Nucor (NUE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) posted Operating Expenses of $378.0 million for Q2 2026, up 13.17% sequentially from $334.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 34.52% YoY from $281.0 million in Q2 2025.
Nucor (NUE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $378.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 34.52% year-over-year to $378.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $1.3 billion (up 24.27% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.2 billion, up 8.55% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses climbed to $378.0 million in Q2 2026 per NUE's latest filing, from $334.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $563.2 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at $240.0 million in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of $370.7 million and a median of $355.9 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses jumped 80.19% in 2022, then slumped 36.75% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $422.6 million in 2022, then decreased by 15.78% to $355.9 million in 2023, then slumped by 32.57% to $240.0 million in 2024, then soared by 39.17% to $334.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 13.17% to $378.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $378.0 million, $334.0 million, and $300.0 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 108.91 Bn | 99.02 Bn | 941.02 Mn | -427.76 Mn |
| 2 | Nucor | 55.74 Bn | 53.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 405.00 Mn |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 55.38 Bn | 50.53 Bn | - | -780.00 Mn |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 32.91 Bn | 32.32 Bn | 958.97 Mn | 193.45 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 19.41 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.19 Bn |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 6.55 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 5.28 Bn |
| 7 | Gerdau | 5.46 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 558.98 Mn | -64.82 Mn |
| 8 | GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V | 4.57 Bn | 3.01 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Posco Holdings | 4.33 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -65.40 Mn |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 1.73 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 118.80 Mn | 81.10 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 405.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 378.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 334.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 300.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 304.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 281.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 240.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 244.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 294.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 345.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 355.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 385.77 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 453.39 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 389.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 422.65 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 486.56 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 563.21 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 524.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 502.07 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 526.35 Mn |