Nucor (NUE) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) posted Net Margin of 11.12% for Q2 2026, up 3.99 percentage points from 7.13% a year earlier and up 3.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 4, 2026, Net Margin at Nucor was 7.99%, up 3.78 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.37%, down 1.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin has declined for four consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +1.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nucor's Net Margin was 6.60% in FY2024 (-6.44 pp), 13.04% in FY2023 (-5.29 pp), 18.32% in FY2022 (-0.39 pp) and 18.71% in FY2021 (+15.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Net Margin since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 16.71 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 9.65 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior quarters was 7.82% (Q1 2026), 4.92% (Q4 2025) and 7.12% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 168.96 Bn | 147.82 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 38.94% |
| 3 | Newmont | 123.37 Bn | 91.54 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 35.99% |
| 4 | Ternium | 107.07 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 7.92% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 101.67 Bn | 97.82 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 14.00% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.92 Bn | 92.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.09 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 35.75% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.61 Bn | 44.15 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 11.12% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 51.72 Bn | 32.74 Bn | - | 12.31% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.78 Bn | 37.45 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 32.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 11.12% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 7.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.92% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 7.12% |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 7.13% |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 1.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.06% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 3.36% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 7.99% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 10.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.01% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 15.34% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 13.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.39% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 16.14% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 21.72% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 19.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.71% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 20.63% |
API Access
Nucor Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();