Nucor (NUE) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Cash & Equivalents came in at $2.5 billion in Q3 2026, up 27.34% year-over-year from $1.9 billion in Q3 2025, and up 11.32% quarter-over-quarter from $2.2 billion in Q2 2026.
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Nucor (NUE) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed Cash & Equivalents across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $2.5 billion for Q3 2026.
- In Q3 2026, Cash & Equivalents rose 27.34% year-over-year to $2.5 billion; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at $2.5 billion (up 27.34% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.3 billion, down 36.48% from the prior year.
- Cash & Equivalents came in at $2.5 billion for Q3 2026 at Nucor, up from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cash & Equivalents ranged from a high of $6.4 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of $1.9 billion in Q3 2025.
- Average Cash & Equivalents over 5 years is $3.6 billion, with a median of $3.6 billion recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents soared 125.22% in 2023 and plunged 58.05% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Cash & Equivalents stood at $4.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 49.11% to $6.4 billion in 2023, then sank by 44.26% to $3.6 billion in 2024, then slumped by 36.48% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then rose by 9.65% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cash & Equivalents figures were $2.5 billion in Q3 2026, $2.2 billion in Q2 2026, and $2.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 186.21 Bn | 152.34 Bn | - | 8.91 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 170.20 Bn | 149.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 5.67 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 | 3.46 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 | 2.48 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.80 Bn | 34.82 Bn | - | 4.85 Bn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.01 Bn | 39.68 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 1.76 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();