Nucor (NUE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025)
Nucor's (NUE) Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 45.25 for Q2 2026, up 141.3% from 18.76 a year earlier and up 57.1% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 4, 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio at Nucor was 28.74, up 190.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 15.64, up 19.7% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Nucor's Interest Coverage Ratio was 13.07 in FY2024 (-48.4%), 25.33 in FY2023 (-47.2%), 47.97 in FY2022 (-16.0%) and 57.13 in FY2021 (+490.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 81.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 723.7%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 76.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio for the three prior quarters was 28.79 (Q1 2026), 16.50 (Q4 2025) and 23.37 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 16.11 |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | 14.06 |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 16.80 |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | 14.06 |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 12.56 |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 3.29 |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 89.14 |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | - |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 30.75 |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.98 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | 5.12 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.11 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.73 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.50 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 47.78 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 57.41 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.01 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 12.33 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 21.03 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.34 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.17 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 2.36 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 7.59 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.21 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 5.92 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 8.00 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 2.66 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -1.76 |
API Access
Nucor Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio-annual&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio-annual", "ticker": "NUE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio-annual&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();