Nucor Corp

NYSE : NUE
USA·Basic Materials·Steel·Ordinary Shares
$256.29
−3.05 (−1.12%)Oct 16 close
Market Cap
$58.38B
Enterprise Value
$63.94B
P/E (TTM)
20.44
P/B
2.63
Net Cash / (Debt)
−$4.41B
52-Week Range
$137 — $275
5-Year Range
$93 — $275
Avg Volume (3M)
1.53M
ListingsNYSELTSFRA
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.66%
vs 5Y avg 1.36% · 10Y avg 2.04%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.87%
4 payments/yr (spacing)
Dividends / Share (TTM)
$1.68
Forward (annualized): $2.24
Payout Ratio (EPS, TTM)
17.8%
Payout Ratio (FCF, TTM)
32.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y / 5Y / 10Y)
3Y3.2%5Y6.5%10Y4.0%
Consecutive Growth Years
16
as of 2025
Years Without a Cut
16
as of 2025
Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
1.94%
Div 0.84% + Net buyback 1.11%

Growth, streak and CAGR figures exclude special dividends.

Dividends per share

Cash dividends, split-adjusted · USD

Payout ratio

Dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS and ÷ free cash flow per share, by fiscal year.

Dividend yield

Trailing-twelve-month dividends ÷ month-end price.

Capital returns

Net buybacks = repurchases − stock issuance, fiscal-year cash flows. SBC shown for dilution context.

Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
1.9%
Dividends 0.8% + Net buybacks 1.1%
Net Buyback (TTM)
$675M
Gross $675M − Issuance $0
SBC (TTM)
$146M
Share-based compensation, dilution driver
Net share-count change % / yr

Annual dividend growth

Dividend growth is decelerating (1.8% latest vs 8.3% 3-yr avg).

YearDPS (regular sum, USD)ChangeHikes
20252.21+1.8%1
20242.17+4.8%1
20232.07+3.0%1
20222.01+17.2%1
20211.72+6.4%1
20201.61+0.6%1
20191.60+4.1%1
20181.54+1.8%1
20171.51+0.7%2
20161.50+0.6%1
20151.49+0.7%1
20141.48+0.7%1
20131.47+0.7%1
20121.46+0.7%1
20111.45+0.7%1

Special dividends are excluded from these figures. Based on 163 regular payments.

Payment history (178 payments · 15 special)

