Growth Metrics

Nucor (NUE) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2025)

Nucor's Capital Expenditures history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $802.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Capital Expenditures fell 8.76% year-over-year to $802.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $3.4 billion, up 7.85%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $3.4 billion, 7.85% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q4 2025 was $802.0 million at Nucor, down from $807.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $954.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $313.5 million in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $528.5 million (2023), against an average of $618.9 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Capital Expenditures fell 24.74% in 2021 before it skyrocketed 87.4% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $414.9 million in 2021, then rose by 24.82% to $517.9 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 38.6% to $717.8 million in 2023, then grew by 22.47% to $879.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 8.76% to $802.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NUE's Capital Expenditures are $802.0 million (Q4 2025), $807.0 million (Q4 2025), and $954.0 million (Q3 2025).