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Nucor cash flow and EPS84

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$1,083M
Nucor capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2009 Q250.86% · $114.462MUnavailableUnavailable49.14% · $110.613M0% · $0M100% · $225.075M
FY 2009 Q339.38% · $75.596M0% · $0MUnavailable57.81% · $110.969M2.81% · $5.4M100% · $191.965M
FY 2009 Q438.49% · $74.476M4.14% · $8.006M0% · $0M57.37% · $111.013M0% · $0M100% · $193.495M
FY 2010 Q124.19% · $54.216M24.85% · $55.694MUnavailable50.96% · $114.193MUnavailable100% · $224.103M
FY 2010 Q247.13% · $109.003M3.47% · $8.028MUnavailable49.4% · $114.272MUnavailable100% · $231.303M
FY 2010 Q339.39% · $75.111M0.61% · $1.163MUnavailable60% · $114.398M0% · $0M100% · $190.672M
FY 2010 Q448.32% · $106.964MUnavailableUnavailable51.68% · $114.419M0% · $0M100% · $221.383M
FY 2011 Q145.46% · $96.036MUnavailableUnavailable54.54% · $115.233MUnavailable100% · $211.269M
FY 2011 Q250.33% · $116.857MUnavailableUnavailable49.67% · $115.328MUnavailable100% · $232.185M
FY 2011 Q347.72% · $105.359MUnavailableUnavailable52.28% · $115.444MUnavailable100% · $220.803M
FY 2011 Q451.42% · $122.25MUnavailableUnavailable48.58% · $115.513MUnavailable100% · $237.763M
FY 2012 Q148.85% · $167.329M17.18% · $58.848MUnavailable33.96% · $116.325MUnavailable100% · $342.502M
FY 2012 Q221.19% · $216.119M67.4% · $687.562MUnavailable11.41% · $116.441MUnavailable100% · $1,020.122M
FY 2012 Q363.22% · $230.329M4.73% · $17.247MUnavailable32.05% · $116.772MUnavailable100% · $364.348M
FY 2012 Q474.08% · $333.831MUnavailableUnavailable25.92% · $116.823MUnavailable100% · $450.654M
FY 2013 Q173.76% · $330.585MUnavailableUnavailable26.24% · $117.618MUnavailable100% · $448.203M
FY 2013 Q271.19% · $290.721MUnavailableUnavailable28.81% · $117.662MUnavailable100% · $408.383M
FY 2013 Q369.34% · $266.623MUnavailableUnavailable30.66% · $117.875M0% · $0M100% · $384.498M
FY 2013 Q472.39% · $309.023MUnavailableUnavailable27.61% · $117.873M0% · $0M100% · $426.896M
FY 2014 Q168.24% · $258.058M0.37% · $1.408MUnavailable31.38% · $118.68MUnavailable100% · $378.146M
FY 2014 Q254.79% · $188.74M10.76% · $37.058MUnavailable34.45% · $118.689MUnavailable100% · $344.487M
FY 2014 Q348.17% · $110.451M0% · $0MUnavailable51.83% · $118.861MUnavailable100% · $229.312M
FY 2014 Q411.51% · $110.733M75.91% · $730.115MUnavailable12.36% · $118.893M0.21% · $2.058M100% · $961.799M
FY 2015 Q139.3% · $77.523MUnavailableUnavailable60.7% · $119.712MUnavailable100% · $197.235M
FY 2015 Q244.93% · $97.73MUnavailableUnavailable55.07% · $119.764MUnavailable100% · $217.494M
FY 2015 Q345.67% · $107.834M0% · $0MUnavailable50.82% · $119.985M3.52% · $8.3M100% · $236.119M
FY 2015 Q439.61% · $91.036M8.2% · $18.836MUnavailable52.2% · $119.971M0% · $0M100% · $229.843M
FY 2016 Q138.91% · $80.697M0.67% · $1.386M2.49% · $5.173M57.93% · $120.153MUnavailable100% · $207.409M