As declaredΔ%TypeFrequencyDeclarationRecordPay date
2026-06-30$0.56–0.0%Cashquarterly2026-06-092026-06-302026-08-11
2026-03-31$0.56–0.0%Cashquarterly2026-02-202026-03-312026-05-11
2025-12-31$0.56–+1.8%Cashquarterly2025-12-012025-12-312026-02-11
2025-09-30$0.55–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-09-042025-09-302025-11-10
2025-06-30$0.55–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-06-102025-06-302025-08-11
2025-03-31$0.55–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-02-182025-03-312025-05-12
2024-12-31$0.55–+1.9%Cashquarterly2024-12-112024-12-312025-02-11
2024-09-27$0.54–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-09-162024-09-272024-11-08
2024-06-28$0.54–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-06-062024-06-282024-08-09
2024-03-27$0.54–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-02-202024-03-282024-05-10
2023-12-28$0.54–+5.9%Cashquarterly2023-12-142023-12-292024-02-09
2023-09-28$0.51–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-09-142023-09-292023-11-09
2023-06-29$0.51–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-06-082023-06-302023-08-11
2023-03-30$0.51–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-02-222023-03-312023-05-11
2022-12-29$0.51–+2.0%Cashquarterly2022-12-142022-12-302023-02-10
2022-09-29$0.5–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-09-152022-09-302022-11-10
2022-06-29$0.5–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-06-092022-06-302022-08-11
2022-03-30$0.5–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-02-222022-03-312022-05-11
2021-12-30$0.5–+23.5%Cashquarterly2021-12-022021-12-312022-02-11
2021-09-29$0.405–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-09-172021-09-302021-11-10
2021-06-29$0.405–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-06-082021-06-302021-08-11
2021-03-30$0.405–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-02-232021-03-312021-05-11
2020-12-30$0.405–+0.6%Cashquarterly2020-12-032020-12-312021-02-11
2020-09-29$0.4025–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-09-102020-09-302020-11-10
2020-06-29$0.4025–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-06-042020-06-302020-08-11
2020-03-30$0.4025–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-02-182020-03-312020-05-11
2019-12-30$0.4025–+0.6%Cashquarterly2019-12-132019-12-312020-02-11
2019-09-26$0.4–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-09-052019-09-272019-11-08
2019-06-27$0.4–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-06-062019-06-282019-08-09
2019-03-28$0.4–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-02-192019-03-292019-05-10
2018-12-28$0.4–+5.3%Cashquarterly2018-11-302018-12-312019-02-11
2018-09-27$0.38–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-09-062018-09-282018-11-09
2018-06-28$0.38–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-06-072018-06-292018-08-10
2018-03-28$0.38–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-02-202018-03-292018-05-11
2017-12-28$0.38–+0.7%Cashquarterly2017-11-252017-12-292018-02-09
2017-09-28$0.3775–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-09-142017-09-292017-11-09
2017-06-28$0.3775–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-06-062017-06-302017-08-11
2017-03-29$0.3775–+0.1%Cashquarterly2017-02-212017-03-312017-05-11
2016-12-28$0.377–+0.5%Cashquarterly2016-11-302016-12-302017-02-10
2016-09-28$0.375–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-09-152016-09-302016-11-10
