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Nucor Cash Flow Statement

Operating, investing, and financing cash movements

Nucor generated $3.8B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months. After $3.2B in capital expenditures, free cash flow was $532.0M. Free cash flow increased 0.2% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Net Cash From Operating (TTM)$3.8BNet Cash From Investing (TTM)-$2.5BNet Cash From Financing (TTM)-$2.2BCapital Expenditures (TTM)$3.2BNet Change In Cash (TTM)-$969.0M
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-05-13
Market Cap$52.3B
P/E Ratio22.45
ROE11.23%

Investing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired$85.8M$1.0M$0.0———
Payments to acquire interest in subsidiaries and affiliates—$250.0K$250.0K$250.0K$250.0K$2.0M
Capital expenditures$879.1M$859.0M$954.0M$807.0M$802.0M$661.0M
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity$3.0M-$2.0M$0.0-$2.0M$5.0M-$18.0M
Proceeds from Maturities, Prepayments and Calls of Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale$277.1M$127.0M$590.0M$221.0M$202.0M$326.0M
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment$5.2M$3.0M$36.0M$3.0M$3.0M$14.0M
Net cash from investing activities-$963.8M-$1.2B-$543.0M-$786.0M-$717.0M-$446.0M
Purchases of investments$259.1M$452.0M$214.0M$206.0M$113.0M$141.0M

Operating

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Change in accounts payable-$114.3M$378.0M-$3.0M-$79.0M—$226.0M
Change in accounts receivable-$272.2M$291.0M$415.0M-$92.0M—$463.0M
Change in income taxes payable/receivable$80.5M$72.0M$63.0M$42.0M—$78.0M
Change in inventories-$22.0M$150.0M$202.0M-$57.0M$71.0M$183.0M
Other working capital changes$164.0M-$60.0M$20.0M$11.0M$77.0M-$132.0M
Deferred income taxes-$23.5M-$31.0M$14.0M$19.0M$159.0M-$34.0M
Net cash from operating activities$733.4M$364.0M$732.0M$1.3B$799.0M$886.0M
Net income$345.0M$226.0M$706.0M$683.0M$423.0M$870.0M
Amortization$73.3M$65.0M$63.0M$63.0M$63.0M$63.0M
Asset write-downs—$12.0M$8.0M$0.0—$15.0M
Depreciation$285.1M$303.0M$303.0M$304.0M$316.0M$321.0M
Distributions From Affiliates$17.0M$6.0M$0.0$0.0$40.0M$6.0M
Equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investees$5.9M$4.0M$10.0M$10.0M$11.0M$7.0M
Accrued compensation and employee benefits-$71.2M-$308.0M$173.0M$155.0M—-$168.0M
Losses And Impairments Of Assets Cash Flow$34.3M$11.8M$11.8M$11.8M$11.8M—
Stock-based compensation$17.7M$26.0M$52.0M$24.0M$31.0M$30.0M

Financing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Proceeds from issuance of debt—$997.0M$0.0$0.0$220.0M—
Repayments of debt$5.0M$4.0M$1.0B$5.0M$3.0M$4.0M
Distributions to noncontrolling interests$18.6M$172.0M$42.0M$17.0M$18.0M$220.0M
Dividends paid$128.2M$129.0M$129.0M$127.0M$127.0M$129.0M
Proceeds From Government Incentives—$75.0M$2.0M$0.0$0.0—
Other, net-$2.3M$21.0M-$4.0M-$3.0M—-$7.0M
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-Term Debt$10.5M-$65.0M-$3.0M-$21.0M-$13.0M$12.0M
Net cash from financing activities-$461.2M$414.0M-$1.4B-$273.0M-$46.0M-$472.0M
Payment of financing and stock issuance costs—$9.0M$0.0$0.0$0.0—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock$643.0K$1.3M$1.3M$1.3M$1.3M$4.0M
Repurchases of common stock$315.4M$300.0M$200.0M$100.0M$100.0M$125.0M
Taxes paid for net share settlement$2.8M$8.0M$8.0M$8.0M$8.0M$3.0M

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Free cash flow—-$495.0M-$222.0M$532.0M-$3.0M$225.0M

Other

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash-$13.4M$2.3M$2.3M$2.3M$2.3M-$2.0M
Net increase (decrease) in cash-$705.0M-$402.0M-$1.2B$275.0M$0.0-$34.0M