Nucor (NUE) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Nucor (NUE) recorded Total Debt of $7.1 billion in Q2 2026, up 3.2% from $6.88 billion a year earlier but down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Nucor (NUE) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Nucor reported Total Debt of $7.12 billion, up 2.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Total Debt has increased for eight straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Total Debt came in at $6.95 billion in FY2024 (+1.6%), $6.84 billion in FY2023 (+2.3%), $6.69 billion in FY2022 (+17.7%) and $5.68 billion in FY2021 (+6.4%).
- Quarterly Total Debt has ranged from $5.67 billion in Q3 2021 to $7.88 billion in Q1 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Total Debt in the last five years was growth of 36.4% in Q2 2022, against a decline of 9.6% in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $7.12 billion (Q1 2026), $7.12 billion (Q4 2025) and $6.85 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | -401.00 Mn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 7.99 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 5.08 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 7.81 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 9.39 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 196.83 Mn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 15.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 7.10 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 23.45 Bn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.47 Bn | 37.14 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 1.58 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 7.10 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 7.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.12 Bn |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 6.85 Bn |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 6.88 Bn |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 7.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.95 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 6.94 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 6.89 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 6.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.68 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 6.68 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 6.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.69 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 6.71 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 7.35 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 6.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.68 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 5.67 Bn |
API Access
Nucor Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=NUE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();