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NUCOR CORP (NUE)

As-reported financials and recent SEC filings for NUCOR CORP, latest fiscal period FY2025. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About NUCOR CORP

Nucor Corporation manufactures steel and steel products primarily for customers in North America. It operates steel mills producing sheet, plate, structural, and bar steel, and also produces steel joists, decking, tubing, and other fabricated steel products. The company serves industries including construction, automotive, energy, and manufacturing through its steel mills, steel products, and raw materials segments.

Snapshot

Revenue
$32.49B
Revenue growth (YoY)
5.7%
Net income
$1.74B
Diluted EPS
$7.52
Gross margin
11.9%
Operating margin
Net margin
5.4%
FCF margin
-0.6%
ROE
7.9%
P/E (TTM)
24.6×
Market cap
Debt / equity
0.3×

Fundamentals are from SEC filings. P/E and market cap are derived from recent market prices, refreshed on a rolling basis (typically within the past week).

What changed at Nucor

  • Revenue grew 5.7% to $32.5B in FY2025, after a 11.5% decline the year before.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2026: revenue $9.5B, up 21.3% from Q1 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was negative $188M in FY2025.
  • Net income fell 14.0% to $1.7B in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Nucor’s fundamentals sit among the 241 Materials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin11.9%
15th percentile of 191
Net margin5.4%
65th percentile of 221
FCF margin-0.6%
28th percentile of 205
Revenue growth (YoY)+5.7%
63rd percentile of 236
ROE7.9%
61st percentile of 217
P/E (TTM)24.6×
58th percentile of 133
Debt / equity0.31×
26th percentile of 168
Short interest3.22d
37th percentile of 236

Nucor’s gross margin of 11.9% ranks in the 15th percentile of the 191 Materials companies reporting it.

No open-market insider buys in the last 90 days; 20 insider sales totaling $34.2M. For context, about 16% of companies in the universe saw any open-market insider buying in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 4 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F (latest Q1 2026).

Conviction investors
4
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
7
2 new, 5 added
Reduced / exited
2
2 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$1.18B
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Berkshire HathawayQ1 2026$660.7M3.9MReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ1 2026$184.7M1.1MAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ1 2026$104.6M618.5KNew
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ1 2026$102.0M612.9KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ1 2026$85.6M506.1KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ1 2026$23.1M136.8KAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ1 2026$13.7M80.8KAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ1 2026$1.8M10.4KAdded
Dodge & CoxQ1 2026$1.0M6.2KHeld
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ1 2026$388,9302.3KNew

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
open-market
Bought (90d)
open-market value
Sells (90d)
20
$34.2M
Signal
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-06-03
filed 2026-06-04
Hollatz John JExecutive Vice PresidentSell5.5K$258.57$1.4M
2026-06-03
filed 2026-06-04
Hollatz John JExecutive Vice PresidentSell5.0K$258.33$1.3M
2026-06-01
filed 2026-06-03
QUERY KENNETH REXExecutive Vice PresidentSell8.4K$251.42$2.1M
2026-06-01
filed 2026-06-03
QUERY KENNETH REXExecutive Vice PresidentSell5.1K$251.30$1.3M
2026-05-18
filed 2026-05-20
Spicer Randy JExecutive Vice PresidentSell2.5K$225.00$563K
2026-05-15
filed 2026-05-19
Topalian Leon JChair and CEOSell22.0K$227.58$5.0M
2026-05-15
filed 2026-05-19
Topalian Leon JChair and CEOSell16.2K$226.84$3.7M
2026-05-15
filed 2026-05-19
Topalian Leon JChair and CEOSell9.4K$228.63$2.1M
2026-05-15
filed 2026-05-19
Topalian Leon JChair and CEOSell4.4K$229.32$1.0M
2026-05-05
filed 2026-05-07
Ford BradleyExecutive Vice PresidentSell1.9K$232.11$450K
2026-05-05
filed 2026-05-07
Ford BradleyExecutive Vice PresidentSell300$232.23$70K
2026-05-04
filed 2026-05-06
Behr Allen CExecutive Vice PresidentSell8.4K$226.10$1.9M

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
4.0M
settled 2026-07-15
Change vs prior
-8.3%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
3.22
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
1.2M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-07-154.0M-8.3%3.22
2026-06-304.4M+8.2%1.88
2026-06-154.1M+4.8%2.84
2026-05-293.9M-19.0%2.56
2026-05-154.8M+4.7%3.62
2026-04-304.6M+3.8%2.43
2026-04-154.4M-0.4%3.32
2026-03-314.4M0.0%2.99

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$32.49B$30.73B$34.71B$41.51B$36.48B
Gross profit$3.88B$4.10B$7.82B$12.50B$11.03B
Operating income
Net income$1.74B$2.03B$4.53B$7.61B$6.83B
Diluted EPS$7.52$8.46$18.00$28.79$23.16

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$2.26B$3.56B$6.38B$4.28B$2.36B
Current assets$11.77B$12.47B$16.39B$14.69B$12.80B
Total assets$35.10B$33.94B$35.34B$32.48B$25.82B
Current liabilities$4.00B$4.98B$4.59B$4.33B$5.16B
Long-term debt$6.91B$5.68B$6.65B$6.61B$4.96B
Total liabilities$12.98B$12.52B$13.22B$12.91B$11.22B
Total equity$22.12B$21.42B$22.12B$19.57B$14.60B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$3.23B$3.98B$7.11B$10.07B$6.23B
Capital expenditure$3.42B$3.17B$2.21B$1.95B$1.62B
Free cash flow$-188.0M$806.0M$4.90B$8.12B$4.61B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2026$9.50B21.3%$743.0M$3.23
Q4 FY2025$7.69B8.6%$378.0M$1.65
Q3 FY2025$8.52B14.5%$607.0M$2.63
Q2 FY2025$8.46B4.7%$603.0M$2.60
Q1 FY2025$7.83B-3.8%$156.0M$0.67
Q4 FY2024$7.08B-8.2%$287.0M$1.22
Q3 FY2024$7.44B-15.2%$250.0M$1.05
Q2 FY2024$8.08B-15.2%$645.0M$2.68

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorMaterials
SIC industrySteel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)
Fiscal year endDecember 31
Latest fiscal periodFY2025
SEC filings since2014
SEC CIK73309

Recent SEC filings

10-K2026-02-25
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10-K2025-02-27
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10-Q2026-05-13
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10-Q2025-11-12
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10-Q2025-08-13
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10-Q2025-05-14
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8-K2026-07-27
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8-K/A2026-06-22
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR (public domain). Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.