Nucor (NUE) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) posted Profit After Tax of $1.28 billion for Q2 2026, up 81.3% from $706 million a year earlier and up 47.1% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 4, 2026, Profit After Tax at Nucor was $3.26 billion, up 106.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.04 billion, down 12.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Profit After Tax has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nucor's Profit After Tax was $2.32 billion in FY2024 (-52.8%), $4.91 billion in FY2023 (-39.2%), $8.08 billion in FY2022 (+13.4%) and $7.12 billion in FY2021 (+751.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Profit After Tax since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Profit After Tax has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 37.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Profit After Tax in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 898.6%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 76.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Profit After Tax for the three prior quarters was $870 million (Q1 2026), $423 million (Q4 2025) and $683 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 164.05 Bn | 142.83 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 142.02 Bn | 102.52 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 123.80 Bn | 91.80 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 2.05 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 97.71 Bn | 81.75 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 1.39 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 93.12 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.50 Bn | 43.70 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 58.36 Bn | 47.74 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 47.34 Bn | 26.37 Bn | - | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 45.93 Bn | 33.82 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 218.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.28 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 870.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 423.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 683.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 706.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 226.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 345.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 303.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 712.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 959.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 873.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.22 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 1.59 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 1.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.33 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 1.80 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 2.73 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 2.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.34 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 2.22 Bn |
API Access
Nucor Profit After Tax 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=profit-after-tax&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();