Nucor Cash Flow Statement
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Nucor free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Nucor generated $3.23 billion of operating cash flow and spent $3.42 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of -$188.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of -0.6% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 123.3% from the prior year's $806.0 million.
Nucor returned $1.21 billion to shareholders: $512.0 million in dividends and $700.0 million in share repurchases.
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Nucor cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 2.04B | 2.32B | 4.91B | 8.08B | 7.12B | 836.03M | 1.37B | 2.48B | 1.38B | 900.42M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -12.12% | -52.80% | -39.19% | +13.43% | +751.93% | -39.02% | -44.75% | +79.71% | +53.33% | +366.46% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.23B | 1.09B | 931.00M | 827.00M | 735.41M | 702.11M | 648.91M | 630.88M | 635.83M | 613.19M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 133.00M | 132.00M | 130.00M | 137.00M | 135.78M | 73.85M | 90.36M | 73.42M | 64.18M | 56.51M |
| Change in Working Capital | -714.00M | 516.00M | 950.00M | 967.00M | -3.32B | 405.35M | 820.53M | -1.34B | -915.63M | -113.59M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.23B | 3.98B | 7.11B | 10.07B | 6.23B | 2.70B | 2.81B | 2.39B | 1.06B | 1.75B |
| Capital Expenditures | -3.42B | -3.17B | -2.21B | -1.95B | -1.62B | -1.54B | -1.48B | -982.53M | -448.56M | -604.84M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.23B | -3.73B | -2.50B | -5.70B | -2.87B | -1.76B | -1.79B | -1.03B | -918.89M | -1.03B |
| Dividends Paid | -512.00M | -522.00M | -515.00M | -534.00M | -483.47M | -491.65M | -492.06M | -485.38M | -485.32M | -481.08M |
| Share Repurchases | -700.00M | -2.22B | -1.55B | -2.76B | -3.28B | -39.50M | -298.54M | -854.00M | -90.30M | -5.17M |
| Debt Issued | 1.22B | — | — | 2.09B | 196.99M | 1.24B | — | 995.71M | — | — |
| Debt Repaid | -1.01B | -10.00M | -10.00M | -1.11B | — | -97.15M | — | -500.00M | -600.00M | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.31B | -3.06B | -2.59B | -2.51B | -3.60B | 285.85M | -880.41M | -908.18M | -1.24B | -626.43M |
| Net Change in Cash | -1.30B | -2.83B | 2.03B | 1.85B | -246.27M | 1.22B | 135.72M | 449.78M | -1.10B | 106.49M |
| Free Cash Flow | -188.00M | 806.00M | 4.90B | 8.12B | 4.61B | 1.15B | 1.33B | 1.41B | 606.78M | 1.15B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Nucor's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow NUE's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?