Nucor Corporation (NUE) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 886M | 799M | 1.34B | 732M | 364M | 733.37M | 1.3B | 1.49B | 460M | 1.52B | 2.46B | 1.92B | 1.21B | 2.53B | 2.8B | 2.26B | 2.47B | 2.61B | 1.74B | 1.35B |
| Operating CF Margin % | 9.33% | 10.39% | 15.71% | 8.66% | 4.65% | 10.36% | 17.47% | 18.39% | 5.65% | 19.73% | 28.08% | 20.17% | 13.86% | 29.04% | 26.71% | 19.17% | 23.56% | 25.19% | 16.84% | 15.39% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 143.41% | 8.95% | 2.95% | -50.71% | -20.87% | -51.76% | -47.21% | -22.67% | -61.89% | -39.99% | -12.15% | -15.08% | -51.17% | -2.95% | 61.46% | 67.18% | 366.09% | 431.34% | 103.03% | 17.76% |
| Net Income | 870M | 423M | 683M | 706M | 226M | 345.07M | 302.93M | 712M | 959M | 872.83M | 1.22B | 1.59B | 1.23B | 1.33B | 1.8B | 2.73B | 2.23B | 2.34B | 2.22B | 1.57B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 321M | 379M | 367M | 366M | 368M | 358.06M | 349.94M | 332M | 316M | 311.46M | 290.79M | 286.21M | 279.86M | 287.22M | 289.88M | 247.65M | 236.89M | 241.29M | 218.93M | 203.4M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 30M | 31M | 24M | 52M | 26M | 17.72M | 31.28M | 62M | 21M | 29.05M | 17.52M | 63.19M | 20.4M | 37M | 25.62M | 47.8M | 26.42M | 38.12M | 30.92M | 46.87M |
| Deferred Taxes | -34M | 159M | 19M | 14M | -31M | -23.53M | -14.47M | -38M | -40M | 47.17M | 18.86M | -16.42M | -28.19M | -13.73M | 3.1M | -17.46M | -18.76M | -155.08M | 64.38M | 39.66M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 77M | 56M | -10M | -2M | 14M | 10.93M | 118.07M | 5M | -2M | 5.89M | 1.08M | -4.87M | 18.73M | 145.79M | 14.85M | -6.33M | -6.2M | -26.77M | -32.44M | 24.91M |
| Working Capital Changes | -378M | -249M | 256M | -404M | -239M | 25.11M | 512.88M | 412M | -794M | 253.92M | 914.51M | 5.24M | -315.26M | 751.02M | 672.29M | -737.33M | 6.7M | 172.72M | -767.87M | -533.52M |
| Change in Receivables | -463M | 186M | 92M | -415M | -291M | 272.18M | 200.82M | 54M | -208M | 492.2M | 441.94M | -202.81M | -67.5M | 605.98M | 543.82M | -556.17M | -92.39M | 230.58M | -529.65M | -568.45M |
| Change in Inventory | -183M | -71M | 57M | -202M | -150M | 21.95M | 163.05M | 347M | -14M | -284.1M | 383.49M | -35.74M | -138.69M | 591.36M | 529.04M | -282.18M | 124.2M | -330.6M | -302.78M | -878.02M |
| Change in Payables | 226M | -216M | -79M | -3M | 378M | -114.27M | 108.27M | 77M | -392M | 196.67M | -77.59M | -152.53M | 394.6M | -196.47M | -497.82M | 363.54M | -165.48M | 40.41M | -383.63M | 501.32M |
| Cash from Investing | -446M | -717M | -786M | -543M | -1.18B | -963.78M | -1.17B | -711M | -890M | -655.89M | -460.88M | -609.88M | -769.78M | -715.52M | -450.92M | -3.55B | -981.68M | -497.34M | -1.7B | -379.41M |
