Nucor Past Earnings Performance

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Nucor has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 22.2%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings growing at 13.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.5% per year. Nucor's return on equity is 13.2%, and it has net margins of 8%.

Key information

22.2%

Earnings growth rate

25.5%

EPS growth rate

Metals and Mining Industry Growth24.3%
Revenue growth rate11.5%
Return on equity13.2%
Net Margin8.0%
Next Earnings Update27 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Nucor makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BASE:NUE Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
28 Sep 2431,3632,5151,2650
29 Jun 2432,6953,4031,4200
30 Mar 2434,1414,2161,5660
31 Dec 2334,7144,5081,6110
30 Sep 2335,7334,9761,6760
01 Jul 2337,4585,5271,7760
01 Apr 2339,7296,6221,8860
31 Dec 2241,5127,5762,0210
01 Oct 2243,1538,5662,0980
02 Jul 2242,9658,9962,1380
02 Apr 2239,9607,9451,9620
31 Dec 2136,4846,7951,7280
02 Oct 2131,3804,9511,3800
03 Jul 2125,9943,0261,0010
03 Apr 2121,5321,6347560
31 Dec 2020,1407176360
03 Oct 2020,0114286260
04 Jul 2020,5485086380
04 Apr 2022,1177847050
31 Dec 1922,5891,2647330
28 Sep 1923,7531,8017580
29 Jun 1925,0312,2028400
30 Mar 1925,5952,4988790
31 Dec 1825,0672,3518610
29 Sep 1823,8642,0908400
30 Jun 1822,2921,6707490
31 Mar 1821,0061,3116720
31 Dec 1720,2521,3146880
30 Sep 1719,1171,0916190
01 Jul 1718,2371,1416380
01 Apr 1717,3081,0626300
31 Dec 1616,2087945630
01 Oct 1615,7082965300
02 Jul 1615,6442184770
02 Apr 1615,755994440
31 Dec 1516,439794590
03 Oct 1517,9866284930
04 Jul 1519,4636465080
04 Apr 1520,3966685120
31 Dec 1421,1056775210
04 Oct 1420,9966725150
05 Jul 1420,2355744950
05 Apr 1419,6105124850
31 Dec 1319,0524864680

Quality Earnings: NUE has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: NUE's current net profit margins (8%) are lower than last year (13.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NUE's earnings have grown significantly by 22.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: NUE's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: NUE had negative earnings growth (-49.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Metals and Mining industry average (17.4%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: NUE's Return on Equity (13.2%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Nucor Corporation is covered by 41 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ColemanArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
David GaglianoBarclays