Nucor (NUE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) posted Retained Earnings of -$206.0 million for Q2 2026, down 6.19% sequentially from -$194.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 4.04% YoY from -$214.7 million in Q2 2025.
Nucor (NUE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has reported Retained Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$206.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 4.04% year-over-year to -$206.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was -$206.0 million (down 4.04% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$194.0 million, up 6.73% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings fell to -$206.0 million in Q2 2026 per NUE's latest filing, from -$194.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $31.3 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$208.0 million in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of $1.7 billion and a median of -$165.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Retained Earnings slumped 271.56% in 2023, then surged 18704.17% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at -$137.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 18.25% to -$162.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 28.4% to -$208.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 6.73% to -$194.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 6.19% to -$206.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$206.0 million, -$194.0 million, and $31.3 billion for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 108.84 Bn | 98.95 Bn | 941.02 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nucor | 55.75 Bn | 53.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 33.15 Bn |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 54.97 Bn | 50.12 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 32.99 Bn | 32.40 Bn | 958.97 Mn | 16.47 Bn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.82 Bn | 19.59 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 7.48 Bn |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 6.46 Bn | 6.39 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 5.75 Bn |
| 7 | Gerdau | 5.42 Bn | 4.28 Bn | 558.98 Mn | 4.46 Bn |
| 8 | GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V | 4.53 Bn | 2.97 Bn | - | 2.97 Bn |
| 9 | Posco Holdings | 4.32 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 935.98 Mn |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 1.74 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 118.80 Mn | 919.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 33.15 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | -206.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -194.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 31.26 Bn |
| 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 |