Nucor NUE
NYSE NUE
$240.48 -8.23 (-3.31%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Nucor (NUE) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Nucor (NUE) posted Deferred Taxes of -$34.0 million for Q2 2026, down 123.78% sequentially from $143.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 9.68% YoY from -$37.6 million in Q2 2025.

Nucor (NUE) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nucor has reported Deferred Taxes for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$34.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes fell 9.68% year-over-year to -$34.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $142.0 million (up 243.43% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $145.0 million, up 234.26% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes slipped to -$34.0 million in Q2 2026 per NUE's latest filing, from $143.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $143.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$40.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $1.1 million and a median of -$16.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Deferred Taxes slumped 174.24% in 2024, then soared 993.75% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at $29.1 million in 2022, then soared by 57.13% to $45.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 134.97% to -$16.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 993.75% to $143.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 123.78% to -$34.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered -$34.0 million, $143.0 million, and $19.0 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Ternium 106.22 Bn 96.33 Bn 941.02 Mn -
2 Nucor 55.03 Bn 52.34 Bn 2.03 Bn -27.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 54.04 Bn 49.19 Bn - 142.00 Mn
4 Steel Dynamics 31.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 958.97 Mn 29.98 Mn
5 Reliance 19.53 Bn 19.29 Bn 1.30 Bn -
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.15 Bn 6.08 Bn 132.00 Mn -17.00 Mn
7 Gerdau 5.42 Bn 4.28 Bn 558.98 Mn -
8 GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4.56 Bn 3.00 Bn - -
9 Posco Holdings 4.34 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.04 Bn 5.17 Mn
10 Worthington Steel 1.70 Bn 1.61 Bn 118.80 Mn -2.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 4, 2026 -27.00 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 -34.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 143.00 Mn
Oct 4, 2025 19.00 Mn
Jul 5, 2025 14.00 Mn
Apr 5, 2025 -31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -16.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -14.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -38.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 45.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.86 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 -16.42 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 -28.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 29.12 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 3.10 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 -17.46 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 -18.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -155.83 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 64.38 Mn