What is Nucor's goodwill?

Nucor (NUE) reported goodwill of $4.3B in Q1 2026.

How has Nucor's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Nucor's goodwill increased by 0.2% year-over-year, from $4.29B to $4.3B.

What is the long-term trend for Nucor's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Nucor's goodwill has grown at a 14.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.23B to $4.3B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Nucor NUE Goodwill

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Segments

By segment

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Steel Products$2.82B+0.3%

Raw Materials$797M0.0%

Steel Mills$675M0.0%

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$56.68B+97.6%

Enterprise value$54.59B+113%

P/E24.3×+2.9×

P/S1.7×+0.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin14%+3.5pp

Net margin6.8%+2.4pp

FCF margin5.6%-11.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.2%+4.7pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio2.9×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Nucor in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

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 goodwill?: Nucor (NUE) reported goodwill of $4.3B in Q1 2026.
How has Nucor's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Nucor's goodwill increased by 0.2% year-over-year, from $4.29B to $4.3B.
What is the long-term trend for Nucor's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Nucor's goodwill has grown at a 14.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.23B to $4.3B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.