Nucor Corporation (NUE) Operating Cash Flow CAGR:-4.49%(TTM)
The operating cash flow cagr for Nucor Corporation (NUE) is -4.49% over the latest trailing 12-month period. Operating cash flow CAGR uses precomputed cash-flow statement history (cash from operations, before capital expenditures).
The operating cash flow CAGR for Nucor Corporation (NUE) stock is -4.49% over the past 12 months. The 3 year CAGR is -24.67% and the 5 year CAGR is 4.41%.The TTM figure compares the trailing 12 months (sum of the latest four quarters) with the 12 months before that. Rows in the history table compare fiscal years, and the quarterly table compares single quarters; the three measure different windows and will differ. Operating cash flow CAGR measures the compound annual growth rate of the cash Nucor Corporation generates from its core business operations, before capital expenditures, computed from rolling-twelve-month cash-flow statement history.
NUE Operating Cash Flow CAGR Chart
Nucor Corporation (NUE)
NUE Quarterly Operating Cash Flow Growth (YoY)
Operating Cash Flow growth vs the same quarter one year earlier, last 20 quarters.
NUE Operating Cash Flow CAGR History
| Year | Start OCF | End OCF | Change | % Change | CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.98B | $3.23B | $-745.00M | -18.72% | -18.72% |
| 2024 | $7.11B | $3.98B | $-3.13B | -44.05% | -44.05% |
| 2023 | $10.07B | $7.11B | $-2.96B | -29.39% | -29.39% |
| 2022 | $6.23B | $10.07B | +$3.84B | +61.65% | +61.65% |
| 2021 | $2.70B | $6.23B | +$3.53B | +131.04% | +131.04% |
| 2020 | $2.81B | $2.70B | $-112.54M | -4.01% | -4.01% |
| 2019 | $2.39B | $2.81B | +$415.46M | +17.35% | +17.35% |
| 2018 | $1.06B | $2.39B | +$1.34B | +126.84% | +126.84% |
| 2017 | $1.75B | $1.06B | $-694.66M | -39.70% | -39.70% |
| 2016 | $2.17B | $1.75B | $-418.76M | -19.31% | -19.31% |
| 2015 | $1.34B | $2.17B | +$825.86M | +61.50% | +61.50% |
| 2014 | $1.08B | $1.34B | +$264.95M | +24.58% | +24.58% |
| 2013 | $1.20B | $1.08B | $-122.44M | -10.20% | -10.20% |
| 2012 | $1.03B | $1.20B | +$169.33M | +16.42% | +16.42% |
| 2011 | $866.79M | $1.03B | +$164.26M | +18.95% | +18.95% |
| 2010 | $1.17B | $866.79M | $-306.40M | -26.12% | -26.12% |
| 2009 | $2.50B | $1.17B | $-1.33B | -53.05% | -53.05% |
| 2008 | $1.94B | $2.50B | +$563.42M | +29.11% | +29.11% |
| 2007 | $2.25B | $1.94B | $-315.93M | -14.03% | -14.03% |
| 2006 | $2.14B | $2.25B | +$114.62M | +5.36% | +5.36% |
| 2005 | $1.02B | $2.14B | +$1.11B | +108.50% | +108.50% |
| 2004 | $494.62M | $1.02B | +$530.14M | +107.18% | +107.18% |
| 2003 | $497.22M | $494.62M | $-2.60M | -0.52% | -0.52% |
| 2002 | $495.12M | $497.22M | +$2.10M | +0.43% | +0.43% |
| 2001 | $820.75M | $495.12M | $-325.64M | -39.68% | -39.68% |
| 2000 | $604.80M | $820.75M | +$215.95M | +35.71% | +35.71% |
| 1999 | $641.90M | $604.80M | $-37.10M | -5.78% | -5.78% |
| 1998 | $577.30M | $641.90M | +$64.60M | +11.19% | +11.19% |
| 1997 | $450.60M | $577.30M | +$126.70M | +28.12% | +28.12% |
Quarterly Operating Cash Flow: QoQ & YoY
| Quarter | Value | QoQ | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $886.00M | +10.9% | +143.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $799.00M | -40.3% | +8.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.34B | +82.9% | +2.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $732.00M | +101.1% | -50.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $364.00M | -50.4% | -20.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $733.37M | -43.6% | -51.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.30B | -12.4% | -47.2% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.49B | +222.8% | -22.7% |
| Q1 2024 | $460.00M | -69.7% | -61.9% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.52B | -38.3% | -40.0% |
| Q3 2023 | $2.46B | +28.3% | -12.1% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.92B | +59.1% | -15.1% |
| Q1 2023 | $1.21B | -52.4% | -51.2% |
| Q4 2022 | $2.53B | -9.7% | -2.9% |
| Q3 2022 | $2.80B | +24.0% | +61.5% |
| Q2 2022 | $2.26B | -8.5% | +67.2% |
QoQ = change vs the prior quarter; YoY = change vs the same quarter a year earlier.
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.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Steel
- CEO
- Leon J. Topalian