NUE
Nucor Corporation
Stock
$240.39+4.41 (+1.87%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Cash flow statement
| Line | Last 12 months | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $4.4B | $3.2B | $4.0B | $7.1B | $10.1B | $6.2B | $2.7B | $2.8B | $2.4B | $1.1B | $1.8B | $2.2B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.0B | $867M | $1.2B | $2.5B | $1.9B |
| Capital expenditures | $2.8B | $3.4B | $3.2B | $2.2B | $1.9B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $983M | $449M | $605M | $374M | $668M | $1.2B | $948M | $439M | $339M | $391M | $1.0B | $520M |
| Free cash flow | $1.6B | −$188M | $806M | $4.9B | $8.1B | $4.6B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $607M | $1.1B | $1.8B | $675M | −$119M | $253M | $592M | $528M | $783M | $1.5B | $1.4B |
| Stock-based compensation | $146M | $133M | $132M | $130M | $137M | $136M | $74M | $90M | $73M | $64M | $57M | $46M | $46M | $47M | $51M | $49M | $43M | $55M | $50M | $44M |
| Buybacks | $675M | $700M | $2.2B | $1.6B | $2.8B | $3.3B | $39M | $299M | $854M | $90M | $5.2M | $67M | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 | $124M | $754M |
| Dividends paid | $512M | $512M | $522M | $515M | $534M | $483M | $492M | $492M | $485M | $485M | $481M | $479M | $475M | $471M | $466M | $462M | $457M | $443M | $658M | $726M |
| Dividends per share | $2.23 | $2.21 | $2.17 | $2.07 | $2.01 | $1.72 | $1.61 | $1.60 | $1.54 | $1.51 | $1.50 | $1.49 | $1.48 | $1.47 | $1.46 | $1.45 | $1.44 | $1.41 | $1.91 | $2.44 |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.4% | −0.6% | 2.6% | 14.1% | 19.6% | 12.6% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 3.0% | 7.1% | 10.9% | 3.2% | −0.6% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 8.5% |