Nucor (NUE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 15.67% for Q2 2026, up 4.80 percentage points from 10.87% a year earlier and up 3.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 4, 2026, Nucor's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 11.55%, up 4.59 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.18%, down 1.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +0.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 9.69% in FY2024 (-8.25 pp), 17.95% in FY2023 (-7.36 pp), 25.31% in FY2022 (-0.23 pp) and 25.54% in FY2021 (+17.53 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 21.09 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 10.59 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 11.83% (Q1 2026), 6.87% (Q4 2025) and 10.42% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 12.17% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.94 Bn | 37.61 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 57.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 15.67% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 11.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.87% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 10.42% |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 10.87% |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 4.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.47% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 6.90% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 11.14% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 14.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.49% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 21.51% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 18.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.20% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 22.44% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 30.02% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 27.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.15% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 27.92% |
API Access
Nucor Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();