Nucor (NUE) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) recorded Cash & Current Investments of $2.69 billion in Q2 2026, up 8.4% from $2.48 billion a year earlier and up 8.5% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Nucor reported Cash & Current Investments of $2.7 billion, down 34.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash & Current Investments came in at $4.14 billion in FY2024 (-41.9%), $7.13 billion in FY2023 (+46.8%), $4.86 billion in FY2022 (+85.6%) and $2.62 billion in FY2021 (-14.1%).
- Quarterly Cash & Current Investments has ranged from $2.01 billion in Q3 2021 to $7.13 billion in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 32.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash & Current Investments in the last five years was growth of 127.4% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 54.3% in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $2.48 billion (Q1 2026), $2.7 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.75 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 164.02 Bn | 133.06 Bn | - | 9.51 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 154.30 Bn | 133.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 7.33 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.37 Bn | 95.87 Bn | - | 9.45 Bn |
| 4 | Newmont | 113.13 Bn | 78.45 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 93.66 Bn | 89.81 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 4.08 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 86.95 Bn | 76.58 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 3.46 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 63.88 Bn | 48.62 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 5.93 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 58.56 Bn | 49.10 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.69 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.28 Bn | 26.31 Bn | - | 5.30 Bn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 42.20 Bn | 31.88 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();