Nucor (NUE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$206.0 million in Q2 2026, down 4.04% year-on-year from -$214.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 100.65% quarter-over-quarter from $31.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Nucor (NUE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has disclosed Retained Earnings across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$206.0 million for Q2 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q2 2026 came in at -$206.0 million, down 4.04% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was -$206.0 million (down 4.04% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $31.5 billion, up 15246.15% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings came in at -$206.0 million for Q2 2026 at Nucor, down from $31.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $31.5 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$208.0 million in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$165.4 million (2023), against an average of $1.7 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings slumped 271.56% in 2023 and jumped 15246.15% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Nucor's Retained Earnings stood at -$137.0 million in 2022, then declined by 18.25% to -$162.0 million in 2023, then declined by 28.4% to -$208.0 million in 2024, then surged by 15246.15% to $31.5 billion in 2025, then plunged by 100.65% to -$206.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$206.0 million (Q2 2026), $31.5 billion (Q4 2025), and -$189.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | -206.00 Mn |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | -858,000.00 |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | -95.70 Mn |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | 1.43 Bn |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | - |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | - |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 2.10 Mn |
| 10 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.13 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 26.67 Mn | 41,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | -206.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.50 Bn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | -189.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | -167.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | -198.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -208.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -168.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -178.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -177.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -162.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -148.83 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -128.97 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -165.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -137.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | -103.55 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -70.81 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -44.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -115.28 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | -85.90 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2021 | -73.73 Mn |