FY 2016 Q254.97% · $146.645MUnavailable0% · $0M45.03% · $120.149MUnavailable100% · $266.794M
FY 2016 Q345.4% · $100.094MUnavailable0% · $0M54.6% · $120.373MUnavailable100% · $220.467M
FY 2016 Q433.65% · $277.404M51.75% · $426.683M0% · $0M14.6% · $120.408MUnavailable100% · $824.495M
FY 2017 Q113.49% · $94.535M69.21% · $485.06MUnavailable17.31% · $121.303MUnavailable100% · $700.898M
FY 2017 Q243.82% · $94.7MUnavailableUnavailable56.18% · $121.401MUnavailable100% · $216.101M
FY 2017 Q335.62% · $103.077M22.37% · $64.743MUnavailable42.01% · $121.598MUnavailable100% · $289.418M
FY 2017 Q456.17% · $156.243M0.32% · $0.888MUnavailable43.51% · $121.019MUnavailable100% · $278.15M
FY 2018 Q153.28% · $172.203MUnavailable9.03% · $29.193M37.68% · $121.787MUnavailable100% · $323.183M
FY 2018 Q241.85% · $189.283MUnavailable31.2% · $141.122M26.94% · $121.862MUnavailable100% · $452.267M
FY 2018 Q346.54% · $263.253MUnavailable32.01% · $181.077M21.45% · $121.333M0% · $0M100% · $565.663M
FY 2018 Q436.48% · $357.792MUnavailable51.24% · $502.605M12.28% · $120.394M0% · $0M100% · $980.791M
FY 2019 Q158.4% · $288.786M1.92% · $9.495M14.73% · $72.83M24.95% · $123.4MUnavailable100% · $494.511M
FY 2019 Q259.31% · $361.161M0% · $0M20.48% · $124.681M20.21% · $123.074MUnavailable100% · $608.916M
FY 2019 Q373.16% · $334.699M0% · $0M0% · $0M26.84% · $122.796MUnavailable100% · $457.495M
FY 2019 Q462.35% · $492.647M9.32% · $73.611M12.79% · $101.03M15.54% · $122.792MUnavailable100% · $790.08M
FY 2020 Q166.54% · $416.557MUnavailable6.31% · $39.499M19.64% · $122.94M7.51% · $47M100% · $625.996M
FY 2020 Q270.24% · $360.76MUnavailable0% · $0M23.89% · $122.679M5.87% · $30.15M100% · $513.589M
FY 2020 Q370.99% · $401.764M3.74% · $21.162M0% · $0M21.74% · $123.017M3.53% · $20M100% · $565.943M
FY 2020 Q465.63% · $364.138M12.2% · $67.703M0% · $0M22.17% · $123.019M0% · $0M100% · $554.86M
FY 2021 Q142.41% · $313.51MUnavailable40.83% · $301.859M16.76% · $123.901MUnavailable100% · $739.27M
FY 2021 Q234.54% · $388.868M0% · $0M54.56% · $614.286M10.89% · $122.638MUnavailable100% · $1,125.792M
FY 2021 Q317.84% · $504.71M47.6% · $1,346.908M30.31% · $857.703M4.24% · $120.067M0% · $0M100% · $2,829.388M
FY 2021 Q419.63% · $414.901M3.78% · $79.816M71.07% · $1,502.24M5.53% · $116.863MUnavailable100% · $2,113.82M
FY 2022 Q124.33% · $447.682M18.87% · $347.177M49.2% · $905.324M7.48% · $137.587M0.14% · $2.5M100% · $1,840.27M
FY 2022 Q210.26% · $521.113M61.39% · $3,118.689M15.8% · $802.569M2.65% · $134.451M9.91% · $503.5M100% · $5,080.322M
FY 2022 Q323.88% · $461.33M4.34% · $83.898M33.75% · $652.078M6.84% · $132.112M31.19% · $602.5M100% · $1,931.918M
FY 2022 Q449.04% · $517.772M0.32% · $3.427M38.13% · $402.597M12.26% · $129.439M0.24% · $2.5M100% · $1,055.735M
FY 2023 Q148.76% · $531.733MUnavailable39.05% · $425.82M11.97% · $130.525M0.23% · $2.5M100% · $1,090.578M
FY 2023 Q341.05% · $439.162MUnavailable46.74% · $500.059M11.97% · $128.102M0.23% · $2.5M100% · $1,069.823M
