Nucor (NUE) financials
Nucor revenue and earnings by year
Nucor's revenue was $32.5 billion in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025, up 5.7% from the year before. Net income was $1.74 billion, 5.4% of revenue. Since the fiscal year to December 31, 2016, revenue has grown 8.0% a year on average.
Fiscal years, each labelled by the calendar year it ended in.
Income statement, the last 10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year to | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 32.5 | 30.7 | 34.7 | 41.5 | 36.5 | 20.1 | 22.6 | 25.1 | 20.3 | 16.2 |
| Revenue growth | 5.7% | -11.5% | -16.4% | 13.8% | 81.2% | -10.8% | -9.9% | 23.8% | 25.0% | — |
| Gross profit | 3.9 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Gross margin | 11.9% | 13.3% | 22.5% | 30.1% | 30.2% | 11.1% | 11.9% | 17.1% | 12.7% | 12.5% |
| Operating income | 2.6 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Operating margin | 8.0% | 9.2% | 17.9% | 25.1% | 25.4% | 5.0% | 8.4% | 13.3% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Net income | 1.7 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 6.6% | 13.0% | 18.3% | 18.7% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 9.4% | 6.5% | 4.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.52 | $8.41 | $17.99 | $28.73 | $23.39 | $2.36 | $4.14 | $7.43 | $4.10 | $2.48 |
| Free cash flow | -0.1 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
Diluted EPS is stated in today's shares (adjusted for every split since). Quarterly statements and the income statement as a flow chart are in the app: open NUE in Markets.
How Nucor makes money
Revenue by segment in the quarter to July 4, 2026, as the company reports it.
| Segment | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet | $2.92B | 28.0% |
| Bar | $1.86B | 17.9% |
| Other Steel Products | $1.10B | 10.6% |
| Plate | $856M | 8.2% |
| Structural | $847M | 8.1% |
| Raw Materials | $811M | 7.8% |
| Tubular Products | $599M | 5.8% |
| Rebar Fabrication | $569M | 5.5% |
| Joist & Deck | $483M | 4.6% |
| Building Systems | $352M | 3.4% |
See also: NUE valuation and P/E history · NUE returns
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Figures as of the close on Oct 30, 2026 unless a row says otherwise. Prices are split adjusted; returns include dividends reinvested. Data may be delayed. See the disclaimer and how TrendArc works.