Nucor (NUE) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2014 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) recorded Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 226.88 million in Q2 2026, down 1.2% from 229.54 million a year earlier and down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
Nucor (NUE) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nucor reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 227.77 million, down 1.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for nine straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 230.54 million in FY2024 (-4.2%), 240.75 million in FY2023 (-4.4%), 251.93 million in FY2022 (-6.4%) and 269.12 million in FY2021 (-9.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for 36 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding (Entity) ranged from 1.2% (Q2 2026) to 11.1% (Q1 2022).
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 227.74 million (Q1 2026), 227.77 million (Q4 2025) and 228.86 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 683.40 Mn |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 844.34 Mn |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | - |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | - |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.98 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 683.40 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 680.63 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 683.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 683.32 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 686.58 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 688.61 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 692.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 691.61 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 704.44 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 712.01 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 719.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 722.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 491.68 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 497.44 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 502.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 503.86 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 513.09 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 523.57 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 532.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 538.25 Mn |
Nucor Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();