Nucor (NUE) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) posted EBITDA Margin of 19.35% for Q2 2026, up 4.16 percentage points from 15.20% a year earlier and up 3.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 4, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Nucor was 15.74%, up 4.10 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 12.74%, down 1.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin has declined for four consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +0.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nucor's EBITDA Margin was 14.10% in FY2024 (-7.21 pp), 21.31% in FY2023 (-6.55 pp), 27.87% in FY2022 (-0.05 pp) and 27.91% in FY2021 (+16.00 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 19.22 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 9.52 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior quarters was 15.87% (Q1 2026), 11.80% (Q4 2025) and 14.73% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 173.13 Bn | 151.92 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 66.43% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 153.19 Bn | 113.69 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.78 Bn | 92.78 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 26.35% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 105.49 Bn | 89.53 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 35.94% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 94.62 Bn | 84.25 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 71.78% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.78 Bn | 44.98 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 62.11% |
| 8 | Nucor | 57.52 Bn | 46.91 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 19.35% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.12 Bn | 27.14 Bn | - | 10.95% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.51 Bn | 35.39 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 19.35% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 15.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.80% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 14.73% |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 15.20% |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 8.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.53% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 11.61% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 15.25% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 18.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.81% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 24.51% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 21.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.50% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 25.20% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 32.12% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 30.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.48% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 30.05% |
API Access
Nucor EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();