Nucor (NUE) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) posted Times Interest Earned of $5.79 for Q2 2026, down 64.92% sequentially from $16.5 in Q4 2025, and up 260.9% YoY from $1.6 in Q2 2025.
Nucor (NUE) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nucor has reported Times Interest Earned for 18 years, with the latest figure at $5.79 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 260.9% year-over-year to $5.79 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $17.82 (up 69.44% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $9.46, down 18.68% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned slipped to $5.79 in Q2 2026 per NUE's latest filing, from $16.5 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at $24.69 in Q4 2022 and troughed at $1.6 in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of $9.43 and a median of $6.82 in 2023 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Times Interest Earned plunged 69.79% in 2025, then jumped 260.9% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Times Interest Earned stood at $24.69 in 2022, then slumped by 40.22% to $14.76 in 2023, then sank by 67.22% to $4.84 in 2024, then jumped by 241.09% to $16.5 in 2025, then plunged by 64.92% to $5.79 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods registered $5.79, $16.5, and $4.48 for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 108.84 Bn | 98.95 Bn | 941.02 Mn | -27.14 |
| 2 | Nucor | 55.75 Bn | 53.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 45.25 |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 54.97 Bn | 50.12 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 32.99 Bn | 32.40 Bn | 958.97 Mn | 17.91 |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.82 Bn | 19.59 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 24.26 |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 6.46 Bn | 6.39 Bn | 132.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Gerdau | 5.42 Bn | 4.28 Bn | 558.98 Mn | -6.97 |
| 8 | GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V | 4.53 Bn | 2.97 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Posco Holdings | 4.32 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -0.13 |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 1.74 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 118.80 Mn | -3.60 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 8.40 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 5.79 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.50 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 4.48 |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 4.64 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 1.60 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.84 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 2.16 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 3.89 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 5.31 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.76 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.82 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 9.10 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 7.14 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.69 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 10.22 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 15.53 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 22.88 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 62.73 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 21.78 |