Nucor (NUE) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's Shares Outstanding came in at 228.2 million for Q2 2026, down 1.0% from 230.6 million a year earlier and down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nucor's Shares Outstanding was 230.7 million, down 3.2% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last eight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 238.3 million in FY2024 (-4.6%), 249.77 million in FY2023 (-4.8%), 262.35 million in FY2022 (-10.3%) and 292.49 million in FY2021 (-3.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has declined for 34 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 3.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding ranged from 1.0% (Q2 2026) to 11.3% (Q2 2022).
- Business Quant data shows NUE's Shares Outstanding at 228.9 million (Q1 2026), 230.7 million (Q4 2025) and 229.9 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | 1.62 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 167.30 Bn | 146.09 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 829.10 Mn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 143.04 Bn | 103.54 Bn | - | 1.62 Bn |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.35 Bn | 92.35 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 99.09 Bn | 83.13 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 93.47 Bn | 83.11 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 501.99 Mn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.01 Bn | 44.20 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.68 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 228.20 Mn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.25 Bn | 27.28 Bn | - | 763.00 Mn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 46.03 Bn | 33.92 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 508.36 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 228.20 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 228.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 230.70 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 229.90 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 230.60 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 232.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 238.30 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 236.46 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 239.58 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 243.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 249.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 248.50 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 250.14 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 253.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 262.35 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 259.10 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 263.22 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 271.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 292.49 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 290.51 Mn |
API Access
Nucor Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();