Nucor (NUE) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's Interest Expenses came in at $36 million for Q2 2026, down 26.5% from $49 million a year earlier and down 7.7% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, Nucor reported Interest Expenses of $145 million, down 33.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $170 million, down 25.4% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Interest Expenses was $228 million in FY2024 (-7.3%), $246 million in FY2023 (+12.3%), $219 million in FY2022 (+34.3%) and $163.12 million in FY2021 (-2.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Interest Expenses is $32 million (Q4 2025) to $67 million (Q2 2024).
- Year-over-year, Interest Expenses has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 18.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Expenses over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 68.6%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 41.5%).
- Business Quant data shows NUE's Interest Expenses at $39 million (Q1 2026), $32 million (Q4 2025) and $38 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | - |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | -50.43 Mn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 16.04 Mn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | -26.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 36.00 Mn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | -136.00 Mn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.47 Bn | 37.14 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -5.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 36.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 39.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 49.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 51.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 52.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 65.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 67.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 43.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 59.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 63.23 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 60.81 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 62.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 56.84 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 54.57 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 63.51 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 44.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 40.58 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 43.91 Mn |
API Access
Nucor Interest Expenses 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-expenses&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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-expenses&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();