2016-06-28$0.375–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-06-062016-06-302016-08-11
2016-03-29$0.375–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-02-232016-03-312016-05-11
2015-12-29$0.375–+0.7%Cashquarterly2015-12-012015-12-312016-02-11
2015-09-28$0.3725–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-09-022015-09-302015-11-10
2015-06-26$0.3725–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-06-052015-06-302015-08-11
2015-03-27$0.3725–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-02-172015-03-312015-05-11
2014-12-29$0.3725–+0.7%Cashquarterly2014-12-032014-12-312015-02-11
2014-09-26$0.37–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-09-102014-09-302014-11-10
2014-06-26$0.37–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-06-052014-06-302014-08-11
2014-03-27$0.37–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-02-182014-03-312014-05-12
2013-12-27$0.37–+0.7%Cashquarterly2013-12-042013-12-312014-02-11
2013-09-25$0.3675–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-09-052013-09-272013-11-08
2013-06-26$0.3675–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-06-062013-06-282013-08-09
2013-03-26$0.3675–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-02-162013-03-282013-05-10
2012-12-27$0.3675–+0.7%Cashquarterly2012-12-052012-12-312013-02-11
2012-09-26$0.365–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-09-122012-09-282012-11-09
2012-06-27$0.365–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-06-062012-06-292012-08-10
2012-03-28$0.365–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-02-162012-03-302012-05-11
2011-12-28$0.365–+0.7%Cashquarterly2011-12-152011-12-302012-02-10
2011-09-28$0.3625–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-09-082011-09-302011-11-11
2011-06-28$0.3625–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-06-082011-06-302011-08-11
2011-03-29$0.3625–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-02-172011-03-312011-05-11
2010-12-29$0.3625–+0.7%Cashquarterly2010-12-092010-12-312011-02-11
2010-09-28$0.36–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-09-092010-09-302010-11-11
2010-06-28$0.36–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-06-042010-06-302010-08-11
2010-03-29$0.36–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-02-252010-03-312010-05-12
2009-12-29$0.36–+2.9%Cashquarterly2009-12-032009-12-312010-02-11
2009-09-28$0.35–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-09-042009-09-302009-11-11
2009-06-26$0.35–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-06-032009-06-302009-08-11
2009-03-27$0.35–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-02-192009-03-312009-05-12
2008-12-29$0.35–+9.4%Cashquarterly2008-12-092008-12-312009-02-11
2008-09-26$0.32–0.0%Cashquarterly2008-09-052008-09-302008-11-11
2008-09-26$0.2––Special (cash)—2008-09-052008-09-302008-11-11
2008-06-26$0.32–-38.5%Cashquarterly2008-06-042008-06-302008-08-11
2008-06-26$0.2––Special (cash)—2008-06-062008-06-302008-08-11
2008-03-26$0.52–+73.3%Cashquarterly2008-02-202008-03-282008-05-09
2008-03-26$0.2––Special (cash)—2008-03-062008-03-282008-05-09
2007-12-27$0.3–+172.7%Cashquarterly2007-12-052007-12-312008-02-11
2007-12-27$0.31––Special (cash)—2007-12-052007-12-312008-02-11
2007-09-26$0.11–0.0%Cashquarterly2007-09-062007-09-282007-11-09
2007-09-26$0.5––Special (cash)—2007-09-062007-09-282007-11-09
2007-06-27$0.11–-82.0%Cashquarterly2007-06-052007-06-292007-08-10
