Nucor (NUE) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's Short-term Investments was $173 million in Q3 2026, down 67.0% from $524 million a year earlier and down 19.2% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Short-term Investments at Nucor came in at $439 million, down 24.4% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short-term Investments was $581 million in FY2024 (-22.2%), $747 million in FY2023 (+29.5%), $576.95 million in FY2022 (+128.0%) and $253.01 million in FY2021 (-38.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-term Investments has declined for ten straight quarters, with an average decline of 37.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 139.6%); the worst was Q1 2026 (a decline of 71.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, NUE's Short-term Investments in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $214 million (Q2 2026), $255 million (Q1 2026) and $439 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 172.02 Bn | 161.79 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 168.15 Bn | 130.95 Bn | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 138.51 Bn | 113.33 Bn | 3.10 Bn |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 134.73 Bn | 101.79 Bn | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 117.64 Bn | 82.96 Bn | 4.22 Bn |
| 6 | Ternium | 99.96 Bn | 72.72 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 89.22 Bn | 76.17 Bn | 2.15 Bn |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 85.03 Bn | 81.69 Bn | 2.55 Bn |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 63.01 Bn | 47.43 Bn | 2.71 Bn |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 47.78 Bn | 31.28 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 173.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 214.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 255.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 439.00 Mn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 524.00 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 537.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 905.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 581.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 595.65 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 795.18 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 981.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 747.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 863.14 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 870.48 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 817.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 576.95 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 377.43 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 363.29 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 446.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 253.01 Mn |
API Access
Nucor Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();