Nucor (NUE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) Debt Ratio was 0.19 for Q2 2026, down 4.5% from 0.20 a year earlier and down 3.9% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at Nucor was 0.20, down 0.9% from FY2024.
- By year, Debt Ratio came in at 0.20 in FY2024 (+5.8%), 0.19 in FY2023 (-6.0%), 0.21 in FY2022 (-6.4%) and 0.22 in FY2021 (-17.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Debt Ratio has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 0.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Debt Ratio in five years was Q1 2025 (growth of 12.5%); the low point was Q3 2021 (a decline of 19.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.20 (Q1 2026), 0.20 (Q4 2025) and 0.20 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 0.18 |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 0.31 |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 0.09 |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.32 |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 0.01 |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 0.15 |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 0.09 |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.98 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | 0.14 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.18 |
| 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 | 0.19 |
| 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 |
API Access
Nucor Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();