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Nucor NUE Free cash flow margin

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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$55.53B+38.8%
Enterprise value$53.44B+47.2%
P/E23.8×-6.1×
P/S1.6×+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
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio2.9×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Nucor’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Nucor’s 10-Q, filed November 6, 2024, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nucor's free cash flow margin?
Nucor (NUE) reported free cash flow margin of 5.6% in Q3 2024.
How has Nucor's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Nucor's free cash flow margin decreased by 67.3% year-over-year, from 17.1% to 5.6%.
What is the long-term trend for Nucor's free cash flow margin?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Nucor's free cash flow margin has grown at a 37.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 34.9% to 65.4%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.