Nucor (NUE) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$27.0 million in Q3 2026, down 292.86% year-over-year from $14.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 20.59% quarter-over-quarter from -$34.0 million in Q2 2026.
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Nucor (NUE) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$27.0 million for Q3 2026.
- In Q3 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 292.86% year-over-year to -$27.0 million; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at $117.0 million (up 312.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $161.0 million, up 238.79% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes came in at -$27.0 million for Q3 2026 at Nucor, up from -$34.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $159.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$40.0 million in Q1 2024.
- Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is $4.6 million, with a median of -$16.9 million recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Deferred Taxes jumped 762.5% in 2025 and slumped 292.86% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at $110.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 57.54% to $46.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 151.34% to -$24.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 762.5% to $159.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 116.98% to -$27.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Deferred Taxes figures were -$27.0 million in Q3 2026, -$34.0 million in Q2 2026, and $159.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 186.21 Bn | 152.34 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 170.20 Bn | 149.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 16.20 Mn |
| 3 | Newmont | 127.93 Bn | 96.10 Bn | 4.03 Bn | -101.00 Mn |
| 4 | Ternium | 111.02 Bn | 76.07 Bn | 941.02 Mn | - |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.81 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 16.00 Mn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 97.22 Bn | 97.22 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 71.84 Bn | 56.58 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 732.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 56.10 Bn | 46.64 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -27.00 Mn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.80 Bn | 34.82 Bn | - | 142.00 Mn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.01 Bn | 39.68 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | -27.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | -34.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 159.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 19.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | -31.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -24.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -14.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -38.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -40.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.86 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -16.42 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -28.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -13.88 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 3.10 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -17.46 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -18.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -155.08 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 64.38 Mn |
API Access
Nucor Deferred Taxes API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "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=deferred-taxes&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();