Nucor (NUE) ROIC: History & Chart

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Nucor Corporation(NUE)

Steel · Charlotte, NC

$257.80+3.18 (+1.25%)

Delayed quote: Sep 15, 2026, 1:05 PM EDT

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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 Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Metrics

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)

10.13%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG TTM

7.54%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 3Y

10.95%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 5Y

18.11%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 10Y

12.41%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 15Y

9.91%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 20Y

12.19%

CURRENT VS TTM AVG

+34.35%

CURRENT VS 3Y AVG

-7.47%

CURRENT VS 5Y AVG

-44.06%

CURRENT VS 10Y AVG

-18.33%

CURRENT VS 15Y AVG

+2.28%

CURRENT VS 20Y AVG

-16.88%

SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS

8.91%

median of 54 covered companies

CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN

+13.65%

vs the sector median at left

NAME	MARKET CAP	RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)	TTM	3Y	5Y
Nucor Corporation (NUE)	$58.71B	10.13%	7.54%	10.95%	18.11%
CRH plc (CRH)vs ›	$58.87B	8.23%	8.61%	8.75%	7.88%
Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs ›	$56.66B	6.19%	5.23%	5.29%	4.46%
Vale S.A. (VALE)vs ›	$62.16B	8.48%	11.31%	13.87%	16.82%
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)vs ›	$64.52B	-1.61%	3.81%	5.62%	6.30%
AngloGold Ashanti plc (AU)vs ›	$50.58B	31.40%	16.34%	10.27%	10.53%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM)vs ›	$67.55B	16.61%	11.24%	9.32%	9.68%
Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs ›	$71.20B	17.08%	10.16%	7.31%	7.34%
Ecolab Inc. (ECL)vs ›	$77.37B	9.42%	11.92%	10.20%	9.64%
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs ›	$78.43B	14.59%	15.02%	14.74%	14.56%

NAME

MARKET CAP

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)

TTM

Nucor Corporation (NUE)

$58.71B

10.13%

7.54%

10.95%

18.11%

CRH plc (CRH)vs ›

$58.87B

8.23%

8.61%

8.75%

7.88%

Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs ›

$56.66B

6.19%

5.23%

5.29%

4.46%

Vale S.A. (VALE)vs ›

$62.16B

8.48%

11.31%

13.87%

16.82%

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

$64.52B

-1.61%

3.81%

5.62%

6.30%

AngloGold Ashanti plc (AU)vs ›

$50.58B

31.40%

16.34%

10.27%

10.53%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM)vs ›

$67.55B

16.61%

11.24%

9.32%

9.68%

Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs ›

$71.20B

17.08%

10.16%

7.31%

7.34%

Ecolab Inc. (ECL)vs ›

$77.37B

9.42%

11.92%

10.20%

9.64%

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs ›

$78.43B

14.59%

15.02%

14.74%

14.56%

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Formula & Definition

ROIC = NOPAT / Invested Capital, where NOPAT = Operating Income × (1 − effective tax rate) and Invested Capital = Total Assets − (Current Liabilities − Short-Term Debt)

Return on invested capital measures the after-tax operating return a company earns on the capital invested in the business. TGMCharts computes it from reported statements: trailing-twelve-month operating income after tax, over invested capital at the latest balance sheet — total assets less the non-interest-bearing current liabilities (payables, accruals, deferred revenue) that fund them; short-term debt stays in the capital base. The tax rate is the period's own effective rate (income tax ÷ pretax income), capped at 45%; when pretax income is zero or negative, or the tax line is a net benefit, no tax is deducted — the operating figure is shown untaxed rather than adjusted by an assumed rate. Not shown for banks, insurers or funds.

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) FAQ

What is the return on invested capital (ROIC) for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The return on invested capital (ROIC) for NUE stock is 10.13%.

Is Nucor Corporation's return on invested capital (ROIC) high or low?

The return on invested capital (ROIC) of 10.13% is 44% below its 5-year average of 18.11%, near the low end of its 5-year range (5.57%–35.52%).

What is the TTM average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The TTM average return on invested capital (ROIC) for NUE stock is 7.54%.

What is the 3Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 3Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for NUE stock is 10.95%.

What is the 5Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 5Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for NUE stock is 18.11%.

What is the 10Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 10Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for NUE stock is 12.41%.

What is the 15Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 15Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for NUE stock is 9.91%.

What is the 20Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Nucor Corporation (NUE)?

The 20Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for NUE stock is 12.19%.

