Buyback yield (TTM)
1.33%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.63%
5Y share count change
-23.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$525.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$14.08B
Key takeaways
- Nucor (NUE) repurchased about $525.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 23.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 3.83× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +77.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 2625% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Nucor (NUE)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Nucor (NUE)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Nucor (NUE)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Nucor (NUE)
Latest: $700.00M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Nucor (NUE) reported buyback spend of $700.00M – plunged 68.4% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Nucor buyback spend expanded at a +77.7% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
Nucor buyback spend peaked at $3.28B in 2021; the latest annual figure is $700.00M in 2025 (78.6% below peak).
2021 marks the peak buyback spend at $3.28B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1990.
Nucor Buyback Spend 2025: $700.00M
Nucor buyback spend in 2025 was $700.00M, plunged 68.4% below 2024.
Nucor Buyback Spend 2024: $2.22B
2024's buyback spend for Nucor came in at $2.22B, surged 42.7% from 2023.
Nucor Buyback Spend 2023: $1.55B
Nucor posted buyback spend of $1.55B in 2023, plunged 43.8% below 2022.
Nucor Buyback Spend 2022: $2.76B
In 2022, Nucor reported buyback spend of $2.76B, declined 15.7% below 2021.
Nucor Buyback Spend 2021: $3.28B
Nucor buyback spend in 2021 was $3.28B.
See more financial history for Nucor (NUE).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $700.00M | $133.00M | $567.00M | 1.87% | 0.23B | -3.2% | |
| 2024 | $2.22B | $132.00M | $2.08B | 8.12% | 0.24B | -4.8% | |
| 2023 | $1.55B | $130.00M | $1.42B | 3.62% | 0.25B | -4.8% | |
| 2022 | $2.76B | $137.00M | $2.63B | 8.21% | 0.26B | -10.3% | |
| 2021 | $3.28B | $135.78M | $3.14B | 10.23% | 0.29B | -3.3% | |
| 2020 | $39.50M | $73.85M | −$34.35M | 0.24% | 0.30B | -0.7% | |
| 2019 | $298.54M | $90.36M | $208.18M | 1.75% | 0.31B | -3.5% | |
| 2018 | $854.00M | $73.42M | $780.58M | 5.32% | 0.32B | -1.3% | |
| 2017 | $90.30M | $64.18M | $26.13M | 0.44% | 0.32B | +0.3% | |
| 2016 | $5.17M | $56.51M | −$51.34M | 0.03% | 0.32B | -0.3% | |
| 2015 | $66.50M | $45.79M | $20.71M | 0.51% | 0.32B | +0.2% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $46.38M | −$46.38M | — | 0.32B | +0.3% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $47.45M | −$47.45M | — | 0.32B | +0.3% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $50.73M | −$50.73M | — | 0.32B | +0.3% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $49.00M | −$49.00M | — | 0.32B | +0.2% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $43.04M | −$43.04M | — | 0.32B | +0.5% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $54.66M | −$54.66M | — | 0.31B | +2.9% | |
| 2008 | $123.96M | $49.87M | $74.09M | 0.85% | 0.31B | +2.7% | |
| 2007 | $754.03M | $0.00 | $754.03M | 4.44% | 0.30B | -3.7% | |
| 2006 | $599.45M | $0.00 | $599.45M | 3.65% | 0.31B | -2.6% | |
| 2005 | $291.24M | $0.00 | $291.24M | 2.81% | 0.32B | -0.9% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.32B | +2.1% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.31B | +0.2% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.31B | +0.7% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.31B | -4.9% | |
| 2000 | $398.73M | $0.00 | $398.73M | — | 0.33B | -6.3% | |
| 1999 | $14.80M | $0.00 | $14.80M | — | 0.35B | -0.6% | |
| 1998 | $32.00M | $0.00 | $32.00M | — | 0.35B | -0.0% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.35B | +0.2% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.35B | — | |
| 1995 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $100.00K | $0.00 | $100.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $100.00K | $0.00 | $100.00K | — | — | — |
- 2025$700.00M
- 2024$2.22B
- 2023$1.55B
- 2022$2.76B
- 2021$3.28B
- 2020$39.50M
- 2019$298.54M
- 2018$854.00M
- 2017$90.30M
- 2016$5.17M
- 2015$66.50M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$123.96M
- 2007$754.03M
- 2006$599.45M
- 2005$291.24M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$398.73M
- 1999$14.80M
- 1998$32.00M
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$200.00K
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$200.00K
- 1992$100.00K
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$100.00K
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Nucor (NUE)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 3.83×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Nucor (NUE)
How Nucor splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Nucor, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $20.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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