2007-06-27$0.5––Special (cash)—2007-06-052007-06-292007-08-10
2007-03-28$0.5––Special (cash)—2007-02-212007-03-302007-05-11
2007-03-28$0.61–+510.0%Cashquarterly2007-02-212007-03-302007-05-11
2006-12-27$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-12-062006-12-292007-02-09
2006-12-27$0.5––Special (cash)—2006-12-062006-12-292007-02-09
2006-09-27$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-09-062006-09-292006-11-10
2006-09-27$0.5––Special (cash)—2006-09-062006-09-292006-11-10
2006-06-28$0.5––Special (cash)—2006-06-062006-06-302006-08-11
2006-06-28$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-06-062006-06-302006-08-11
2006-03-29$0.1$0.2+33.3%Cashquarterly2006-02-172006-03-27-
2006-03-29$0.25$0.5–Special (cash)—2006-02-222006-03-312006-05-11
2005-12-28$0.075$0.15-62.5%Cashquarterly2005-11-182005-12-26-
2005-12-28$0.25$0.5–Special (cash)—2005-12-072005-12-302006-02-10
2005-09-28$0.2$0.4+166.7%Cashquarterly2005-09-082005-09-302005-11-11
2005-09-28$0.125$0.25–Special (cash)—2005-09-082005-09-302005-11-11
2005-06-28$0.075$0.150.0%Cashquarterly2005-05-192005-06-24-
2005-06-28$0.125$0.25–Special (cash)—2005-06-022005-06-302005-08-11
2005-03-29$0.075$0.15+15.4%Cashquarterly2005-02-172005-03-25-
2005-03-29$0.125$0.25–Special (cash)—2005-02-252005-03-312005-05-11
2004-12-29$0.065$0.130.0%Cashquarterly2004-12-092004-12-312005-02-11
2004-09-28$0.065$0.26+23.8%Cashquarterly2004-09-092004-09-302004-11-11
2004-06-28$0.0525$0.210.0%Cashquarterly2004-06-022004-06-302004-08-11
2004-03-29$0.0525$0.21+5.0%Cashquarterly2004-02-252004-03-312004-05-11
2003-12-29$0.05$0.20.0%Cashquarterly2003-12-032003-12-312004-02-11
2003-09-26$0.05$0.20.0%Cashquarterly2003-09-032003-09-302003-11-11
2003-06-26$0.05$0.20.0%Cashquarterly2003-06-032003-06-302003-08-11
2003-03-27$0.05$0.2+5.3%Cashquarterly2003-03-062003-03-312003-05-12
2002-12-27$0.0475$0.190.0%Cashquarterly2002-12-102002-12-312003-02-11
2002-09-25$0.0475$0.190.0%Cashquarterly2002-09-042002-09-272002-11-08
2002-06-26$0.0475$0.190.0%Cashquarterly2002-06-042002-06-282002-08-09
2002-03-26$0.0475$0.19+11.8%Cashquarterly2002-03-072002-03-292002-05-10
2001-12-26$0.0425$0.170.0%Cashquarterly2001-12-042001-12-282002-02-08
2001-09-26$0.0425$0.170.0%Cashquarterly2001-09-052001-09-282001-11-09
2001-06-27$0.0425$0.170.0%Cashquarterly2001-06-052001-06-292001-08-10
2001-03-28$0.0425$0.17+13.3%Cashquarterly2001-03-082001-03-302001-05-11
2000-12-27$0.0375$0.150.0%Cashquarterly2000-12-052000-12-292001-02-09
2000-09-27$0.0375$0.150.0%Cashquarterly2000-09-052000-09-292000-11-10
2000-06-28$0.0375$0.150.0%Cashquarterly2000-06-062000-06-302000-08-11
2000-03-29$0.0375$0.15+15.4%Cashquarterly2000-03-082000-03-312000-05-12
1999-12-29$0.0325$0.130.0%Cashquarterly1999-11-301999-12-312000-02-11
1999-09-28$0.0325$0.130.0%Cashquarterly1999-09-031999-09-301999-11-11
1999-06-28$0.0325$0.130.0%Cashquarterly1999-06-021999-06-301999-08-11
1999-03-29$0.0325$0.13+8.3%Cashquarterly1999-03-041999-03-311999-05-12
1998-12-29$0.03$0.120.0%Cashquarterly1998-12-111998-12-311999-02-11
1998-09-28$0.03$0.120.0%Cashquarterly1998-09-091998-09-301998-11-11
1998-06-26$0.03$0.120.0%Cashquarterly1998-06-091998-06-301998-08-11
1998-03-27$0.03$0.12+20.0%Cashquarterly1998-03-051998-03-311998-05-12
1997-12-29$0.025$0.10.0%Cashquarterly1997-12-051997-12-311998-02-11
1997-09-26$0.025$0.10.0%Cashquarterly1997-09-091997-09-301997-11-11
1997-06-26$0.025$0.10.0%Cashquarterly1997-06-131997-06-301997-08-11
1997-03-26$0.025$0.1+25.0%Cashquarterly1997-03-061997-03-311997-05-12
