Growth Metrics

Nucor (NUE) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

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

  • Nucor's Return on Sales rose 400.0% to 0.08% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Oct 2025 it was 0.06%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.07% for FY2024, which is 700.0% down from last year.
  • As of Q4 2025, Nucor's Return on Sales stood at 0.08%, which was up 400.0% from 0.08% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Nucor's 5-year Return on Sales high stood at 0.23% for Q3 2022, and its period low was 0.03% during Q2 2025.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Sales is 0.13%, with a median of 0.14% in 2021.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Nucor's Return on Sales soared by 1700bps in 2021 and then plummeted by -1000bps in 2024.
  • Nucor's Return on Sales (Quarter) stood at 0.23% in 2021, then tumbled by -35bps to 0.15% in 2022, then fell by -23bps to 0.11% in 2023, then tumbled by -71bps to 0.03% in 2024, then surged by 148bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales was 0.08% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.08% in Q3 2025 and 0.03% in Q2 2025.