Nucor (NUE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.21% in Q2 2026, up 6.80 percentage points from 7.42% a year earlier and up 2.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Nucor came in at 9.36%, down 1.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined for four consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +1.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 10.65% in FY2024 (-12.92 pp), 23.57% in FY2023 (-23.71 pp), 47.28% in FY2022 (-7.85 pp) and 55.14% in FY2021 (+47.54 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.22 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 42.27 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 26.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NUE's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 12.01% (Q1 2026), 9.25% (Q4 2025) and 9.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 186.21 Bn | 152.34 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 170.20 Bn | 149.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 46.23% |
| 3 | Newmont | 127.93 Bn | 96.10 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 24.87% |
| 4 | Ternium | 111.02 Bn | 76.07 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 4.44% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.81 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 14.40% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 97.22 Bn | 97.22 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 21.41% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 71.84 Bn | 56.58 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 34.97% |
| 8 | Nucor | 56.10 Bn | 46.64 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.21% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.80 Bn | 34.82 Bn | - | 3.26% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.01 Bn | 39.68 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 42.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 14.21% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 12.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.25% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 9.03% |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 7.42% |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.79% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 13.14% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 17.31% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 21.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.28% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 29.09% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 35.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.09% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 49.59% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 55.99% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 54.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 49.89% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 39.07% |
API Access
Nucor Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();