Nucor (NUE) Dividends Paid - Common (2011 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $62.0 million in Q3 2026, down 27.91% year-over-year from $86.0 million in Q3 2025, and down 71.82% quarter-over-quarter from $220.0 million in Q2 2026.
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Nucor (NUE) Dividends Paid - Common (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed Dividends Paid - Common across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $62.0 million for Q3 2026.
- In Q3 2026, Dividends Paid - Common fell 27.91% year-over-year to $62.0 million; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at $536.0 million (up 15.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $512.0 million, down 1.92% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common came in at $62.0 million for Q3 2026 at Nucor, down from $220.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $337.8 million in Q2 2023 to a low of $23.6 million in Q3 2023.
- Average Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years is $131.4 million, with a median of $127.0 million recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common slumped 82.11% in 2023 and surged 234.28% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $129.8 million in 2022, then decreased by 20.99% to $102.6 million in 2023, then gained by 24.76% to $128.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 0.78% to $127.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 51.18% to $62.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Dividends Paid - Common figures were $62.0 million in Q3 2026, $220.0 million in Q2 2026, and $127.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 186.21 Bn | 152.34 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 170.20 Bn | 149.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 826.20 Mn |
| 3 | Newmont | 127.93 Bn | 96.10 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 277.00 Mn |
| 4 | Ternium | 111.02 Bn | 76.07 Bn | 941.02 Mn | - |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.81 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 216.00 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 | 288.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 56.10 Bn | 46.64 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 129.00 Mn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.80 Bn | 34.82 Bn | - | - |
| 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 | 129.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 129.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 127.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 127.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 129.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 129.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 128.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 130.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 130.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 134.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 127.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 128.10 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 129.37 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 130.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 129.85 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 132.11 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 134.45 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 137.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 116.86 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 120.07 Mn |
API Access
Nucor Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();