Nucor (NUE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Nucor has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 15.67% for Q3 2026.

• In Q3 2026, Operating Margin rose 480.0% year-over-year to 15.67%; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at 11.55% (up 459.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.18%, down 151.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin came in at 15.67% for Q3 2026 at Nucor, up from 11.83% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 30.02% in Q3 2022 to a low of 4.14% in Q2 2025.
• Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 14.91%, with a median of 13.97% recorded in 2023.
• Year-over-year, Operating Margin jumped 898 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1059 bps in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 19.2% in 2022, then fell by 30 bps to 13.47% in 2023, then tumbled by 59 bps to 5.47% in 2024, then gained by 26 bps to 6.87% in 2025, then surged by 128 bps to 15.67% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 15.67% in Q3 2026, 11.83% in Q2 2026, and 6.87% in Q4 2025.