Nucor (NUE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's Share-based Compensation came in at $38 million for Q3 2026, up 58.3% from $24 million a year earlier and up 850.0% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Oct 3, 2026, Nucor reported Share-based Compensation of $103 million, up 43.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $133 million, up 0.8% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Share-based Compensation was $132 million in FY2024 (+1.5%), $130 million in FY2023 (-5.1%), $137 million in FY2022 (+0.9%) and $135.78 million in FY2021 (+83.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q4 2021.
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation increased in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 18.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Share-based Compensation over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 115.0%), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a decline of 37.7%).
- Business Quant data shows NUE's Share-based Compensation at $4 million (Q2 2026), $30 million (Q1 2026) and $31 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 143.31 Bn | 118.04 Bn | 3.10 Bn | - |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 137.55 Bn | 137.55 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 125.84 Bn | 90.99 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - |
| 5 | Ternium | 100.27 Bn | 93.55 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 96.48 Bn | 91.69 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.86 Bn | 70.90 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 35.00 Mn |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 68.59 Bn | 47.08 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 9 | Nucor | 57.85 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 4.00 Mn |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.18 Bn | 27.18 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 4.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 30.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 24.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 4.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 26.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 346,000.00 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 21.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 392,000.00 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 3.45 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 20.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.16 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 475,000.00 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 3.96 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 26.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.12 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 458,000.00 |
API Access
Nucor Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();