Nucor (NUE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $225.0 million in Q2 2026, up 145.45% year-on-year from $91.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 7600.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.0 million in Q4 2025.
Nucor (NUE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $225.0 million for Q2 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 came in at $225.0 million, up 145.45% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $532.0 million (up 2.11% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$188.0 million, down 123.33% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $225.0 million for Q2 2026 at Nucor, up from -$3.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $2.3 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of -$495.0 million in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $675.4 million (2023), against an average of $815.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 833.37% in 2022 and plunged 135.71% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Nucor's Free Cash Flow stood at $2.0 billion in 2022, then sank by 60.18% to $802.6 million in 2023, then sank by 118.19% to -$146.0 million in 2024, then surged by 97.95% to -$3.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 7600.0% to $225.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $225.0 million (Q2 2026), -$3.0 million (Q4 2025), and $532.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | 623.22 Mn |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 225.00 Mn |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | -9.00 Mn |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 10.34 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 87.20 Mn |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | -477.00 Mn |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | -14.88 |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | -147.54 Mn |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 33.30 Mn |
| 10 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.13 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 26.67 Mn | 27.97 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 225.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 225.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 532.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 532.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | -222.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | -222.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | -495.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | -495.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -146.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -146.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 478.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 478.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 684.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 684.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -210.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -210.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 802.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 802.64 Mn |