Nucor NUE
NYSE NUE
$255.50 -2.41 (-0.93%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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