Nucor (NUE) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) recorded Inventory of $6.02 billion in Q2 2026, up 10.2% from $5.46 billion a year earlier and up 6.7% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Nucor reported Inventory of $5.46 billion, up 7.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Inventory came in at $5.11 billion in FY2024 (-8.5%), $5.58 billion in FY2023 (+2.3%), $5.45 billion in FY2022 (-9.3%) and $6.01 billion in FY2021 (+68.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Inventory since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Inventory has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 2.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Inventory in the last five years was growth of 74.2% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 14.4% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $5.64 billion (Q1 2026), $5.46 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.39 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | 324.00 Mn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.08 Bn | 147.94 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 122.31 Bn | 90.49 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 109.20 Bn | 74.25 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 4.40 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.31 Bn | 99.46 Bn | 2.19 Bn | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.04 Bn | 92.04 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.84 Bn | 53.58 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 55.48 Bn | 46.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 6.02 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.16 Bn | 34.19 Bn | - | 19.28 Bn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 46.84 Bn | 36.51 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 222.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 6.02 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 5.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.46 Bn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 5.39 Bn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 5.46 Bn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 5.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.11 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.13 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.26 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 5.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.25 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 5.63 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 5.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.45 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 6.05 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 6.58 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 6.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.01 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 5.68 Bn |
API Access
Nucor Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();