Nucor (NUE) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2025)
Nucor's Dividends Paid - Common was $129 million in Q2 2026, unchanged from $129 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nucor's Dividends Paid - Common was $512 million through Jul 4, 2026, down 0.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $512 million, down 1.9% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common was $522 million in FY2024 (+1.4%), $515 million in FY2023 (-3.6%), $534 million in FY2022 (+10.5%) and $483.47 million in FY2021 (-1.7%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common has moved between $116.86 million (Q4 2021) and $137.59 million (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 11.1%); the worst was Q1 2023 (a decline of 5.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, NUE's Dividends Paid - Common in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $129 million (Q1 2026), $127 million (Q4 2025) and $127 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 512.00 Mn |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | 6.41 Bn |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 2.49 Bn |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 530.03 Mn |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 728.08 Mn |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 865.00 Mn |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 890.00 Mn |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.98 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | 548.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 512.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 522.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 515.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 534.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 483.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 491.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 492.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 485.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 485.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 481.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 479.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 475.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 471.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 466.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 461.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 457.28 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-annual&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-annual", "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-annual&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();