TTM
6.8%
YoY change
−1.23pp
Trough year (2009)
-2.6%
Peak year (2021)
18.7%
Latest annual
5.4%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Nucor (NUE) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 5.4%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Nucor (NUE) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −1.23pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Nucor (NUE) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 5.4% | -1.23pp | ||
| 2024 | 6.6% | -6.44pp | ||
| 2023 | 13.0% | -5.29pp | ||
| 2022 | 18.3% | -0.39pp | ||
| 2021 | 18.7% | +15.13pp | ||
| 2020 | 3.6% | -2.04pp | ||
| 2019 | 5.6% | -3.79pp | ||
| 2018 | 9.4% | +2.91pp | ||
| 2017 | 6.5% | +1.60pp | ||
| 2016 | 4.9% | +2.74pp | ||
| 2015 | 2.2% | -1.21pp | ||
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.82pp | ||
| 2013 | 2.6% | -0.04pp | ||
| 2012 | 2.6% | -1.29pp | ||
| 2011 | 3.9% | +3.04pp | ||
| 2010 | 0.8% | +3.47pp | ||
| 2009 | -2.6% | -10.36pp | ||
| 2008 | 7.7% | -1.13pp | ||
| 2007 | 8.9% | -3.04pp | ||
| 2006 | 11.9% | +1.60pp | ||
| 2005 | 10.3% | +0.46pp | ||
| 2004 | 9.9% | +8.86pp | ||
| 2003 | 1.0% | -2.37pp | ||
| 2002 | 3.4% | +0.77pp | ||
| 2001 | 2.6% | -3.93pp | ||
| 2000 | 6.5% | +0.44pp | ||
| 1999 | 6.1% | -0.25pp | ||
| 1998 | 6.4% | -0.69pp | ||
| 1997 | 7.0% | +0.23pp | ||
| 1996 | 6.8% | -1.12pp | ||
| 1995 | 7.9% | +0.31pp | ||
| 1994 | 7.6% | +2.14pp | ||
| 1993 | 5.5% | +0.59pp | ||
| 1992 | 4.9% | +0.48pp | ||
| 1991 | 4.4% | -0.65pp | ||
| 1990 | 5.1% | +0.51pp | ||
| 1989 | 4.6% | -2.13pp | ||
| 1988 | 6.7% | +0.75pp | ||
| 1987 | 5.9% | -0.21pp | ||
| 1986 | 6.1% | -1.57pp | ||
| 1985 | 7.7% | — |
- 20255.4%-1.23pp
- 20246.6%-6.44pp
- 202313.0%-5.29pp
- 202218.3%-0.39pp
- 202118.7%+15.13pp
- 20203.6%-2.04pp
- 20195.6%-3.79pp
- 20189.4%+2.91pp
- 20176.5%+1.60pp
- 20164.9%+2.74pp
- 20152.2%-1.21pp
- 20143.4%+0.82pp
- 20132.6%-0.04pp
- 20122.6%-1.29pp
- 20113.9%+3.04pp
- 20100.8%+3.47pp
- 2009-2.6%-10.36pp
- 20087.7%-1.13pp
- 20078.9%-3.04pp
- 200611.9%+1.60pp
- 200510.3%+0.46pp
- 20049.9%+8.86pp
- 20031.0%-2.37pp
- 20023.4%+0.77pp
- 20012.6%-3.93pp
- 20006.5%+0.44pp
- 19996.1%-0.25pp
- 19986.4%-0.69pp
- 19977.0%+0.23pp
- 19966.8%-1.12pp
- 19957.9%+0.31pp
- 19947.6%+2.14pp
- 19935.5%+0.59pp
- 19924.9%+0.48pp
- 19914.4%-0.65pp
- 19905.1%+0.51pp
- 19894.6%-2.13pp
- 19886.7%+0.75pp
- 19875.9%-0.21pp
- 19866.1%-1.57pp
- 19857.7%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at Nucor (NUE)
According to Nucor's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 6.8%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Nucor (NUE) most recent annual net margin stands at 5.37% (2025) – contracted 1.2 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual net margin stands at 18.71%, reached in 2021; the historical low of -2.62% was recorded in 2009.
Nucor Net Profit Margin by Year
Nucor Net Profit Margin 2025: 5.4%
Nucor posted net margin of 5.37% in 2025, contracted 1.2 percentage points from 2024.
Nucor Net Profit Margin 2024: 6.6%
In 2024, Nucor reported net margin of 6.60%, contracted 6.4 percentage points from 2023.
Nucor Net Profit Margin 2023: 13.0%
Nucor net margin in 2023 was 13.03%, contracted 5.3 percentage points from 2022.
Nucor Net Profit Margin 2022: 18.3%
2022's net margin for Nucor came in at 18.33%, contracted 0.4 percentage points from 2021.
Nucor Net Profit Margin 2021: 18.7%
Nucor net margin in 2021 was 18.71%.
See more financial history for Nucor (NUE).
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