DATE	RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
2026-06-30	10.13%
2026-04-04	8.59%
2025-12-31	6.74%
2025-10-04	6.55%
2025-07-05	5.70%
2025-04-05	5.57%
2024-12-31	7.88%
2024-09-28	9.47%
2024-06-29	12.06%
2024-03-30	14.96%
2023-12-31	15.78%
2023-09-30	18.23%
2023-07-01	20.69%
2023-04-01	25.54%
2022-12-31	29.37%
2022-10-01	33.40%
2022-07-02	35.52%
2022-04-02	34.92%
2021-12-31	33.75%
2021-10-02	26.71%
2021-07-03	18.80%
2021-04-03	12.03%
2020-12-31	9.19%
2020-10-03	5.25%
2020-07-04	5.75%
2020-04-04	7.93%
2019-12-31	9.48%
2019-09-28	12.55%
2019-06-29	15.80%
2019-03-30	17.89%
2018-12-31	17.39%
2018-09-29	15.57%
2018-06-30	12.47%
2018-03-31	10.66%
2017-12-31	10.89%
2017-09-30	9.60%
2017-07-01	10.36%
2017-04-01	10.09%
2016-12-31	8.47%
2016-10-01	7.65%
2016-07-02	7.25%
2016-04-02	6.47%
2015-12-31	6.04%
2015-10-03	6.51%
2015-07-04	6.54%
2015-04-04	6.61%
2014-12-31	6.70%
2014-10-04	6.47%
2014-07-05	5.75%
2014-04-05	5.32%
2013-12-31	5.18%
2013-09-28	5.10%
2013-06-29	5.18%
2013-03-30	5.50%
2012-12-31	5.99%
2012-09-29	5.65%
2012-06-30	6.33%
2012-03-31	7.58%
2011-12-31	7.75%
2011-10-01	7.80%
2011-07-02	6.60%
2011-04-02	5.03%
2010-12-31	4.02%
2010-10-02	3.40%
2010-07-03	2.67%
2010-04-03	0.13%
2009-12-31	-2.63%
2009-10-03	-0.81%
2009-07-04	7.05%
2009-04-04	13.75%
2008-12-31	18.52%
2008-09-27	19.74%
2008-06-28	16.88%
2008-03-29	19.33%
2007-12-31	20.17%
2007-09-29	25.45%
2007-06-30	26.24%
2007-03-31	27.41%
2006-12-31	29.04%
2006-09-30	28.75%
2006-07-01	24.82%
2006-04-01	22.99%
2005-12-31	23.43%
2005-10-01	24.13%
2005-07-02	27.67%
2005-04-02	26.53%
2004-12-31	23.43%
2004-10-02	18.58%
2004-07-03	10.44%
2004-04-03	4.78%
2003-12-31	2.53%
2003-10-04	3.36%
2003-07-05	4.03%

DATE

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)

2026-06-30

10.13%

2026-04-04

8.59%

2025-12-31

6.74%

2025-10-04

6.55%

2025-07-05

5.70%

2025-04-05

5.57%

2024-12-31

7.88%

2024-09-28

9.47%

2024-06-29

12.06%

2024-03-30

14.96%

2023-12-31

15.78%

2023-09-30

18.23%

2023-07-01

20.69%

2023-04-01

25.54%

2022-12-31

29.37%

2022-10-01

33.40%

2022-07-02

35.52%

2022-04-02

34.92%

2021-12-31

33.75%

2021-10-02

26.71%

2021-07-03

18.80%

2021-04-03

12.03%

2020-12-31

9.19%

2020-10-03

5.25%

2020-07-04

5.75%

2020-04-04

7.93%

2019-12-31

9.48%

2019-09-28

12.55%

2019-06-29

15.80%

2019-03-30

17.89%

2018-12-31

17.39%

2018-09-29

15.57%

2018-06-30

12.47%

2018-03-31

10.66%

2017-12-31

10.89%

2017-09-30

9.60%

2017-07-01

10.36%

2017-04-01

10.09%

2016-12-31

8.47%

2016-10-01

7.65%

2016-07-02

7.25%

2016-04-02

6.47%

2015-12-31

6.04%

2015-10-03

6.51%

2015-07-04

6.54%

2015-04-04

6.61%

2014-12-31

6.70%

2014-10-04

6.47%

2014-07-05

5.75%

2014-04-05

5.32%

2013-12-31

5.18%

2013-09-28

5.10%

2013-06-29

5.18%

2013-03-30

5.50%

2012-12-31

5.99%

2012-09-29

5.65%

2012-06-30

6.33%

2012-03-31

7.58%

2011-12-31

7.75%

2011-10-01

7.80%

2011-07-02

6.60%

2011-04-02

5.03%

2010-12-31

4.02%

2010-10-02

3.40%

2010-07-03

2.67%

2010-04-03

0.13%

2009-12-31

-2.63%

2009-10-03

-0.81%

2009-07-04

7.05%

2009-04-04

13.75%

2008-12-31

18.52%

2008-09-27

19.74%

2008-06-28

16.88%

2008-03-29

19.33%

2007-12-31

20.17%

2007-09-29

25.45%

2007-06-30

26.24%

2007-03-31

27.41%

2006-12-31

29.04%

2006-09-30

28.75%

2006-07-01

24.82%

2006-04-01

22.99%

2005-12-31

23.43%

2005-10-01

24.13%

2005-07-02

27.67%

2005-04-02

26.53%

2004-12-31

23.43%

2004-10-02

18.58%

2004-07-03

10.44%

2004-04-03

4.78%

2003-12-31

2.53%

2003-10-04

3.36%

2003-07-05

4.03%

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 10.13%

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