Nucor (NUE) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026)
Nucor's Shares Repurchased came in at $501 million for Q3 2026, up 401.0% from $100 million a year earlier and up 43.1% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Oct 3, 2026, Nucor reported Shares Repurchased of $1.08 billion, up 17.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $700 million, down 68.5% from FY2024.
- Shares Repurchased carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 77.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Repurchased was $2.22 billion in FY2024 (+42.9%), $1.55 billion in FY2023 (-43.8%), $2.76 billion in FY2022 (-15.8%) and $3.28 billion in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Shares Repurchased since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 28.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Repurchased over five years came in Q3 2026 (growth of 401.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 75.0%).
- Business Quant data shows NUE's Shares Repurchased at $350 million (Q2 2026), $125 million (Q1 2026) and $100 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 146.13 Bn | 120.87 Bn | 3.10 Bn | - |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 139.91 Bn | 100.73 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 132.02 Bn | 97.16 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 5 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 99.99 Bn | 86.94 Bn | 2.15 Bn | -249.99 Mn |
| 6 | Ternium | 99.94 Bn | 68.19 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 89.88 Bn | 73.92 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 110.00 Mn |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 72.35 Bn | 47.55 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.21 Bn |
| 9 | Nucor | 56.88 Bn | 46.26 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 350.00 Mn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.33 Bn | 37.64 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 350.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 125.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 100.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 100.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 200.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 300.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 319.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 400.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 500.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 1.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 177.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 500.06 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 450.88 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 425.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 403.03 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 652.08 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 802.57 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 905.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.51 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 857.70 Mn |
API Access
Nucor Shares Repurchased 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-repurchased&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "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-repurchased&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();