Nucor (NUE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $405.0 million in Q3 2026, up 33.22% year-over-year from $304.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 7.14% quarter-over-quarter from $378.0 million in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Nucor (NUE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $405.0 million for Q3 2026.
- In Q3 2026, Operating Expenses rose 33.22% year-over-year to $405.0 million; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at $1.4 billion (up 32.55% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.2 billion, up 8.55% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $405.0 million for Q3 2026 at Nucor, up from $378.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $563.2 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $240.0 million in Q4 2024.
- Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $372.6 million, with a median of $367.0 million recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 80.19% in 2022 and sank 36.75% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $422.6 million in 2022, then fell by 15.78% to $355.9 million in 2023, then plunged by 32.57% to $240.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 39.17% to $334.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 21.26% to $405.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $405.0 million in Q3 2026, $378.0 million in Q2 2026, and $334.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 112.84 Bn | 102.94 Bn | 941.02 Mn | -46.36 Mn |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.24 Bn | 55.55 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 405.00 Mn |
| 3 | Steel Dynamics | 34.14 Bn | 33.55 Bn | 958.97 Mn | 193.45 Mn |
| 4 | Gerdau | 10.23 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 558.98 Mn | -64.82 Mn |
| 5 | Commercial Metals | 7.39 Bn | 6.83 Bn | 455.14 Mn | 2.29 Bn |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 6.75 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 5.28 Bn |
| 7 | Posco Holdings | 4.67 Bn | -5.01 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -78.82 Mn |
| 8 | GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V | 4.41 Bn | 2.86 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | National Steel | 1.82 Bn | -1.00 Bn | 579.08 Mn | -503.33 Mn |
| 10 | SunCoke Energy | 866.00 Mn | 823.30 Mn | 100.40 Mn | 446.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic 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 |