Nucor (NUE) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) recorded Operating Income of $1.63 billion in Q2 2026, up 77.3% from $919 million a year earlier and up 45.1% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Nucor's Operating Income came in at $4.17 billion as of Jul 4, 2026, up 94.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.66 billion, down 10.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income has declined for three straight years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Income came in at $2.98 billion in FY2024 (-52.2%), $6.23 billion in FY2023 (-40.7%), $10.51 billion in FY2022 (+12.7%) and $9.32 billion in FY2021 (+477.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Income since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 29.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Income in the last five years was growth of 755.4% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 72.5% in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.12 billion (Q1 2026), $528 million (Q4 2025) and $888 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 167.30 Bn | 146.09 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.62 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 143.04 Bn | 103.54 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.35 Bn | 92.35 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 99.09 Bn | 83.13 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 2.00 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 93.47 Bn | 83.11 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.01 Bn | 44.20 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.73 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.68 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.25 Bn | 27.28 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 46.03 Bn | 33.92 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 1.55 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.63 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 528.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 888.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 919.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 324.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 387.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 514.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 900.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 1.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 2.05 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 1.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.68 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 2.36 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 3.54 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 2.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.02 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 2.88 Bn |
API Access
Nucor Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();