TTM
14.0%
YoY change
−1.41pp
Trough year (2009)
1.4%
Peak year (2021)
30.2%
Latest annual
11.9%
Gross Margin history chart for Nucor (NUE) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 11.9%
Gross Margin change chart for Nucor (NUE) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −1.41pp
Gross Margin history table for Nucor (NUE) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 11.9% | -1.41pp | ||
| 2024 | 13.3% | -9.17pp | ||
| 2023 | 22.5% | -7.61pp | ||
| 2022 | 30.1% | -0.10pp | ||
| 2021 | 30.2% | +19.16pp | ||
| 2020 | 11.1% | -0.80pp | ||
| 2019 | 11.9% | -5.28pp | ||
| 2018 | 17.1% | +4.45pp | ||
| 2017 | 12.7% | +0.19pp | ||
| 2016 | 12.5% | +5.72pp | ||
| 2015 | 6.8% | -1.99pp | ||
| 2014 | 8.8% | +1.36pp | ||
| 2013 | 7.4% | -0.39pp | ||
| 2012 | 7.8% | -1.61pp | ||
| 2011 | 9.4% | +4.45pp | ||
| 2010 | 4.9% | +3.57pp | ||
| 2009 | 1.4% | -15.74pp | ||
| 2008 | 17.1% | -1.74pp | ||
| 2007 | 18.9% | -4.64pp | ||
| 2006 | 23.5% | +3.09pp | ||
| 2005 | 20.4% | +0.65pp | ||
| 2004 | 19.8% | +15.46pp | ||
| 2003 | 4.3% | -5.48pp | ||
| 2002 | 9.8% | +0.10pp | ||
| 2001 | 9.7% | -7.72pp | ||
| 2000 | 17.4% | -2.20pp | ||
| 1999 | 19.6% | +0.02pp | ||
| 1998 | 19.6% | -0.13pp | ||
| 1997 | 19.7% | +0.78pp | ||
| 1996 | 18.9% | -2.33pp | ||
| 1995 | 21.3% | -0.31pp | ||
| 1994 | 21.6% | +3.36pp | ||
| 1993 | 18.2% | -0.30pp | ||
| 1992 | 18.5% | +1.01pp | ||
| 1991 | 17.5% | -0.97pp | ||
| 1990 | 18.5% | -0.48pp | ||
| 1989 | 18.9% | -2.59pp | ||
| 1988 | 21.5% | +0.44pp | ||
| 1987 | 21.1% | -2.70pp | ||
| 1986 | 23.8% | -1.10pp | ||
| 1985 | 24.9% | — |
- 202511.9%-1.41pp
- 202413.3%-9.17pp
- 202322.5%-7.61pp
- 202230.1%-0.10pp
- 202130.2%+19.16pp
- 202011.1%-0.80pp
- 201911.9%-5.28pp
- 201817.1%+4.45pp
- 201712.7%+0.19pp
- 201612.5%+5.72pp
- 20156.8%-1.99pp
- 20148.8%+1.36pp
- 20137.4%-0.39pp
- 20127.8%-1.61pp
- 20119.4%+4.45pp
- 20104.9%+3.57pp
- 20091.4%-15.74pp
- 200817.1%-1.74pp
- 200718.9%-4.64pp
- 200623.5%+3.09pp
- 200520.4%+0.65pp
- 200419.8%+15.46pp
- 20034.3%-5.48pp
- 20029.8%+0.10pp
- 20019.7%-7.72pp
- 200017.4%-2.20pp
- 199919.6%+0.02pp
- 199819.6%-0.13pp
- 199719.7%+0.78pp
- 199618.9%-2.33pp
- 199521.3%-0.31pp
- 199421.6%+3.36pp
- 199318.2%-0.30pp
- 199218.5%+1.01pp
- 199117.5%-0.97pp
- 199018.5%-0.48pp
- 198918.9%-2.59pp
- 198821.5%+0.44pp
- 198721.1%-2.70pp
- 198623.8%-1.10pp
- 198524.9%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Nucor's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Nucor (NUE)
According to Nucor's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 14.0%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual gross margin for Nucor (NUE) came in at 11.93% – contracted 1.4 percentage points year-over-year.
30.22% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 2021, against a low of 1.38% during 2009.
Nucor Gross Margin by Year
Nucor Gross Margin 2025: 11.9%
2025's gross margin for Nucor came in at 11.93%, contracted 1.4 percentage points from 2024.
Nucor Gross Margin 2024: 13.3%
Nucor posted gross margin of 13.35% in 2024, contracted 9.2 percentage points from 2023.
Nucor Gross Margin 2023: 22.5%
In 2023, Nucor reported gross margin of 22.51%, contracted 7.6 percentage points from 2022.
Nucor Gross Margin 2022: 30.1%
Nucor gross margin in 2022 was 30.12%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2021.
Nucor Gross Margin 2021: 30.2%
Nucor gross margin in 2021 was 30.22%.
See more financial history for Nucor (NUE).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Basic Materials peers of Nucor (NUE), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 61.8% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 55.1% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 46.0% | |
| 44.3% | |
| 35.6% | |
| 27.8% |
- 55.1%
- 46.0%
- 44.3%
- 35.6%
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