| Capital Expenditures | -661M | -802M | -807M | -954M | -859M | -879.14M | -822.86M | -801M | -670M | -717.91M | -439.16M | -525.35M | -531.73M | -517.77M | -461.33M | -521.11M | -447.68M | -414.9M | -504.71M | -388.87M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 6.96% | 10.43% | 9.47% | 11.28% | 10.97% | 12.43% | 11.05% | 9.92% | 8.23% | 9.32% | 5% | 5.52% | 6.1% | 5.94% | 4.39% | 4.42% | 4.27% | 4% | 4.89% | 4.42% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | -1M | 1M | -1M | -1M | -86.17M | -561.83M | -110M | 1M | -70.86M | -28K | -35.08M | 0 | -3.44M | 15.76M | -3.12B | -347.24M | -79.86M | -1.35B | -51K |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 30M | -3M | 5M | 36M | 5M | -16.44M | 11.44M | 6M | 4M | 4.29M | -31.67M | 3.01M | 2.28M | 5M | 8.78M | 1.79M | 7.11M | 3.18M | 5.37M | 5.27M |
| Cash from Financing | -472M | -46M | -273M | -1.41B | 414M | -461.15M | -509.85M | -691M | -1.4B | -348.47M | -654.94M | -668.72M | -920.67M | -585.84M | -1.31B | -425.03M | -189.31M | -1.65B | -797.08M | -747.12M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 195M | -26M | -1.01B | 928M | 5.46M | 45.54M | 36M | 8M | -14.23M | 100K | 1.52M | -22.27M | -18.07M | -638.36M | 509.36M | 1.07B | 4.99M | 199.04M | 44.39M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | -95M | -100M | -200M | -300M | -315.43M | -400.57M | -500M | -1B | -177.18M | -500.06M | -450.88M | -425.82M | -402.6M | -652.08M | -802.57M | -905.32M | -1.5B | -857.7M | -614.29M |
| Dividends Paid | -129M | -127M | -127M | -129M | -129M | -128.16M | -129.84M | -130M | -134M | -126.54M | -128.1M | -129.37M | -130.53M | -129.44M | -132.11M | -134.45M | -137.59M | -116.86M | -120.07M | -122.64M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | -100M | -100M | -200M | -300M | -315.43M | -400.57M | -500M | -1B | -177.18M | -500.06M | -450.88M | -425.82M | -402.6M | -652.08M | -802.57M | -905.32M | -1.5B | -857.7M | -614.29M |
| Other Financing | -343M | -19M | -20M | -75M | -85M | -23.02M | -24.98M | -97M | -269M | -30.53M | -26.88M | -90M | -342.06M | -35.74M | 111.87M | 2.62M | -215.75M | -33.9M | -18.35M | -54.59M |
| Net Change in Cash | -34M | 39M | 275M | -1.21B | -402M | -704.8M | -376.2M | 81M | -1.83B | 518.01M | 1.35B | 642.05M | -480.04M | 1.23B | 1.04B | -1.72B | 1.3B | 463.02M | -761.37M | 231.02M |
| Free Cash Flow | 225M | -3M | 532M | -222M | -495M | -145.77M | 477.77M | 684M | -210M | 802.41M | 2.02B | 1.4B | 675.44M | 2.02B | 2.34B | 1.74B | 2.02B | 2.2B | 1.23B | 963.91M |
| FCF Margin % | 2.37% | -0.04% | 6.24% | -2.63% | -6.32% | -2.06% | 6.42% | 8.47% | -2.58% | 10.41% | 23.07% | 14.65% | 7.75% | 23.11% | 22.32% | 14.76% | 19.29% | 21.18% | 11.95% | 10.97% |
| FCF Growth % | 145.45% | 97.94% | 11.35% | -132.46% | -135.71% | -118.17% | -76.4% | -50.97% | -131.09% | -60.19% | -13.6% | -19.84% | -66.64% | -8.19% | 90.14% | 80.56% | 833.37% | 1626.74% | 171.55% | 22.32% |
| FCF per Share | 0.98 | -0.01 | 2.30 | -0.96 | -2.13 | -0.62 | 2.02 | 2.85 | -0.86 | 3.25 | 8.19 | 5.57 | 2.66 | 7.88 | 9.03 | 6.60 | 7.44 | 7.81 | 4.23 | 3.24 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.19x | 2.11x | 2.21x | 1.21x | 2.33x | 2.56x | 5.20x | 2.30x | 0.54x | 1.94x | 2.16x | 1.31x | 1.06x | 2.02x | 1.66x | 0.89x | 1.18x | 1.17x | 0.82x | 0.90x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |