Nucor (NUE) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Nucor's (NUE) Times Interest Earned came in at 45.25 for Q2 2026, up 141.3% from 18.76 a year earlier and up 57.1% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 4, 2026, Times Interest Earned at Nucor was 28.74, up 190.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 15.64, up 19.7% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Nucor's Times Interest Earned was 13.07 in FY2024 (-48.4%), 25.33 in FY2023 (-47.2%), 47.97 in FY2022 (-16.0%) and 57.13 in FY2021 (+490.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 81.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 723.7%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 76.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned for the three prior quarters was 28.79 (Q1 2026), 16.50 (Q4 2025) and 23.37 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | - |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 23.19 |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 32.90 |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 10.98 |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 133.48 |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | - |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 72.63 |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.98 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 46.14 |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 29.10 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.66 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 24.24 |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 19.35 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 6.59 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.50 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 6.98 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 14.40 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 29.49 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.17 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.49 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 34.71 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 26.47 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.99 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 43.57 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 55.95 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 66.75 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 75.12 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 66.34 |
API Access
Nucor Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();