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Nucor NUE Inventory turnover

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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
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 May 13, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nucor's inventory turnover?
Nucor (NUE) reported inventory turnover of 5.4× in Q1 2026.
How has Nucor's inventory turnover changed year-over-year?
Nucor's inventory turnover increased by 7.3% year-over-year, from 5× to 5.4×.
What is the long-term trend for Nucor's inventory turnover?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Nucor's inventory turnover has grown at a 1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 19.7× to 21×.
What does inventory turnover mean?
How many times a year the company sells through and restocks its inventory.
How do you interpret inventory turnover?
Higher turnover ties up less cash in stock and reduces obsolescence risk, but too high can signal stock-outs and lost sales. Read against peers and the company's own history.
How does inventory turnover compare across companies?
Only meaningful for businesses that carry inventory; automatically null for asset-light and financial firms with no inventory line.