Nucor (NUE) Net Long-Term Debt Issued (Repaid) (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) recorded Non-Current Debt of $6.38 billion in Q3 2026, down 4.5% from $6.69 billion a year earlier and down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Net Long-Term Debt Issued (Repaid) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Nucor reported Non-Current Debt of $6.91 billion, up 21.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Non-Current Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Non-Current Debt came in at $5.68 billion in FY2024 (-14.5%), $6.65 billion in FY2023 (+0.5%), $6.61 billion in FY2022 (+33.3%) and $4.96 billion in FY2021 (-5.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Non-Current Debt since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Non-Current Debt rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Non-Current Debt in the last five years was growth of 33.7% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 14.7% in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $6.39 billion (Q2 2026), $6.88 billion (Q1 2026) and $6.91 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net LT Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.92 Bn | 120.65 Bn | 3.10 Bn | - |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 140.14 Bn | 100.96 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 131.37 Bn | 96.51 Bn | 4.22 Bn | -25.00 Mn |
| 5 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 100.55 Bn | 87.50 Bn | 2.15 Bn | - |
| 6 | Ternium | 100.28 Bn | 68.54 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 411.00 Mn |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 89.65 Bn | 73.69 Bn | 2.19 Bn | -45.00 Mn |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 72.40 Bn | 47.60 Bn | 2.90 Bn | -15.00 Mn |
| 9 | Nucor | 57.01 Bn | 46.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -33.00 Mn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.36 Bn | 37.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | -33.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | -4.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 217.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | -5.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | -1.00 Bn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 993.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -2.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.50 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -2.50 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -2.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.43 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | -602.50 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 495.38 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 196.99 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 142.64 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2020 | 1.01 Bn |
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Nucor Net Long-Term Debt Issued (Repaid) 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=non-current-debt&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "non-current-debt", "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=non-current-debt&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();