Nucor (NUE) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Cash & Current Investments came in at $2.7 billion in Q3 2026, up 8.42% year-over-year from $2.5 billion in Q3 2025, and up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter from $2.5 billion in Q2 2026.
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Nucor (NUE) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed Cash & Current Investments across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $2.7 billion for Q3 2026.
- In Q3 2026, Cash & Current Investments rose 8.42% year-over-year to $2.7 billion; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at $2.7 billion (up 8.42% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.7 billion, down 34.79% from the prior year.
- Cash & Current Investments came in at $2.7 billion for Q3 2026 at Nucor, up from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cash & Current Investments ranged from a high of $7.1 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of $2.4 billion in Q3 2022.
- Average Cash & Current Investments over 5 years is $4.2 billion, with a median of $4.2 billion recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments surged 127.43% in 2023 and plunged 54.31% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Cash & Current Investments stood at $4.9 billion in 2022, then jumped by 46.77% to $7.1 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 41.95% to $4.1 billion in 2024, then plunged by 34.79% to $2.7 billion in 2025, then dropped by 0.26% to $2.7 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cash & Current Investments figures were $2.7 billion in Q3 2026, $2.5 billion in Q2 2026, and $2.7 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 186.21 Bn | 152.34 Bn | - | 10.62 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 170.20 Bn | 149.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 7.33 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 127.93 Bn | 96.10 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 111.02 Bn | 76.07 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 9.87 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.81 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 4.08 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 | 5.93 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 56.10 Bn | 46.64 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.69 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.80 Bn | 34.82 Bn | - | 5.30 Bn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.01 Bn | 39.68 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 2.96 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.69 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 2.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.70 Bn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 2.75 Bn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 2.48 Bn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 4.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.14 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 4.86 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.43 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 5.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.72 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 5.38 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.86 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 3.43 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 2.37 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 4.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.62 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 2.01 Bn |
API Access
Nucor Cash & Current Investments 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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();