Nucor (NUE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's FCF Margin was 7.97% in Q2 2026, up 10.60 percentage points from -2.63% a year earlier and up 5.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nucor's FCF Margin was 4.38% through Jul 4, 2026, up 5.63 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -0.58%, down 3.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -6.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 2.62% in FY2024 (-11.49 pp), 14.11% in FY2023 (-5.46 pp), 19.57% in FY2022 (+6.94 pp) and 12.63% in FY2021 (+6.90 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.85 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 18.77 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 16.65 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NUE's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 2.37% (Q1 2026), -0.04% (Q4 2025) and 6.24% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 186.21 Bn | 152.34 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 170.20 Bn | 149.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 36.51% |
| 3 | Newmont | 127.93 Bn | 96.10 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 36.04% |
| 4 | Ternium | 111.02 Bn | 76.07 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 15.83% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.81 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.43% |
| 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 | 54.67% |
| 8 | Nucor | 56.10 Bn | 46.64 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 7.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.80 Bn | 34.82 Bn | - | 12.31% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.01 Bn | 39.68 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 59.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 7.97% |
| 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% |
API Access
Nucor FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();