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Nucor
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Business at a glance
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Operating health49
Growth27
Profitability22
Cash generation9
Balance sheet88
Dilution control100
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-10-03)32.0%Revenue growth (FY)5.7%Revenue CAGR (3y)-7.8%Gross margin11.9%Operating margin—Net margin5.4%Free cash flow margin-0.6%R&D / revenue—Stock comp / revenue0.4%Net debt / operating cash flow1.48xCurrent ratio2.94Diluted share count change-3.1%
| Fiscal year ending | FY 2021-12 | FY 2022-12 | FY 2023-12 | FY 2024-12 | FY 2025-12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $36.5B | $41.5B | $34.7B | $30.7B | $32.5B |
| Gross profit | $11.0B | $12.5B | $7.8B | $4.1B | $3.9B |
| Net income | $6.8B | $7.6B | $4.5B | $2.0B | $1.7B |
| Operating cash flow | $6.2B | $10.1B | $7.1B | $4.0B | $3.2B |
| Capital expenditure | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.2B | $3.2B | $3.4B |
| Free cash flow | $4.6B | $8.1B | $4.9B | $806M | -$188M |
| Stock-based comp | $136M | $137M | $130M | $132M | $133M |
| Buybacks | $3.3B | $2.8B | $1.6B | $2.2B | $700M |
| Dividends | $483M | $534M | $515M | $522M | $512M |
| Cash | $2.4B | $4.3B | $6.4B | $3.6B | $2.3B |
| Total debt | $5.1B | $6.7B | $6.8B | $5.9B | $7.0B |
| Equity | $14.0B | $18.4B | $20.9B | $20.3B | $20.9B |
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