🔒 | 2003 🔒 | 2004 🔒 | 2005 🔒 | 2006 🔒 | 2007 🔒 | 2008 🔒 | 2009 🔒 | 2010 🔒 | 2011 🔒 | 2012 🔒 | 2013 🔒 | 2014 🔒 | 2015 🔒 | 2016 🔒 | 2017 🔒 | 2018 🔒 | 2019 🔒 | 2020 🔒 | 2021 🔒 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (YTD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | $114.86 | $131.81 | $173.71 | $118.11 | $164.78 |
| Close | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | $131.82 | $174.07 | $116.74 | $163.12 | $243.53 |
| High | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | $187.88 | $182.63 | $202.99 | $168.09 | $287.65 |
| Low | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | $88.55 | $129.83 | $115.00 | $97.38 | $155.13 |
| Annual return | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | ••••• | +15.4% | +32.1% | -32.9% | +39.7% | +49.3% |
Nucor Insider Transactions
From Form 4 filings. Showing the latest 5 of 394 trades.
| Traded | Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Value | % of holdings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-04 | Stephen Laxton COO | Option exercise (4 trades) | 21,120 | $1.4M | — |
| 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-04 | Stephen Laxton COO | Sold (3 trades) | 10,560 | $2.9M at ~$275 | 12% |
| 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-03 | Michael Keller Vice Pres. and Corp. Contro | Sold | 1,136 | $317K at ~$279 | 7% |
| 2026-10-29 | 2026-11-02 | Allen Behr Executive Vice President | Option exercise (4 trades) | 21,120 | $1.4M | — |
| 2026-10-29 | 2026-11-02 | Allen Behr Executive Vice President | Sold (3 trades) | 11,846 | $3.2M at ~$273 | 17% |
Nucor Risk Factor Changes
Latest 10-K compared with the year before. 15 changes found.
Certain of our businesses and investments are located outside of the United States, in Canada, Mexico and in emerging markets.
The federal government and numerous states are considering establishing, or have already established, requirements for Environmental Product Declarations (“EPDs”) so that consumers may more readily evaluate the enviro…
Emerging customer preferences for greater product transparency and less GHG intensive materials may put us at a competitive disadvantage as a carbon steel producer.
As a carbon steel producer, Nucor could be increasingly affected both directly and indirectly by new or changing carbon policy decisions and mandates.
orders for our products prior to purchasing necessary raw materials, we may be unable to raise the price of our products to cover all or part of the increased cost of the raw materials or pass along increased transpor…
Our business requires substantial expenditures for routine maintenance and to remain competitive.
Demand for most of our products is cyclical in nature and sensitive to general economic conditions.
Global steel production overcapacity continues to be an ongoing risk to Nucor and the entire steel industry.
Demand for most of our products is cyclical in nature and sensitive to general economic conditions.
Most recently, on February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order reimposing Section 232 25% tariffs on steel imports from all sources, ending country and product exemptions, and broadening the applicatio…
In 2018, a 25% tariff or quota limits were imposed under the first Trump Administration under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act on all imported steel products for an indefinite period of time.
our international businesses profitably and therefore have a negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
has the potential to put Nucor and its customers at a disadvantage to foreign competitors unless standardized mechanisms are used to fully evaluate and track products produced by foreign producers.
If our suppliers increase the prices of our critical raw materials, we may not have alternative sources of supply.
After recent years of weakened effectiveness due to country exemptions and product exclusions, steel tariffs first imposed in 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act were fully reinstated in 2025 without exc…
Nucor SEC Filings
Latest annual and quarterly reports, current reports, proxy statements and ownership filings.
| Form | Filed | Description | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current report (8-K) | 2026-10-26 | Quarterly results, Company update | View document |
| Registration or offering | 2026-08-21 | Securities offering | View document |
| Quarterly report (10-Q) | 2026-08-12 | Quarter ended Jul 4, 2026 | View document |
| Current report (8-K) | 2026-07-27 | Quarterly results, Company update | View document |
| Current report (8-K) amendment | 2026-06-22 | Executive change | View document |
Nucor financial metrics by year
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