Nucor NUE
NYSE NUE
$255.50 -2.41 (-0.93%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Nucor (NUE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Nucor's (NUE) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.07 in Q3 2026, up 119.31% year-over-year from 0.03 in Q3 2025, and down 92.35% quarter-over-quarter from 0.98 in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Nucor (NUE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nucor has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.07 for Q3 2026.

  • In Q3 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 119.31% year-over-year to 0.07; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at 0.34 (up 128.03% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.72, down 520.51% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.07 for Q3 2026 at Nucor, down from 0.98 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.98 in Q2 2026 to a low of 42.33 in Q4 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 2.37, with a median of 0.06 recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 1316.03% in 2024 and plunged 4728.65% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.06 in 2022, then surged by 98.41% to 0.13 in 2023, then plunged by 785.88% to 0.88 in 2024, then sank by 4728.65% to 42.33 in 2025, then soared by 100.18% to 0.07 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.07 in Q3 2026, 0.98 in Q2 2026, and 42.33 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ternium 112.84 Bn 102.94 Bn 941.02 Mn 0.37
2 Nucor 58.24 Bn 55.55 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.07
3 Steel Dynamics 34.14 Bn 33.55 Bn 958.97 Mn 0.25
4 Gerdau 10.23 Bn 9.16 Bn 558.98 Mn -
5 Commercial Metals 7.39 Bn 6.83 Bn 455.14 Mn 0.29
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.75 Bn 6.68 Bn 132.00 Mn -
7 Posco Holdings 4.67 Bn -5.01 Bn 1.11 Bn 0.19
8 GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4.41 Bn 2.86 Bn - -
9 National Steel 1.82 Bn -1.00 Bn 579.08 Mn -
10 SunCoke Energy 866.00 Mn 823.30 Mn 100.40 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 4, 2026 0.07
Apr 4, 2026 0.98
Dec 31, 2025 -42.33
Oct 4, 2025 0.24
Jul 5, 2025 -0.39
Apr 5, 2025 -0.35
Dec 31, 2024 -0.88
Sep 28, 2024 0.17
Jun 29, 2024 0.07
Mar 30, 2024 -1.26
Dec 31, 2023 0.13
Sep 30, 2023 0.01
Jul 1, 2023 0.04
Apr 1, 2023 0.50
Dec 31, 2022 0.06
Oct 1, 2022 0.06
Jul 2, 2022 0.03
Apr 2, 2022 0.10
Dec 31, 2021 0.05
Oct 2, 2021 0.10