Nucor (NUE) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $571.0 million in Q3 2026, down 40.15% year-over-year from $954.0 million in Q3 2025, and down 13.62% quarter-over-quarter from $661.0 million in Q2 2026.
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Nucor (NUE) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $571.0 million for Q3 2026.
- In Q3 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 40.15% year-over-year to $571.0 million; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (down 19.17% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.4 billion, up 7.85% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures came in at $571.0 million for Q3 2026 at Nucor, down from $661.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $954.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $439.2 million in Q3 2023.
- Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $666.1 million, with a median of $665.5 million recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures jumped 87.4% in 2024 and sank 40.15% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $517.9 million in 2022, then soared by 38.6% to $717.8 million in 2023, then climbed by 22.47% to $879.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 8.76% to $802.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 28.8% to $571.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Capital Expenditures figures were $571.0 million in Q3 2026, $661.0 million in Q2 2026, and $802.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 186.21 Bn | 152.34 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 170.20 Bn | 149.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 422.80 Mn |
| 3 | Newmont | 127.93 Bn | 96.10 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 719.00 Mn |
| 4 | Ternium | 111.02 Bn | 76.07 Bn | 941.02 Mn | -431.28 Mn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.81 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 97.22 Bn | 97.22 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 71.84 Bn | 56.58 Bn | 2.90 Bn | -1.19 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 56.10 Bn | 46.64 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 571.00 Mn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.80 Bn | 34.82 Bn | - | -1.10 Bn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.01 Bn | 39.68 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 571.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 661.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 802.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 807.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 954.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 859.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 879.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 823.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 801.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 670.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 717.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 439.16 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 525.35 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 531.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 517.88 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 461.33 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 521.11 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 447.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 414.90 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 504.71 Mn |
API Access
Nucor Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "NUE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();