Nucor (NUE) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $183.0 million in Q2 2026, up 22.0% year-on-year from $150.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 157.75% quarter-over-quarter from $71.0 million in Q4 2025.

Nucor (NUE) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nucor has disclosed Change in Inventory across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $183.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q2 2026 came in at $183.0 million, up 22.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $399.0 million (up 204.45% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $366.0 million, up 170.66% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at $183.0 million for Q2 2026 at Nucor, up from $71.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $284.1 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$590.9 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $14.0 million (2024), against an average of -$50.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory plunged 1070.82% in 2024 and surged 971.43% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Nucor's Change in Inventory stood at -$590.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 148.07% to $284.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 107.74% to -$22.0 million in 2024, then surged by 422.73% to $71.0 million in 2025, then soared by 157.75% to $183.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $183.0 million (Q2 2026), $71.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$57.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn -
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 183.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - 18.71 Bn
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 174.43 Mn
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 47.70 Mn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 7.71 Bn 7.86 Bn -82.00 Mn -174.00 Mn
7 Algoma Steel 2.77 Bn 2.77 Bn -92.32 -
8 National Steel 2.24 Bn -552.84 Mn 479.33 Mn -
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 21.10 Mn
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn -6.39 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 183.00 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 183.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 71.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 71.00 Mn
Oct 4, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Oct 4, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Jul 5, 2025 202.00 Mn
Jul 5, 2025 202.00 Mn
Apr 5, 2025 150.00 Mn
Apr 5, 2025 150.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -22.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -22.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -163.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -163.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -347.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -347.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 14.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 284.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 284.06 Mn