1996-12-27$0.02$0.080.0%Cashquarterly1996-12-121996-12-311997-02-11
1996-09-26$0.02$0.080.0%Cashquarterly1996-09-061996-09-301996-11-11
1996-06-26$0.02$0.080.0%Cashquarterly1996-06-051996-06-281996-08-09
1996-03-27$0.02$0.08+14.3%Cashquarterly1996-02-201996-03-291996-05-10
1995-12-27$0.0175$0.070.0%Cashquarterly1995-12-051995-12-291996-02-09
1995-09-27$0.0175$0.070.0%Cashquarterly1995-09-151995-09-291995-11-10
1995-06-28$0.0175$0.070.0%Cashquarterly1995-06-081995-06-301995-08-11
1995-03-27$0.0175$0.07+54.9%Cashquarterly1995-03-021995-03-311995-05-12
1994-12-23$0.0113$0.04520.0%Cashquarterly1994-12-191994-12-301995-02-10
1994-09-26$0.0113$0.04520.0%Cashquarterly1994-09-141994-09-301994-11-11
1994-06-24$0.0113$0.04520.0%Cashquarterly1994-06-161994-06-301994-08-11
1994-03-25$0.0113$0.0452+13.0%Cashquarterly1994-03-111994-03-311994-05-12
1993-12-27$0.01$0.040.0%Cashquarterly1993-12-171993-12-311994-02-11
1993-09-24$0.01$0.040.0%Cashquarterly1993-08-131993-09-301993-11-11
1993-06-24$0.01$0.080.0%Cashquarterly1993-06-151993-06-301993-08-11
1993-03-25$0.01$0.08+13.6%Cashquarterly1993-03-121993-03-311993-05-12
1992-12-24$0.0088$0.07040.0%Cashquarterly1992-12-171992-12-311993-02-11
1992-09-24$0.0088$0.07040.0%Cashquarterly1992-09-111992-09-301992-11-11
1992-06-24$0.0088$0.07040.0%Cashquarterly1992-06-191992-06-301992-08-11
1992-03-25$0.0088$0.1408+7.3%Cashquarterly1992-03-161992-03-311992-05-12
1991-12-24$0.0082$0.13120.0%Cashquarterly1991-12-121991-12-311992-02-11
1991-09-24$0.0082$0.13120.0%Cashquarterly1991-09-111991-09-301991-11-11
1991-06-24$0.0082$0.13120.0%Cashquarterly1991-06-171991-06-281991-08-09
1991-03-22$0.0082$0.1312+9.3%Cashquarterly1991-03-011991-03-291991-05-10
1990-12-24$0.0075$0.120.0%Cashquarterly1990-12-191990-12-311991-02-11
1990-09-24$0.0075$0.120.0%Cashquarterly1990-09-181990-09-301990-11-11
1990-06-25$0.0075$0.120.0%Cashquarterly1990-06-151990-06-291990-08-10
1990-03-26$0.0075$0.12+8.7%Cashquarterly1990-03-191990-03-301990-05-11
1989-12-22$0.0069$0.11040.0%Cashquarterly1989-12-121989-12-291990-02-09
1989-09-25$0.0069$0.11040.0%Cashquarterly1989-09-151989-09-291989-11-10
1989-06-26$0.0069$0.11040.0%Cashquarterly1989-05-301989-06-301989-08-11
1989-03-27$0.0069$0.1104+9.5%Cashquarterly1989-03-171989-03-311989-05-12
1988-12-23$0.0063$0.10080.0%Cashquarterly1988-12-151988-12-301989-02-10
1988-09-26$0.0063$0.10080.0%Cashquarterly1988-09-131988-09-301988-11-11
1988-06-24$0.0063$0.10080.0%Cashquarterly1988-06-201988-06-301988-08-11
1988-03-25$0.0063$0.1008+10.5%Cashquarterly1988-03-141988-03-311988-05-12
1987-12-24$0.0057$0.09120.0%Cashquarterly1987-12-181987-12-311988-02-11
1987-09-24$0.0057$0.09120.0%Cashquarterly1987-09-081987-09-301987-11-11
1987-06-24$0.0057$0.09120.0%Cashquarterly1987-06-181987-06-301987-08-11
1987-03-25$0.0057$0.0912+14.0%Cashquarterly1987-03-111987-03-311987-05-12
1986-12-24$0.005$0.080.0%Cashquarterly1986-12-031986-12-311987-02-11
1986-09-24$0.005$0.080.0%Cashquarterly1986-09-101986-09-301986-11-11
1986-06-24$0.005$0.08+8.7%Cashquarterly1986-05-081986-06-301986-08-11
1986-03-24$0.0046$0.1104+9.5%Cashquarterly1986-02-121986-03-20-
1985-12-24$0.0042$0.1008–Cashquarterly1985-11-141985-12-20-

Splits (10)

DateRatioCumulative
1972-01-051:4 (reverse)×35.3082 to today
1977-06-201.4:1×141.2329 to today
1978-09-181.4:1×100.8403 to today
1979-06-193:2×72 to today
1983-09-212:1×48 to today
1986-06-183:2×24 to today
1992-06-222:1×16 to today
1993-09-202:1×8 to today
2004-10-182:1×4 to today
2006-06-012:1×2 to today