Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The yield on cost (YOC) is 0.85%.
YIELD ON COST (YOC)
0.85%
NUE now pays $2.23 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:
| If you bought | Price then | Yield on cost today |
|---|---|---|
| 10 years ago(2016-08-31) | $48.51 | 4.60% |
| 5 years ago(2021-09-09) | $112.57 | 1.98% |
| 3 years ago(2023-08-30) | $170.26 | 1.31% |
| 1 year ago(2025-09-04) | $144.94 | 1.54% |
| Buying today |
Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| $256.40 |
| 0.85% |
Projection: starting from today's 0.85% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at 6.6% a year — the recent growth rate of its annual payout. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.
Today
0.85%
In 3 years
1.03%
In 5 years
1.17%
In 10 years
1.61%
Try your own purchase price, dividend and growth rate for Nucor Corporation (NUE).
Starting Yield
0.87%
Ending YOC
2.24%
Year 15 Dividend
$5.74
Cum. Dividends Recd.
$57.48
| Year | Projected Div. / Share | YoY Dividend Hike | Yield on Cost (YOC) | Total Dividends Recd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | $2.23 | N/A | 0.87% | $0.00 |
| Year 1 | $2.38 | +6.51% | 0.93% | $2.38 |
| Year 2 | $2.53 | +6.51% | 0.99% | $4.90 |
| Year 3 | $2.69 | +6.51% | 1.05% | $7.60 |
| Year 4 | $2.87 | +6.51% | 1.12% | $10.47 |
| Year 5 | $3.06 | +6.51% | 1.19% | $13.53 |
| Year 6 | $3.26 | +6.51% | 1.27% | $16.78 |
| Year 7 | $3.47 | +6.51% | 1.35% | $20.25 |
| Year 8 | $3.69 | +6.51% | 1.44% | $23.94 |
| Year 9 | $3.93 | +6.51% | 1.53% | $27.88 |
| Year 10 | $4.19 | +6.51% | 1.63% | $32.07 |
| Year 11 | $4.46 | +6.51% | 1.74% | $36.53 |
| Year 12 | $4.75 | +6.51% | 1.85% | $41.28 |
| Year 13 | $5.06 | +6.51% | 1.97% | $46.35 |
| Year 14 | $5.39 | +6.51% | 2.10% | $51.74 |
| Year 15 | $5.74 | +6.51% | 2.24% | $57.48 |
