Nucor (NUE) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) recorded EBT Margin of 15.63% in Q2 2026, up 5.00 percentage points from 10.63% a year earlier and up 4.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Nucor's EBT Margin came in at 11.37% as of Jul 4, 2026, up 5.00 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 7.90%, down 1.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin has declined for four straight years, though with a five-year change of +3.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBT Margin came in at 9.44% in FY2024 (-8.63 pp), 18.07% in FY2023 (-6.61 pp), 24.68% in FY2022 (-0.54 pp) and 25.22% in FY2021 (+21.07 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.72 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 24.88 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 12.41 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 11.54% (Q1 2026), 6.52% (Q4 2025) and 10.36% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 168.96 Bn | 147.82 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 60.61% |
| 3 | Newmont | 123.37 Bn | 91.54 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 49.02% |
| 4 | Ternium | 107.07 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 11.23% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 101.67 Bn | 97.82 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 27.46% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.92 Bn | 92.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.09 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 52.34% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.61 Bn | 44.15 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.63% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 51.72 Bn | 32.74 Bn | - | 5.14% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.78 Bn | 37.45 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 53.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 15.63% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 11.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.52% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 10.36% |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 10.63% |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 3.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.51% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.23% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 11.12% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 15.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.64% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 21.52% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 18.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.58% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 22.12% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 29.59% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 27.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.02% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 27.82% |
API Access
Nucor EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();