Growth Metrics

Nucor (NUE) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2025)

Nucor (NUE) has disclosed Debt to Equity for 17 consecutive years, with $0.33 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 21.19% to $0.33 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $0.33 through Dec 2025, up 21.19% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $0.33 for FY2025, 21.19% up from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity hit $0.33 in Q4 2025 for Nucor, up from $0.31 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.45 in Q2 2021 to a low of $0.27 in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.34 across 5 years, with a median of $0.33 in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Debt to Equity: decreased 26.2% in 2021 and later rose 21.19% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Debt to Equity stood at $0.35 in 2021, then dropped by 2.22% to $0.34 in 2022, then decreased by 10.46% to $0.3 in 2023, then decreased by 9.23% to $0.28 in 2024, then increased by 21.19% to $0.33 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Debt to Equity for NUE at $0.33 in Q4 2025, $0.31 in Q4 2025, and $0.32 in Q3 2025.