Nucor (NUE) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Nucor has reported Return on Invested Capital for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.03% in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.03% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.03% (up 2.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.14%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Invested Capital grew to 0.03% in Q2 2026 per NUE's latest filing, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.41% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 0.03% in Q2 2022.
• A 5-year average of 0.1% and a median of 0.02% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Invested Capital soared 149 bps in 2022, then tumbled 40 bps in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.07% in 2022, then surged by 391 bps to 0.36% in 2023, then slumped by 97 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then soared by 62 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then jumped by 96 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.03%, 0.02%, and 0.01% for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q4 2025 respectively.