FY 2023 Q470.1% · $717.909MUnavailable17.3% · $177.176M12.36% · $126.538M0.24% · $2.5M100% · $1,024.123M
FY 2024 Q137.08% · $670.34MUnavailable55.39% · $1,001.3M7.39% · $133.568M0.14% · $2.5M100% · $1,807.708M
FY 2024 Q251.87% · $800.894M7.12% · $109.934M32.38% · $499.983M8.47% · $130.799M0.16% · $2.5M100% · $1,544.11M
FY 2024 Q342.94% · $822.625M29.4% · $563.25M20.9% · $400.291M6.76% · $129.47M0% · $0M100% · $1,915.636M
FY 2024 Q462.19% · $879.141M6.07% · $85.807M22.31% · $315.426M9.07% · $128.163M0.35% · $5M100% · $1,413.537M
FY 2025 Q166.43% · $859M0.08% · $1M23.2% · $300M9.98% · $129M0.31% · $4M100% · $1,293M
FY 2025 Q241.73% · $954M0% · $0M8.75% · $200M5.64% · $129M43.88% · $1,003M100% · $2,286M
FY 2025 Q377.67% · $807MUnavailable9.62% · $100M12.22% · $127M0.48% · $5M100% · $1,039M
FY 2025 Q477.71% · $802MUnavailable9.69% · $100M12.31% · $127M0.29% · $3M100% · $1,032M
FY 2026 Q171.93% · $661MUnavailable13.6% · $125M14.04% · $129M0.44% · $4M100% · $919M
FY 2026 Q252.72% · $571MUnavailable32.32% · $350M11.91% · $129M3.05% · $33M100% · $1,083M
Jul 4, 2009 through Jul 4, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$1,400M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$571M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$829M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$61M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

7.36%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

4.36%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$5.04

Quarterly data

Nucor cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jul 4, 20261,400571829617.36%4.36%—$5.04
FY 2026 Q1Apr 4, 20268866612253013.33%3.39%—$3.23
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 2025799802-331—3.88%——
FY 2025 Q3Oct 4, 20251,339807532244.51%1.79%—$2.63
FY 2025 Q2Jul 5, 2025732954-22252—7.1%—$2.6
FY 2025 Q1Apr 5, 2025364859-49526—7.14%—$0.67
FY 2024 Q4Dec 31, 2024733.37879.14-145.7717.72—2.42%—$1.22
FY 2024 Q3Sep 28, 20241,300.7822.63478.0831.566.6%2.43%—$1.05
FY 2024 Q2Jun 29, 20241,485.28800.89684.3861.388.97%4.13%—$2.68
FY 2024 Q1Mar 30, 2024459.65670.34-210.6921.34—4.64%—$3.46
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 20231,520.32717.91802.4129.063.62%1.91%—$3.16
FY 2023 Q3Sep 30, 20232,464.01439.162,024.8517.520.87%0.71%—$4.57
FY 2023 Q1Apr 1, 20231,207.17531.73675.4420.43.02%1.69%—$4.45
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 20222,533.53517.772,015.76371.84%1.46%—$4.89
FY 2022 Q3Oct 1, 20222,804.78461.332,343.4525.621.09%0.91%—$6.5
FY 2022 Q2Jul 2, 20222,261.57521.111,740.4647.82.75%2.11%—$9.67
FY 2022 Q1Apr 2, 20222,472.17447.682,024.4926.421.31%1.07%—$7.67
FY 2021 Q4Dec 31, 20212,610.41414.92,195.5138.121.74%1.46%—$7.97
FY 2021 Q3Oct 2, 20211,737.18504.711,232.4730.922.51%1.78%—$7.28
FY 2021 Q2Jul 3, 20211,352.78388.87963.9146.874.86%3.46%—$5.04
FY 2021 Q1Apr 3, 2021530.41313.51216.919.869.16%3.74%—$3.1
