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

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DateValue
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