Nucor (NUE) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Profit After Tax came in at $1.3 billion in Q3 2026, up 81.3% year-over-year from $706.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 47.13% quarter-over-quarter from $870.0 million in Q2 2026.
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Nucor (NUE) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed Profit After Tax across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.3 billion for Q3 2026.
- In Q3 2026, Profit After Tax rose 81.3% year-over-year to $1.3 billion; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at $3.3 billion (up 106.08% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.0 billion, down 12.12% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax came in at $1.3 billion for Q3 2026 at Nucor, up from $870.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Profit After Tax ranged from a high of $2.7 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of $226.0 million in Q2 2025.
- Average Profit After Tax over 5 years is $1.1 billion, with a median of $916.0 million recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Profit After Tax tumbled 76.43% in 2025 and surged 284.96% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Profit After Tax stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then slumped by 34.18% to $873.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 60.48% to $345.0 million in 2024, then increased by 22.61% to $423.0 million in 2025, then surged by 202.6% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Profit After Tax figures were $1.3 billion in Q3 2026, $870.0 million in Q2 2026, and $423.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 186.21 Bn | 152.34 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 170.20 Bn | 149.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 127.93 Bn | 96.10 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 2.05 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 111.02 Bn | 76.07 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 510.31 Mn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.81 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 1.39 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 97.22 Bn | 97.22 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 71.84 Bn | 56.58 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 3.50 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 56.10 Bn | 46.64 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.80 Bn | 34.82 Bn | - | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.01 Bn | 39.68 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
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
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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=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();