Nucor (NUE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 28.79 in Q2 2026, up 353.25% year-on-year from 6.35 in Q2 2025, and up 74.51% quarter-over-quarter from 16.5 in Q4 2025.
Nucor (NUE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 28.79 for Q2 2026.
- Interest Coverage Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 28.79, up 353.25% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 21.89 (up 142.03% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.17, down 75.73% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 28.79 for Q2 2026 at Nucor, up from 16.5 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 66.56 in Q2 2022 to a low of 6.35 in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 24.28 (2023), against an average of 26.24.
- Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio slumped 76.81% in 2025 and jumped 353.25% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Nucor's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 29.47 in 2022, then sank by 40.62% to 17.5 in 2023, then tumbled by 57.47% to 7.44 in 2024, then soared by 121.71% to 16.5 in 2025, then soared by 74.51% to 28.79 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 28.79 (Q2 2026), 16.5 (Q4 2025), and 23.37 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | -5.78 |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 28.79 |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 16.18 |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 23.89 |
| 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 | -3.08 |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 1.48 |
| 10 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.13 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 26.67 Mn | 36.37 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 28.79 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.50 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 23.37 |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 18.76 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 6.35 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.44 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 7.91 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 13.43 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 27.40 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.50 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.28 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 33.68 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 25.66 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.47 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 43.19 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 55.75 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 66.56 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 74.45 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 65.59 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 55.40 |