Nucor: revenue, profit and dividends

In fiscal 2025, Nucor had revenue of $32.5B, up 7.1% a year on average since 2015, and net income of $1.74B (5.4% of revenue). Its dividend per share has gone up 16 years in a row, to $2.21. It has 28% fewer shares than in 2015.

Revenue, fiscal 2025

$32.5B+7.1% a year

average annual revenue growth since 2015 · +5.7% vs 2024

Net income, 2025

$1.74B

5.4% of revenue

Diluted EPS, 2025

$7.52

40.5% a year since 2015

Dividend per share, 2025

$2.21

raised 16 years in a row

Revenue growth, 5 years

10.0% a year

since 2020

Shares, 2025

231M

−28.0% since 2015

Free cash flow, 2025

−$188M

$3.23B from operations − $3.42B capex

Ticker: NUE · NYSE
Sector: Materials
Sub-industry: Steel
Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina
Founded: 1940
In the S&P 500 since: April 30, 1985
Latest fiscal year: 2025, ended December 31, 2025
SEC filer: Nucor Corp · CIK 0000073309

Revenue and net income

Revenue went from $16.6B in 2007 to $32.5B in 2025. Net loss in 2009.

RevenueNet income

Fiscal years · US dollarsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Diluted earnings per share

Diluted EPS went from $4.94 in 2007 to $7.52 in 2025. Ten-year growth: 40.5% a year.

Fiscal years · US dollars per share, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Dividends per share

Raised 16 years in a row, every year from 2010 to 2025. Ten-year growth: 4.0% a year.

Fiscal years · US dollars per share, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Shares outstanding

28.0% fewer shares in 2025 than in 2015 (321M → 231M): buybacks outweighed new shares.

Fiscal years · diluted weighted-average shares, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was −$188M in 2025, −0.6% of revenue. Negative in 2013, 2025.

Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow

Fiscal years · US dollarsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Year by year

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin	Diluted EPS	Dividend	Shares	Operating cash flow	Capex	Free cash flow
2025	$32.5B	$1.74B	5.4%	$7.52	$2.21	231M	$3.23B	$3.42B	−$188M
2024	$30.7B	$2.03B	6.6%	$8.46	$2.17	238M	$3.98B	$3.17B	$806M
2023	$34.7B	$4.53B	13.0%	$18.00	$2.07	250M	$7.11B	$2.21B	$4.9B
2022	$41.5B	$7.61B	18.3%	$28.79	$2.01	263M	$10.1B	$1.95B	$8.12B
2021	$36.5B	$6.83B	18.7%	$23.16	$1.72	293M	$6.23B	$1.62B	$4.61B
2020	$20.1B	$721M	3.6%	$2.36	$1.61	303M	$2.7B	$1.54B	$1.15B
2019	$22.6B	$1.27B	5.6%	$4.14	$1.60	306M	$2.81B	$1.48B	$1.33B
2018	$25.1B	$2.36B	9.4%	$7.42	$1.54	317M	$2.39B	$983M	$1.41B
2017	$20.3B	$1.32B	6.5%	$4.10	$1.51	321M	$1.06B	$449M	$607M
2016	$16.2B	$796M	4.9%	$2.48	$1.50	320M	$1.75B	$605M	$1.15B
2015	$16.4B	$80.7M	0.5%	$0.25	$1.49	321M	$2.17B	$374M	$1.79B
2014	$21.1B	$679M	3.2%	$2.11	$1.48	320M	$1.34B	$668M	$675M
2013	$19.1B	$488M	2.6%	$1.52	$1.47	319M	$1.08B	$1.2B	−$119M
2012	$19.4B	$505M	2.6%	$1.58	$1.46	318M	$1.2B	$948M	$253M
2011	$20B	$778M	3.9%	$2.45	$1.45	317M	$1.03B	$439M	$592M
2010	$15.8B	$134M	0.8%	$0.42	$1.44	317M	$867M	$339M	$528M
2009	$11.2B	−$294M	−2.6%	−$0.94	$1.41	315M	$1.17B	$390M	$783M
2008	$23.7B	$1.83B	7.7%	$5.98	$1.91	305M	$2.5B	$1.02B	$1.48B
2007	$16.6B	$1.47B	8.9%	$4.94	$2.44	—	$1.94B	$520M	$1.41B

Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.

About these figures

Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.

Other Steel companies

STLD

Steel Dynamics

revenue $18.2B (2025)

All 24 Materials companies

Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.