Nucor NUE
NYSE NUE
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Nucor (NUE) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Nucor (NUE) posted Interest Expenses of $194.0 million for Q2 2026, up 506.25% sequentially from $32.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 3.96% YoY from $202.0 million in Q2 2025.

Nucor (NUE) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nucor has reported Interest Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $194.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses fell 3.96% year-over-year to $194.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $194.0 million (down 3.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $281.0 million, up 9.77% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses rose to $194.0 million in Q2 2026 per NUE's latest filing, from $32.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Expenses peaked at $238.4 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at $32.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $176.2 million and a median of $202.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Interest Expenses jumped 190.08% in 2022, then plunged 60.0% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Expenses stood at $67.8 million in 2022, then grew by 3.6% to $70.3 million in 2023, then gained by 13.82% to $80.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 60.0% to $32.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 506.25% to $194.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Expenses over the past three periods registered $194.0 million, $32.0 million, and $198.0 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Ternium 108.84 Bn 98.95 Bn 941.02 Mn -50.43 Mn
2 Nucor 55.75 Bn 53.05 Bn 2.03 Bn 36.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 54.97 Bn 50.12 Bn - -
4 Steel Dynamics 32.99 Bn 32.40 Bn 958.97 Mn 39.12 Mn
5 Reliance 19.82 Bn 19.59 Bn 1.30 Bn 18.20 Mn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.46 Bn 6.39 Bn 132.00 Mn -
7 Gerdau 5.42 Bn 4.28 Bn 558.98 Mn -89.44 Mn
8 GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4.53 Bn 2.97 Bn - -
9 Posco Holdings 4.32 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.04 Bn -1.09 Bn
10 Worthington Steel 1.74 Bn 1.66 Bn 118.80 Mn 20.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 4, 2026 194.00 Mn
Jul 4, 2026 194.00 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 194.00 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 194.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 32.00 Mn
Oct 4, 2025 198.00 Mn
Oct 4, 2025 198.00 Mn
Jul 5, 2025 198.00 Mn
Jul 5, 2025 198.00 Mn
Apr 5, 2025 202.00 Mn
Apr 5, 2025 202.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 80.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 80.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 238.40 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 238.40 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 231.10 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 231.10 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 221.90 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 221.90 Mn