Nucor (NUE) Debt/Equity Ratio: History & Chart

Nucor Corporation(NUE)

Steel · Charlotte, NC

$260.44+1.62 (+0.63%)

Delayed quote: Sep 16, 2026, 3:55 PM EDT

About Nucor Corporation

Nucor Corporation is a prominent producer and distributor of steel and diverse steel-related products. Within its Steel Mills division, the company manufactures a comprehensive range of steel goods. These include various sheet steel types like hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized, alongside plate steel. It also produces structural components such as wide-flange beams, beam blanks, H-piling, and sheet piling. Furthermore, this segment supplies bar steel products, encompassing blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing bars, merchant bars, and specialized bar quality items. Beyond manufacturing, Nucor's steel mills are involved in steel trading and the distribution of rebar. Its clientele primarily consists of steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Steel Products segment provides an array of manufactured steel goods, such as hollow structural section tubing, electrical conduits, steel racking, joists and girders, steel decks, and fabricated concrete reinforcing steel. It also supplies cold finished steel, fasteners, complete metal building systems, insulated metal panels, steel grating, expanded metal, and various wire and wire mesh products. These offerings are largely directed towards nonresidential construction projects. Additionally, this segment manages a piling distribution operation. Nucor's Raw Materials division is responsible for producing direct reduced iron (DRI). It also acts as a broker for ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron (HBI), and direct reduced iron (DRI). This segment supplies ferro-alloys, processes both ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals, and undertakes natural gas drilling activities. Its ferrous scrap is supplied to electric arc furnace steel mills and foundries for their manufacturing processes. Meanwhile, nonferrous scrap metal is sold to aluminum can manufacturers, secondary aluminum smelters, steel mills, various other processors, and direct consumers of diverse nonferrous metals. The corporation caters to a wide range of industries including agriculture, automotive, construction, energy and transmission, oil and gas, heavy equipment, infrastructure, and transportation. Sales are conducted via an in-house sales team and through the company's internal distribution and trading enterprises. Established in 1958, Nucor Corporation has its headquarters situated in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Charlotte, NC

33,000 employees

www.nucor.com

Basic Materials / Steel

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Steel
CEO: Leon J. Topalian

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NUE Debt to Equity Ratio Metrics

DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO

0.32

DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO AVG TTM

0.33

DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO AVG 3Y

0.33

DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO AVG 5Y

0.36

DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO AVG 10Y

0.42

DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO AVG 15Y

0.47

DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO AVG 20Y

0.44

CURRENT VS TTM AVG

-3.33%

CURRENT VS 3Y AVG

-3.52%

CURRENT VS 5Y AVG

-11.67%

CURRENT VS 10Y AVG

-23.60%

CURRENT VS 15Y AVG

-31.16%

CURRENT VS 20Y AVG

-27.73%

SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS

0.49

median of 53 covered companies

CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN

-34.47%

vs the sector median at left

NAME	MARKET CAP	DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO	TTM	3Y	5Y
Nucor Corporation (NUE)	$59.31B	0.32	0.33	0.33	0.36
Vale S.A. (VALE)vs ›	$60.24B	0.50	0.55	0.49	0.51
CRH plc (CRH)vs ›	$57.93B	0.82	0.76	0.66	0.66
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)vs ›	$63.95B	1.31	1.05	0.88	0.80
Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs ›	$54.19B	0.19	0.11	0.09	0.07
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM)vs ›	$66.59B	0.20	0.00	0.00	0.01
AngloGold Ashanti plc (AU)vs ›	$50.48B	0.20	0.31	0.45	0.48
Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs ›	$71.29B	0.17	0.20	0.21	0.22
Ecolab Inc. (ECL)vs ›	$77.17B	1.37	0.96	1.06	1.11
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs ›	$78.04B	3.69	2.88	3.24	3.41

NAME

MARKET CAP

DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO

TTM

Nucor Corporation (NUE)

$59.31B

0.32

0.33

0.36

Vale S.A. (VALE)vs ›

$60.24B

0.50

0.55

0.49

0.51

CRH plc (CRH)vs ›

$57.93B

0.82

0.76

0.66

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)vs ›

$63.95B

1.31

1.05

0.88

0.80

Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs ›

$54.19B

0.19

0.11

0.09

0.07

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM)vs ›

$66.59B

0.20

0.00

0.01

AngloGold Ashanti plc (AU)vs ›

$50.48B

0.20

0.31

0.45

0.48

Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs ›

$71.29B

0.17

0.20

0.21

0.22

Ecolab Inc. (ECL)vs ›

$77.17B

1.37

0.96

1.06

1.11

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs ›

$78.04B

3.69

2.88

3.24

3.41

Debt to Equity Ratio FAQ

What is the debt to equity ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The debt to equity ratio for NUE stock is 0.32.

Is Nucor Corporation's debt to equity ratio high or low?

The debt to equity ratio of 0.32 is 12% below its 5-year average of 0.36, near the low end of its 5-year range (0.32–0.45).

What is the TTM average debt to equity ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The TTM average debt to equity ratio for NUE stock is 0.33.

What is the 3Y average debt to equity ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 3Y average debt to equity ratio for NUE stock is 0.33.

What is the 5Y average debt to equity ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 5Y average debt to equity ratio for NUE stock is 0.36.

What is the 10Y average debt to equity ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 10Y average debt to equity ratio for NUE stock is 0.42.

What is the 15Y average debt to equity ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 15Y average debt to equity ratio for NUE stock is 0.47.

