Nucor (NUE) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) recorded Cash & Equivalents of $3.47 billion in Q3 2026, up 56.1% from $2.22 billion a year earlier and up 39.9% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Nucor reported Cash & Equivalents of $2.26 billion, down 36.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash & Equivalents came in at $3.56 billion in FY2024 (-44.3%), $6.38 billion in FY2023 (+49.1%), $4.28 billion in FY2022 (+81.0%) and $2.36 billion in FY2021 (-10.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 20.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash & Equivalents in the last five years was growth of 125.2% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 58.1% in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $2.48 billion (Q2 2026), $2.23 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.26 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 3.47 Bn |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | 8.91 Bn |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 4.82 Bn |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | 8.91 Bn |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 10.42 Bn |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 4.34 Bn |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 5.59 Bn |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.98 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | 3.19 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.47 Bn |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.48 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 2.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.26 Bn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 2.22 Bn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 1.95 Bn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 3.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.56 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 4.26 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.64 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 4.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.86 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 4.51 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.28 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 3.05 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 2.00 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 3.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.36 Bn |
API Access
Nucor Cash & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();