Nucor (NUE) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $661.0 million in Q2 2026, down 23.05% year-on-year from $859.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 17.58% quarter-over-quarter from $802.0 million in Q4 2025.
Nucor (NUE) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $661.0 million for Q2 2026.
- Capital Expenditures for Q2 2026 came in at $661.0 million, down 23.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $3.2 billion (down 4.1% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.4 billion, up 7.85% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures came in at $661.0 million for Q2 2026 at Nucor, down from $802.0 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.
- The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $670.0 million (2024), against an average of $671.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures soared 87.4% in 2024 and slipped 23.05% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Nucor's 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 retreated by 17.58% to $661.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $661.0 million (Q2 2026), $802.0 million (Q4 2025), and $807.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | -405.89 Mn |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 661.00 Mn |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 137.98 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 64.20 Mn |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | 152.00 Mn |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | 14.88 |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | - |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 30.00 Mn |
| 10 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.13 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 26.67 Mn | 1.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 661.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 661.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 802.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 802.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 807.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 807.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 954.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 954.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 859.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 859.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 879.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 879.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 823.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 823.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 801.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 801.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 670.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 670.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 717.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 717.75 Mn |