Nucor (NUE) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's Capital Expenditures was $571 million in Q2 2026, down 40.1% from $954 million a year earlier and down 13.6% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nucor's Capital Expenditures was $2.84 billion through Jul 4, 2026, down 19.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.42 billion, up 7.8% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has now increased for eight consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Capital Expenditures was $3.17 billion in FY2024 (+43.3%), $2.21 billion in FY2023 (+13.7%), $1.95 billion in FY2022 (+20.1%) and $1.62 billion in FY2021 (+5.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Capital Expenditures has declined for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 10.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures over five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 87.4%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 40.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, NUE's Capital Expenditures in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $661 million (Q1 2026), $802 million (Q4 2025) and $807 million (Q3 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();