Nucor (NUE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.97% in Q2 2026, up 4.39 percentage points from 4.59% a year earlier and up 1.39 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 Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.30 percentage points.
- 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 Q2 2026 was 7.58% (Q1 2026), 5.83% (Q4 2025) and 5.68% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.66% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 15.21% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 3.02% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 16.10% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.54% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 1.88% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.94 Bn | 37.61 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 28.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 21.73% |
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();