What is the 20Y average debt to equity ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 20Y average debt to equity ratio for NUE stock is 0.44.

DATE	DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO
2026-06-30	0.32
2026-04-04	0.33
2025-12-31	0.34
2025-10-04	0.33
2025-07-05	0.34
2025-04-05	0.39
2024-12-31	0.34
2024-09-28	0.34
2024-06-29	0.33
2024-03-30	0.33
2023-12-31	0.33
2023-09-30	0.33
2023-07-01	0.33
2023-04-01	0.35
2022-12-31	0.36
2022-10-01	0.38
2022-07-02	0.44
2022-04-02	0.45
2021-12-31	0.41
2021-10-02	0.42
2021-07-03	0.44
2021-04-03	0.47
2020-12-31	0.50
2020-10-03	0.54
2020-07-04	0.53
2020-04-04	0.43
2019-12-31	0.42
2019-09-28	0.42
2019-06-29	0.42
2019-03-30	0.43
2018-12-31	0.44
2018-09-29	0.44
2018-06-30	0.46
2018-03-31	0.43
2017-12-31	0.43
2017-09-30	0.52
2017-07-01	0.52
2017-04-01	0.54
2016-12-31	0.55
2016-10-01	0.57
2016-07-02	0.58
2016-04-02	0.59
2015-12-31	0.59
2015-10-03	0.57
2015-07-04	0.58
2015-04-04	0.58
2014-12-31	0.59
2014-10-04	0.57
2014-07-05	0.58
2014-04-05	0.58
2013-12-31	0.58
2013-09-28	0.58
2013-06-29	0.45
2013-03-30	0.49
2012-12-31	0.48
2012-09-29	0.56
2012-06-30	0.57
2012-03-31	0.57
2011-12-31	0.57
2011-10-01	0.57
2011-07-02	0.58
2011-04-02	0.59
2010-12-31	0.60
2010-10-02	0.51
2010-07-03	0.43
2010-04-03	0.42
2009-12-31	0.42
2009-10-03	0.42
2009-07-04	0.42
2009-04-04	0.41
2008-12-31	0.41
2008-09-27	0.40
2008-06-28	0.41
2008-03-29	0.49
2007-12-31	0.44
2007-09-29	0.19
2007-06-30	0.18
2007-03-31	0.20
2006-12-31	0.19
2006-09-30	0.20
2006-07-01	0.20
2006-04-01	0.20
2005-12-31	0.22
2005-10-01	0.23
2005-07-02	0.24
2005-04-02	0.24
2004-12-31	0.27
2004-10-02	0.30
2004-07-03	0.33
2004-04-03	0.37
2003-12-31	0.39
2003-10-04	0.39
2003-07-05	0.38
2003-04-05	0.38
2002-12-31	0.39
2002-09-28	0.24

DATE

DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO

2026-06-30

0.32

2026-04-04

0.33

2025-12-31

0.34

2025-10-04

0.33

2025-07-05

0.34

2025-04-05

0.39

2024-12-31

0.34

2024-09-28

0.34

2024-06-29

0.33

2024-03-30

0.33

2023-12-31

0.33

2023-09-30

0.33

2023-07-01

0.33

2023-04-01

0.35

2022-12-31

0.36

2022-10-01

0.38

2022-07-02

0.44

2022-04-02

0.45

2021-12-31

0.41

2021-10-02

0.42

2021-07-03

0.44

2021-04-03

0.47

2020-12-31

0.50

2020-10-03

0.54

2020-07-04

0.53

2020-04-04

0.43

2019-12-31

0.42

2019-09-28

0.42

2019-06-29

0.42

2019-03-30

0.43

2018-12-31

0.44

2018-09-29

0.44

2018-06-30

0.46

2018-03-31

0.43

2017-12-31

0.43

2017-09-30

0.52

2017-07-01

0.52

2017-04-01

0.54

2016-12-31

0.55

2016-10-01

0.57

2016-07-02

0.58

2016-04-02

0.59

2015-12-31

0.59

2015-10-03

0.57

2015-07-04

0.58

2015-04-04

0.58

2014-12-31

0.59

2014-10-04

0.57

2014-07-05

0.58

2014-04-05

0.58

2013-12-31

0.58

2013-09-28

0.58

2013-06-29

0.45

2013-03-30

0.49

2012-12-31

0.48

2012-09-29

0.56

2012-06-30

0.57

2012-03-31

0.57

2011-12-31

0.57

2011-10-01

0.57

2011-07-02

0.58

2011-04-02

0.59

2010-12-31

0.60

2010-10-02

0.51

2010-07-03

0.43

2010-04-03

0.42

2009-12-31

0.42

2009-10-03

0.42

2009-07-04

0.42

2009-04-04

0.41

2008-12-31

0.41

2008-09-27

0.40

2008-06-28

0.41

2008-03-29

0.49

2007-12-31

0.44

2007-09-29

0.19

2007-06-30

0.18

2007-03-31

0.20

2006-12-31

0.19

2006-09-30

0.20

2006-07-01

0.20

2006-04-01

0.20

2005-12-31

0.22

2005-10-01

0.23

2005-07-02

0.24

2005-04-02

0.24

2004-12-31

0.27

2004-10-02

0.30

2004-07-03

0.33

2004-04-03

0.37

2003-12-31

0.39

2003-10-04

0.39

2003-07-05

0.38

2003-04-05

0.38

2002-12-31

0.39

2002-09-28

0.24

Debt to Equity Ratio: 0.32

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