Nucor (NUE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's Return on Assets [ROA] was 10.74% in Q3 2026, up 5.06 percentage points from 5.68% a year earlier and up 1.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Nucor came in at 5.90%, down 0.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined for four consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +1.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 6.69% in FY2024 (-7.79 pp), 14.49% in FY2023 (-13.23 pp), 27.71% in FY2022 (-3.29 pp) and 31.00% in FY2021 (+26.66 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.72 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 23.84 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 13.45 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NUE's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 8.97% (Q2 2026), 7.58% (Q1 2026) and 5.83% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 10.74% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 25.64% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.30% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.53% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 16.05% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 8.30% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 18.30% |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.98 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | 1.05% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 10.74% |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 8.97% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 7.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.83% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 5.68% |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 4.59% |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 4.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.79% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 8.31% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 11.05% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 13.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.87% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 18.12% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 21.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.03% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 28.53% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 31.57% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 30.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.06% |
API Access
Nucor Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();