Nucor (NUE) Interest Coverage Ratio: History & Chart

Nucor Corporation(NUE)

Steel · Charlotte, NC

$263.60+4.78 (+1.85%)

Delayed quote: Sep 16, 2026, 1:55 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 Interest Coverage Ratio Metrics

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO

15.64x

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO AVG TTM

50.41x

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO AVG 3Y

17.87x

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO AVG 5Y

33.52x

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO AVG 10Y

20.02x

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO AVG 15Y

13.11x

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO AVG 20Y

12.29x

CURRENT VS TTM AVG

-68.98%

CURRENT VS 3Y AVG

-12.46%

CURRENT VS 5Y AVG

-53.34%

CURRENT VS 10Y AVG

-21.88%

CURRENT VS 15Y AVG

+19.29%

CURRENT VS 20Y AVG

+27.23%

SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS

9.13x

median of 52 covered companies

CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN

+71.40%

vs the sector median at left

NAME	MARKET CAP	INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO	TTM	3Y	5Y
Nucor Corporation (NUE)	$60.03B	15.64x	50.41x	17.87x	33.52x
CRH plc (CRH)vs ›	$59.00B	6.57x	7.45x	9.95x	8.88x
Vale S.A. (VALE)vs ›	$61.17B	7.12x	8.31x	10.42x	10.10x
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)vs ›	$64.43B	-4.10x	17.23x	17.20x	17.49x
Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs ›	$54.89B	14.55x	11.78x	14.25x	19.94x
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM)vs ›	$67.69B	276.45x	194.16x	143.86x	122.90x
AngloGold Ashanti plc (AU)vs ›	$50.97B	20.30x	14.98x	9.50x	9.56x
Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs ›	$72.11B	22.63x	16.58x	12.59x	12.71x
Ecolab Inc. (ECL)vs ›	$77.79B	12.08x	9.90x	8.00x	7.79x
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs ›	$79.38B	8.11x	8.41x	8.15x	8.08x

NAME

MARKET CAP

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO

TTM

Nucor Corporation (NUE)

$60.03B

15.64x

50.41x

17.87x

33.52x

CRH plc (CRH)vs ›

$59.00B

6.57x

7.45x

9.95x

8.88x

Vale S.A. (VALE)vs ›

$61.17B

7.12x

8.31x

10.42x

10.10x

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

$64.43B

-4.10x

17.23x

17.20x

17.49x

Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs ›

$54.89B

14.55x

11.78x

14.25x

19.94x

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM)vs ›

$67.69B

276.45x

194.16x

143.86x

122.90x

AngloGold Ashanti plc (AU)vs ›

$50.97B

20.30x

14.98x

9.50x

9.56x

Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs ›

$72.11B

22.63x

16.58x

12.59x

12.71x

Ecolab Inc. (ECL)vs ›

$77.79B

12.08x

9.90x

8.00x

7.79x

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs ›

$79.38B

8.11x

8.41x

8.15x

8.08x

Interest Coverage Ratio FAQ

What is the interest coverage ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The interest coverage ratio for NUE stock is 15.64x.

Is Nucor Corporation's interest coverage ratio high or low?

The interest coverage ratio of 15.64x is 53% below its 5-year average of 33.52x, near the low end of its 5-year range (6.35x–135.75x).

What is the TTM average interest coverage ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The TTM average interest coverage ratio for NUE stock is 50.41x.

What is the 3Y average interest coverage ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 3Y average interest coverage ratio for NUE stock is 17.87x.

What is the 5Y average interest coverage ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 5Y average interest coverage ratio for NUE stock is 33.52x.

What is the 10Y average interest coverage ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 10Y average interest coverage ratio for NUE stock is 20.02x.

What is the 15Y average interest coverage ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 15Y average interest coverage ratio for NUE stock is 13.11x.

What is the 20Y average interest coverage ratio for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 20Y average interest coverage ratio for NUE stock is 12.29x.

