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

Nucor's (NUE) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.98 in Q2 2026, up 381.4% year-on-year from 0.2 in Q2 2025, and down 97.84% quarter-over-quarter from 45.33 in Q4 2025.

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

Nucor has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.98 for Q2 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 0.98, up 381.4% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.56 (down 25.42% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.32, down 403.27% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.98 for Q2 2026 at Nucor, down from 45.33 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 45.33 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.64 in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.07 (2022), against an average of 2.75.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 15658.73% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 303.83% in 2025.
  • Nucor's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.06 in 2022, then plunged by 56.3% to 0.03 in 2023, then surged by 921.85% to 0.29 in 2024, then jumped by 15658.73% to 45.33 in 2025, then plunged by 97.84% to 0.98 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.98 (Q2 2026), 45.33 (Q4 2025), and 0.24 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn -
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 0.98
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - -
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 7.01
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 0.76
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 7.71 Bn 7.86 Bn -82.00 Mn -
7 Algoma Steel 2.77 Bn 2.77 Bn -92.32 -
8 National Steel 2.24 Bn -552.84 Mn 479.33 Mn -
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 0.74
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 0.98
Dec 31, 2025 45.33
Oct 4, 2025 0.24
Jul 5, 2025 -0.39
Apr 5, 2025 -0.35
Dec 31, 2024 0.29
Sep 28, 2024 0.27
Jun 29, 2024 0.19
Mar 30, 2024 -0.64
Dec 31, 2023 0.03
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 0.08
Apr 2, 2022 0.07
Dec 31, 2021 0.17
Oct 2, 2021 -0.10
Jul 3, 2021 0.18