Nucor (NUE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 2.37% in Q2 2026, up 869.0% year-on-year from 0.24% in Q2 2025, and up 6171.24% quarter-over-quarter from 0.04% in Q4 2025.
Nucor (NUE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 2.37% for Q2 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 2.37%, up 869.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 1.56% (down 15.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.58%, down 320.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin came in at 2.37% for Q2 2026 at Nucor, up from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 23.1% in Q4 2022 to a low of 6.32% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 7.75% (2023), against an average of 8.54%.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 1620 bps in 2022 and plunged 1665 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Nucor's FCF Margin stood at 23.1% in 2022, then sank by 55 bps to 10.42% in 2023, then slumped by 120 bps to 2.06% in 2024, then surged by 98 bps to 0.04% in 2025, then surged by 6171 bps to 2.37% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 2.37% (Q2 2026), 0.04% (Q4 2025), and 6.24% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | 15.84% |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 2.37% |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | -0.06% |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 0.20% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 2.17% |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | -9.69% |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | -6.87% |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | -7.32% |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 4.33% |
| 10 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.13 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 26.67 Mn | 20.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 2.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.04% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 6.24% |
| Jul 5, 2025 | -2.63% |
| Apr 5, 2025 | -6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.06% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 6.42% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 8.47% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -2.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.07% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 14.65% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 7.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.10% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 22.32% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 14.76% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 19.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.18% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 11.95% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 10.97% |