DATE	INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO
2026-06-30	135.75x
2026-04-04	57.68x
2025-12-31	16.50x
2025-10-04	23.37x
2025-07-05	18.76x
2025-04-05	6.35x
2024-12-31	7.40x
2024-09-28	7.85x
2024-06-29	13.43x
2024-03-30	27.40x
2023-12-31	17.53x
2023-09-30	24.25x
2023-07-01	33.69x
2023-04-01	25.66x
2022-12-31	29.51x
2022-10-01	43.19x
2022-07-02	55.75x
2022-04-02	66.56x
2021-12-31	74.45x
2021-10-02	65.59x
2021-07-03	55.40x
2021-04-03	32.49x
2020-12-31	14.90x
2020-10-03	7.96x
2020-07-04	6.07x
2020-04-04	10.00x
2019-12-31	7.26x
2019-09-28	10.15x
2019-06-29	13.50x
2019-03-30	19.30x
2018-12-31	22.05x
2018-09-29	23.58x
2018-06-30	26.38x
2018-03-31	13.53x
2017-12-31	7.70x
2017-09-30	8.53x
2017-07-01	11.34x
2017-04-01	12.61x
2016-12-31	8.95x
2016-10-01	11.03x
2016-07-02	9.74x
2016-04-02	4.33x
2015-12-31	7.02x
2015-10-03	8.61x
2015-07-04	5.97x
2015-04-04	3.63x
2014-12-31	9.72x
2014-10-04	9.59x
2014-07-05	6.17x
2014-04-05	5.82x
2013-12-31	6.88x
2013-09-28	7.34x
2013-06-29	4.67x
2013-03-30	5.55x
2012-12-31	6.61x
2012-09-29	5.46x
2012-06-30	6.48x
2012-03-31	6.08x
2011-12-31	6.45x
2011-10-01	7.61x
2011-07-02	12.05x
2011-04-02	6.86x
2010-12-31	7.24x
2010-10-02	2.42x
2010-07-03	4.98x
2010-04-03	2.69x
2009-12-31	3.42x
2009-10-03	-1.25x
2009-07-04	-4.76x
2009-04-04	-5.33x
2008-09-27	33.55x
2008-06-28	28.90x
2008-03-29	24.61x

DATE

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO

2026-06-30

135.75x

2026-04-04

57.68x

2025-12-31

16.50x

2025-10-04

23.37x

2025-07-05

18.76x

2025-04-05

6.35x

2024-12-31

7.40x

2024-09-28

7.85x

2024-06-29

13.43x

2024-03-30

27.40x

2023-12-31

17.53x

2023-09-30

24.25x

2023-07-01

33.69x

2023-04-01

25.66x

2022-12-31

29.51x

2022-10-01

43.19x

2022-07-02

55.75x

2022-04-02

66.56x

2021-12-31

74.45x

2021-10-02

65.59x

2021-07-03

55.40x

2021-04-03

32.49x

2020-12-31

14.90x

2020-10-03

7.96x

2020-07-04

6.07x

2020-04-04

10.00x

2019-12-31

7.26x

2019-09-28

10.15x

2019-06-29

13.50x

2019-03-30

19.30x

2018-12-31

22.05x

2018-09-29

23.58x

2018-06-30

26.38x

2018-03-31

13.53x

2017-12-31

7.70x

2017-09-30

8.53x

2017-07-01

11.34x

2017-04-01

12.61x

2016-12-31

8.95x

2016-10-01

11.03x

2016-07-02

9.74x

2016-04-02

4.33x

2015-12-31

7.02x

2015-10-03

8.61x

2015-07-04

5.97x

2015-04-04

3.63x

2014-12-31

9.72x

2014-10-04

9.59x

2014-07-05

6.17x

2014-04-05

5.82x

2013-12-31

6.88x

2013-09-28

7.34x

2013-06-29

4.67x

2013-03-30

5.55x

2012-12-31

6.61x

2012-09-29

5.46x

2012-06-30

6.48x

2012-03-31

6.08x

2011-12-31

6.45x

2011-10-01

7.61x

2011-07-02

12.05x

2011-04-02

6.86x

2010-12-31

7.24x

2010-10-02

2.42x

2010-07-03

4.98x

2010-04-03

2.69x

2009-12-31

3.42x

2009-10-03

-1.25x

2009-07-04

-4.76x

2009-04-04

-5.33x

2008-09-27

33.55x

2008-06-28

28.90x

2008-03-29

24.61x

Interest Coverage Ratio: 15.64x

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