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Nucor (NUE) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Nucor's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 42.33 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio fell 3170.19% year-over-year to 42.33; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 2.72, down 520.51%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 2.72, 520.51% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 42.33 at Nucor, down from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.5 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 42.33 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.07 (2022), against an average of 2.13.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Payout Ratio soared 37814.85% in 2024 before it plummeted 3170.19% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.05 in 2021, then increased by 21.03% to 0.06 in 2022, then surged by 145.62% to 0.16 in 2023, then tumbled by 918.11% to 1.29 in 2024, then tumbled by 3170.19% to 42.33 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NUE's FCF Payout Ratio are 42.33 (Q4 2025), 0.32 (Q4 2025), and 0.19 (Q3 2025).