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Nucor NUE Debt-to-equity

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$9.5B+21.3%
Gross profit$1.5B+148%
Net income$743.0M+376%
EPS (diluted)$3.23+382%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.2B-29.5%
Total debt$134.0M-16.3%
Total equity$21.5B+6.9%
Total assets$35.6B+2.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$886.0M+143%
CapEx$661.0M-23.1%
Free cash flow$225.0M+145%

Valuation

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Market cap$57.53B+38.8%
Enterprise value$55.44B+47.2%
P/E24.7×-6.3×
P/S1.7×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin14%+3.5pp
Net margin6.8%+2.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.2%+4.7pp
Current ratio2.9×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Nucor’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Nucor’s 10-Q, filed May 13, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nucor's debt-to-equity?
Nucor (NUE) reported debt-to-equity of 0× in Q1 2026.
How has Nucor's debt-to-equity changed year-over-year?
Nucor's debt-to-equity decreased by 22.5% year-over-year, from 0× to 0×.
What is the long-term trend for Nucor's debt-to-equity?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Nucor's debt-to-equity has grown at a -0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0× to 0×.
What does debt-to-equity mean?
How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.
How do you interpret debt-to-equity?
Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.
How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.