Nucor Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Nucor free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jul 4, 2026, Nucor generated $1.40 billion of operating cash flow and spent $571.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $829.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 8.0% of revenue. Nucor returned $479.0 million to shareholders: $129.0 million in dividends and $350.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 58% of free cash flow.
Free cash flow covered dividend payments 6.4 times.
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Nucor cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-07-04 | Q1 20262026-04-04 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-10-04 | Q2 20252025-07-05 | Q1 20252025-04-05 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-28 | Q2 20242024-06-29 | Q1 20242024-03-30 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.28B | 870.00M | 423.00M | 683.00M | 706.00M | 226.00M | 345.00M | 303.00M | 712.00M | 959.00M | 873.00M | 1.22B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +81.30% | +284.96% | +22.61% | +125.41% | -0.84% | -76.43% | -60.48% | -75.18% | -55.14% | -22.16% | -34.18% | -32.13% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 320.00M | 321.00M | 316.00M | 304.00M | 303.00M | 303.00M | 285.00M | 281.00M | 271.00M | 257.00M | 249.85M | 232.32M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 61.00M | 30.00M | 31.00M | 24.00M | 52.00M | 26.00M | 18.00M | 31.00M | 62.00M | 21.00M | 28.89M | 17.52M |
| Change in Working Capital | -638.00M | -420.00M | -101.00M | 70.00M | -620.00M | -63.00M | 180.00M | 472.00M | 478.00M | -614.00M | 404.84M | 747.84M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.40B | 886.00M | 799.00M | 1.34B | 732.00M | 364.00M | 733.00M | 1.30B | 1.49B | 460.00M | 1.52B | 2.46B |
| Capital Expenditures | -571.00M | -661.00M | -802.00M | -807.00M | -954.00M | -859.00M | -879.00M | -823.00M | -801.00M | -670.00M | -717.75M | -439.16M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -510.00M | -446.00M | -717.00M | -786.00M | -543.00M | -1.18B | -964.00M | -1.17B | -711.00M | -890.00M | -655.46M | -460.88M |
| Dividends Paid | -129.00M | -129.00M | -127.00M | -127.00M | -129.00M | -129.00M | -128.00M | -130.00M | -130.00M | -134.00M | -127.00M | -128.10M |
| Share Repurchases | -350.00M | -125.00M | -100.00M | -100.00M | -200.00M | -300.00M | -316.00M | -400.00M | -500.00M | -1.00B | -177.24M | -500.06M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | 220.00M | 0 | 0 | 997.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt Repaid | -33.00M | -4.00M | -3.00M | -5.00M | -1.00B | -4.00M | -5.00M | 0 | -2.00M | -3.00M | -2.50M | -2.50M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -632.00M | -472.00M | -46.00M | -273.00M | -1.41B | 414.00M | -461.00M | -510.00M | -691.00M | -1.40B | -348.66M | -654.94M |
| Net Change in Cash | 252.00M | -34.00M | 39.00M | 275.00M | -1.21B | -402.00M | -705.00M | -376.00M | 81.00M | -1.83B | 518.44M | 1.35B |
| Free Cash Flow | 829.00M | 225.00M | -3.00M | 532.00M | -222.00M | -495.00M | -146.00M | 478.00M | 684.00M | -210.00M | 802.64M | 2.02B |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Nucor's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, 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?