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Nucor (NUE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Nucor (NUE) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.08%.

  • Nucor's Return on Capital Employed fell 400.0% to 0.08% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Oct 2025 it was 0.08%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.1% for FY2024, which is 1100.0% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Nucor reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.08% as of Q4 2025, which was down 400.0% from 0.07% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Nucor's Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.5% during Q3 2022, and registered a low of 0.07% during Q3 2025.
  • In the last 5 years, Nucor's Return on Capital Employed had a median value of 0.23% in 2023 and averaged 0.25%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Nucor's Return on Capital Employed soared by 3700bps in 2021 and then tumbled by -2300bps in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Nucor's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.46% in 2021, then fell by -18bps to 0.38% in 2022, then tumbled by -45bps to 0.21% in 2023, then tumbled by -50bps to 0.1% in 2024, then fell by -18bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.08% for Q4 2025, versus 0.07% for Q3 2025 and 0.07% for Q2 2025.