FY 2020 Q4Dec 31, 2020491.29364.14127.1517.7313.95%3.61%—$1.3
FY 2020 Q3Oct 3, 2020855.62401.76453.8617.023.75%1.99%—$0.63
FY 2020 Q2Jul 4, 20201,148.76360.7678829.083.69%2.53%—$0.36
FY 2020 Q1Apr 4, 2020201.21416.56-215.3510.02—4.98%—$0.07
FY 2019 Q4Dec 31, 2019689.2492.65196.5516.058.16%2.33%—$0.35
FY 2019 Q3Sep 28, 2019932.36334.7597.6613.052.18%1.4%—$0.9
FY 2019 Q2Jun 29, 2019537.15361.16175.9948.7727.71%9.08%—$1.26
FY 2019 Q1Mar 30, 2019650.71288.79361.9212.493.45%1.92%—$1.63
FY 2018 Q4Dec 31, 2018492.49357.79134.77.835.81%1.59%—$2.07
FY 2018 Q3Sep 29, 20181,030.87263.25767.6113.691.78%1.33%—$2.13
FY 2018 Q2Jun 30, 2018742.67189.28553.3941.447.49%5.58%—$2.13
FY 2018 Q1Mar 31, 2018127.92172.2-44.2810.46—8.18%—$1.1
FY 2017 Q4Dec 31, 2017288.77156.24132.5312.959.77%4.48%—$1.2
FY 2017 Q3Sep 30, 2017415.53103.08312.4510.073.22%2.42%—$0.79
FY 2017 Q2Jul 1, 2017102.8294.78.1231.64389.5%30.77%—$1
FY 2017 Q1Apr 1, 2017244.1494.54149.619.526.37%3.9%—$1.11
FY 2016 Q4Dec 31, 2016565.85277.4288.4512.34.26%2.17%—$0.5
FY 2016 Q3Oct 1, 2016314.72100.09214.626.633.09%2.11%—$0.84
FY 2016 Q2Jul 2, 2016306.11146.65159.4630.2818.99%9.89%—$0.73
FY 2016 Q1Apr 2, 2016550.8680.7470.167.31.55%1.33%—$0.22
FY 2015 Q4Dec 31, 2015399.7491.04308.716.252.03%1.56%——
FY 2015 Q3Oct 3, 2015562.6107.83454.765.61.23%0.99%—$0.71
FY 2015 Q2Jul 4, 2015631.0197.73533.2827.495.16%4.36%—$0.39
FY 2015 Q1Apr 4, 2015563.6977.52486.176.451.33%1.14%—$0.21
FY 2014 Q4Dec 31, 2014417.34110.73306.66.061.98%1.45%—$0.65
FY 2014 Q3Oct 4, 2014482.23110.45371.786.571.77%1.36%—$0.76
FY 2014 Q2Jul 5, 2014294.12188.74105.3827.6626.25%9.41%—$0.46
FY 2014 Q1Apr 5, 2014149.21258.06-108.846.09—4.08%—$0.35
FY 2013 Q4Dec 31, 2013194.31309.02-114.716.9—3.55%—$0.53
FY 2013 Q3Sep 28, 2013398.67266.62132.046.514.93%1.63%—$0.46
FY 2013 Q2Jun 29, 2013356.16290.7265.4428.0142.8%7.86%—$0.27
FY 2013 Q1Mar 30, 2013128.81330.59-201.776.04—4.69%—$0.26
FY 2012 Q4Dec 31, 201275.7333.83-258.137.88—10.4%—$0.43
FY 2012 Q3Sep 29, 2012678.2230.33447.875.551.24%0.82%—$0.35
FY 2012 Q2Jun 30, 2012238.84216.1222.7230.48134.17%12.76%—$0.35
FY 2012 Q1Mar 31, 2012207.65167.3340.326.8416.95%3.29%—$0.46
FY 2011 Q4Dec 31, 2011359.47122.25237.228.683.66%2.41%—$0.43
FY 2011 Q3Oct 1, 2011380.42105.36275.068.793.2%2.31%—$0.57
FY 2011 Q2Jul 2, 2011245.23116.86128.3722.0217.16%8.98%—$0.94
FY 2011 Q1Apr 2, 201147.596.04-48.549.51—20.02%—$0.5
FY 2010 Q4Dec 31, 2010657.16106.96550.28.931.62%1.36%—$-0.04
FY 2010 Q3Oct 2, 201051075.11434.898.872.04%1.74%—$0.07
FY 2010 Q2Jul 3, 2010-290.72109-399.7214.85———$0.29
FY 2010 Q1Apr 3, 2010-3.0454.22-57.2510.4———$0.1
FY 2009 Q4Dec 31, 2009224.3574.48149.8811.217.48%4.99%—$0.18
FY 2009 Q3Oct 3, 2009320.8275.6245.2211.84.81%3.68%—$-0.1
FY 2009 Q2Jul 4, 2009622.98114.46508.5221.444.22%3.44%—$-0.43
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · NUE, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.