Growth Metrics

Nucor (NUE) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Nucor's Operating Expenses history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $334.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 39.17% year-over-year to $334.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $1.2 billion, up 8.55%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.2 billion, 8.55% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $334.0 million at Nucor, up from $300.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $563.2 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $240.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $370.9 million (2023), against an average of $381.5 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Expenses surged 225.77% in 2021 before it tumbled 36.75% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $502.1 million in 2021, then decreased by 15.82% to $422.6 million in 2022, then dropped by 15.78% to $355.9 million in 2023, then tumbled by 32.57% to $240.0 million in 2024, then surged by 39.17% to $334.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NUE's Operating Expenses are $334.0 million (Q4 2025), $300.0 million (Q4 2025), and $304.0 million (Q3 2025).