Nucor (NUE) Ratios
Nucor Ratios
MX:NUE's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $1.61B. For the 2026 fiscal year, MX:NUE's free cash flow was decreased by $-629.00M and operating cash flow was $2.24B. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 2.94 | 2.51 | 3.57 | 3.39 | 2.48 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.57 | 1.48 | 2.35 | 2.13 | 1.32 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.56 | 0.71 | 1.39 | 0.99 | 0.46 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.81 | 0.80 | 1.55 | 2.33 | 1.21 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 15.25 | 3.18 | 39.73 | 170.48 | 8.79 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -1.22B | $ -48.00M | $ 3.17B | $ 1.78B | $ 1.58B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.41 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.29 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.25 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.69 | 1.76 | 1.84 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 9.65 | 2.64 | 14.89 | 33.82 | 9.35 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 15.64 | 13.07 | 25.33 | 47.99 | 57.13 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 31.60 | 30.12 | 28.38 | 26.34 | 19.99 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 1.15 | 0.76 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.32 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 11.93% | 13.35% | 22.51% | 30.12% | 30.22% |
| EBIT Margin | 8.43% | 10.18% | 18.78% | 25.31% | 25.67% |
| EBITDA Margin | 12.98% | 14.60% | 22.15% | 27.87% | 28.04% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 8.18% | 9.69% | 17.95% | 25.31% | 25.54% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 7.90% | 9.44% | 18.07% | 24.68% | 25.22% |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.37% | 6.60% | 13.03% | 18.33% | 18.71% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 6.27% | 7.55% | 14.15% | 19.46% | 19.52% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 67.91% | 69.85% | 72.13% | 74.25% | 74.20% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 96.58% | 97.42% | 100.69% | 97.52% | 98.73% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 4.97% | 5.97% | 12.80% | 23.42% | 26.44% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 8.33% | 9.99% | 21.61% | 41.31% | 48.71% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 8.55% | 10.29% | 20.26% | 37.32% | 45.09% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.74% | 7.87% | 15.77% | 29.35% | 33.73% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 6.24% | 7.64% | 16.01% | 30.14% | 31.19% |
| Earnings Yield | 4.63% | 7.29% | 10.41% | 22.00% | 20.45% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 10.47 | 11.49 | 11.76 | 11.56 | 9.47 |
| Payables Turnover | 15.14 | 14.54 | 13.32 | 17.59 | 13.91 |
| Inventory Turnover | 5.24 | 5.22 | 4.82 | 5.32 | 4.24 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 2.12 | 2.32 | 3.14 | 4.32 | 4.50 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 1.28 | 1.41 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 4.26 | 3.19 | 3.13 | 4.61 | 5.03 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 80.44 | 76.64 | 79.33 | 79.44 | 98.50 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 34.88 | 31.77 | 31.05 | 31.57 | 38.56 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 69.67 | 69.98 | 75.69 | 68.62 | 86.18 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 24.11 | 25.11 | 27.41 | 20.75 | 26.24 |
| Operating Cycle | 104.55 | 101.75 | 106.74 | 100.19 | 124.74 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 14.02 | 16.70 | 28.47 | 38.39 | 21.30 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | -0.81 | 3.38 | 19.61 | 30.97 | 15.76 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 0.82 | 1.08 | 2.61 | 4.06 | 2.96 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.95 | 1.25 | 3.21 | 5.17 | 3.84 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.45 | 0.57 | 1.04 | 1.51 | 1.10 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.17 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -0.50% | 2.90% | 11.27% | 23.49% | 13.80% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 21.66 | 13.78 | 9.61 | 4.55 | 4.89 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 1.16 | 0.90 | 1.25 | 0.83 | 0.92 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 1.80 | 1.37 | 2.08 | 1.88 | 2.38 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | -200.16 | 34.51 | 8.88 | 4.26 | 7.24 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 11.64 | 6.99 | 6.11 | 3.43 | 5.36 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | -1.95 | -0.26 | -0.26 | 0.19 | 0.01 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 10.07 | 6.96 | 5.71 | 3.20 | 3.59 |
| Enterprise Value | 42.49B | 31.20B | 43.93B | 36.99B | 36.71B |
| EV to EBITDA | 10.07 | 6.96 | 5.71 | 3.20 | 3.59 |
| EV to Sales | 1.31 | 1.02 | 1.27 | 0.89 | 1.01 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | -226.01 | 38.71 | 8.97 | 4.55 | 7.96 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 13.14 | 7.84 | 6.18 | 3.67 | 5.89 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 64.79 | 58.73 | 60.24 | 46.99 | 36.49 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 90.75 | 85.16 | 83.84 | 70.19 | 47.92 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.23 |
| Revenue Per Share | 140.85 | 128.97 | 138.98 | 158.23 | 124.74 |
| Net Income Per Share | 7.56 | 8.51 | 18.12 | 29.00 | 23.34 |
| Tax Burden | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.74 |
| Interest Burden | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.98 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 1.59 | 1.72 | 1.45 | 1.25 | 0.87 |
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