Nucor (NUE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) recorded Operating Margin of 15.67% in Q2 2026, up 4.80 percentage points from 10.87% a year earlier and up 3.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Nucor's Operating Margin came in at 11.55% as of Jul 4, 2026, up 4.59 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.18%, down 1.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for four straight years, though with a five-year change of +0.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 9.69% in FY2024 (-8.25 pp), 17.95% in FY2023 (-7.36 pp), 25.31% in FY2022 (-0.23 pp) and 25.54% in FY2021 (+17.53 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 21.09 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 10.59 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 11.83% (Q1 2026), 6.87% (Q4 2025) and 10.42% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 16.60% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 59.94% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.03% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 12.44% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 56.01% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 31.18% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 54.41% |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.98 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | -0.80% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 16.60% |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 15.98% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 11.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.93% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 10.81% |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 11.21% |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 4.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.25% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 6.10% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 11.95% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 15.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.36% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 22.16% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 19.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.24% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 22.64% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 30.13% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 28.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.41% |
API Access
Nucor Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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-margin&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();