Nucor (NUE) Dividend Yield (2012 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) recorded Dividend Yield of 1.02% in Q2 2026, down 0.61 percentage points from 1.63% a year earlier and down 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Dividend Yield (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nucor reported Dividend Yield of 1.38%, down 0.56 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Dividend Yield has a five-year change of -1.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividend Yield came in at 1.94% in FY2024 (+0.71 pp), 1.23% in FY2023 (-0.38 pp), 1.61% in FY2022 (+0.03 pp) and 1.57% in FY2021 (-1.53 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield in data going back to Q3 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Yield has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividend Yield in the last five years was a gain of 1.08 percentage points in Q1 2025, against a drop of 1.78 percentage points in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 1.30% (Q1 2026), 1.38% (Q4 2025) and 1.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.92 Bn | 120.65 Bn | 3.10 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 140.14 Bn | 100.96 Bn | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 131.37 Bn | 96.51 Bn | 4.22 Bn |
| 5 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 100.55 Bn | 87.50 Bn | 2.15 Bn |
| 6 | Ternium | 100.28 Bn | 68.54 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 89.65 Bn | 73.69 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 72.40 Bn | 47.60 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 9 | Nucor | 57.01 Bn | 46.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.36 Bn | 37.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.02% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 1.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.38% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 1.62% |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 1.63% |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 2.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.94% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 1.48% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 1.38% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 1.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.35% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 1.28% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 1.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.61% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 1.90% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 1.84% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 1.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.57% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 1.75% |
API Access
Nucor Dividend Yield 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=dividend-yield&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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=dividend-yield&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();