Nucor NUE
NYSE NUE
$257.87 +1.47 (+0.57%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Nucor (NUE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.19 in Q3 2026, down 6.18% year-over-year from 0.2 in Q3 2025, and down 4.19% quarter-over-quarter from 0.2 in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Nucor (NUE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nucor has disclosed Debt Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.19 for Q3 2026.

  • In Q3 2026, Debt Ratio fell 6.18% year-over-year to 0.19; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at 0.19 (down 6.18% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.2, changed 0.49% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.19 for Q3 2026 at Nucor, down from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.24 in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.19 in Q3 2026.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.21, with a median of 0.2 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio decreased 13.7% in 2023 and gained 11.56% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.21 in 2022, then decreased by 5.7% to 0.19 in 2023, then grew by 5.08% to 0.2 in 2024, then fell by 0.49% to 0.2 in 2025, then decreased by 5.72% to 0.19 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Debt Ratio figures were 0.19 in Q3 2026, 0.2 in Q2 2026, and 0.2 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Ternium 114.02 Bn 104.12 Bn 941.02 Mn 0.32
2 Nucor 58.75 Bn 56.06 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.19
3 Steel Dynamics 34.64 Bn 34.06 Bn 958.97 Mn 0.25
4 Gerdau 10.07 Bn 9.00 Bn 558.98 Mn 0.12
5 Commercial Metals 7.63 Bn 7.07 Bn 455.14 Mn 0.35
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.92 Bn 6.85 Bn 132.00 Mn 0.38
7 Posco Holdings 4.73 Bn -4.95 Bn 1.11 Bn 0.02
8 GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4.41 Bn 2.86 Bn - 0.02
9 National Steel 1.76 Bn -1.07 Bn 579.08 Mn 0.02
10 SunCoke Energy 874.57 Mn 831.87 Mn 100.40 Mn 0.38
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 4, 2026 0.19
Apr 4, 2026 0.20
Dec 31, 2025 0.20
Oct 4, 2025 0.20
Jul 5, 2025 0.20
Apr 5, 2025 0.23
Dec 31, 2024 0.20
Sep 28, 2024 0.20
Jun 29, 2024 0.20
Mar 30, 2024 0.20
Dec 31, 2023 0.19
Sep 30, 2023 0.20
Jul 1, 2023 0.20
Apr 1, 2023 0.21
Dec 31, 2022 0.21
Oct 1, 2022 0.21
Jul 2, 2022 0.23
Apr 2, 2022 0.24
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Oct 2, 2021 0.23