Nucor (NUE) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) Payout Ratio was 0.18 for Q2 2026, down 55.4% from 0.40 a year earlier and down 19.2% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at Nucor was 0.29, up 14.0% from FY2024.
- Payout Ratio has increased for three consecutive years.
- By year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.26 in FY2024 (+126.3%), 0.11 in FY2023 (+62.1%), 0.07 in FY2022 (-0.9%) and 0.07 in FY2021 (-89.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 71.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was Q1 2025 (growth of 215.5%); the low point was Q3 2021 (a decline of 91.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.22 (Q1 2026), 0.29 (Q4 2025) and 0.31 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.47 Bn | 37.14 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.09 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.07 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.07 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 0.10 |
API Access
Nucor Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();