Nucor (NUE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.08% for Q2 2026, up 28.94% sequentially from 8.6% in Q4 2025, and up 382.0% YoY from 2.3% in Q2 2025.
Nucor (NUE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 11.08% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 382.0% year-over-year to 11.08% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 11.08% (up 382.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.71%, down 133.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 11.08% in Q2 2026 per NUE's latest filing, from 8.6% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 49.92% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 7.07% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 22.52% and a median of 18.71% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 3547 bps in 2022, then plunged 2323 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 37.6% in 2022, then tumbled by 45 bps to 20.62% in 2023, then tumbled by 50 bps to 10.21% in 2024, then fell by 16 bps to 8.6% in 2025, then increased by 29 bps to 11.08% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 11.08%, 8.6%, and 8.33% for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 108.75 Bn | 98.86 Bn | 941.02 Mn | -448.99% |
| 2 | Nucor | 55.28 Bn | 52.59 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 54.99 Bn | 50.14 Bn | - | 2.72% |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 32.58 Bn | 31.99 Bn | 958.97 Mn | 14.06% |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.65 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.56% |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 6.36 Bn | 6.29 Bn | 132.00 Mn | -4.83% |
| 7 | Gerdau | 5.43 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 558.98 Mn | 9.70% |
| 8 | GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V | 4.53 Bn | 2.97 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Posco Holdings | 4.33 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 4.09% |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 1.73 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 118.80 Mn | -0.09% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 13.42% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 11.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.60% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 8.33% |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 7.07% |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 7.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.21% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 12.49% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 15.93% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 18.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.25% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 26.69% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 32.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.60% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 43.51% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 49.92% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 49.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 46.07% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 35.79% |