NUE Nucor margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 89

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 90

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 80

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 65

Gross margin

15.5%

Operating margin

11.4%

EBITDA margin

14.7%

Net margin

For the latest period, Nucor has a gross margin of 15.5%, an operating margin of 11.4%, an EBITDA margin of 14.7%, and a net margin of 8%. All measured margins increased year over year, led by gross margin with an increase of 5.1 percentage points.

NUE margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Nucor's margins averaged 14.99% gross, 10.85% operating, 14.15% EBITDA, and 7.69% net during the last 3 years. Currently all four current margins are above their three-year averages.

NUE margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Year over year, gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins all increased, with gross margin showing the largest gain at 5.1 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

5.1pp

Operating margin expansion

5pp

EBITDA margin expansion

4.4pp

Net margin expansion

3.8pp

NUE Gross margin

Looking back over the last 3 years, Nucor recorded an average gross margin of 14.99%. The current gross margin stands at 15.5%, 0.5 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest gross margin for Nucor was 22.5% in Dec 2023, while the lowest was 10.4% in Jul 2025.

NUE Operating margin

Looking back over the last 3 years, Nucor recorded an average operating margin of 10.85%. Nucor's current operating margin is 11.4% and is 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest operating margin for Nucor was 17.9% in Dec 2023, while the lowest was 6.4% in Apr 2025.

NUE EBITDA margin

Nucor recorded an average EBITDA margin of 14.15% across the last 3 years. Nucor currently reports an EBITDA margin of 14.7%, 0.6 percentage points above its three-year average. The EBITDA margin for Nucor moved between 10.3% in Apr 2025 and 20.2% in Dec 2023.

NUE Net margin

Across the last 3 years, Nucor's net margin stood at 7.69%. Nucor's current net margin is 8% and is 0.3 percentage points above its three-year average. Net margin was highest at 13% in Dec 2023 and lowest at 4.2% in Jul 2025.

NUE margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Nucor's gross margin of 15.5% is higher than the industry average but lower than the Basic Materials sector and its peers average. In comparison with the Basic Materials sector average of 32.3%, Nucor's gross margin is 52% lower.

NUE margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Nucor's gross margin?

As of Jul 4, 2026, NUE has a gross margin of 15.5%.

What is Nucor's operating margin?

The current operating margin for NUE is 11.4% as of Jul 4, 2026.

What is Nucor's EBITDA margin?

As of Jul 4, 2026, NUE has an EBITDA margin of 14.7%.

What is Nucor's net margin?

As of Jul 4, 2026, NUE has a net margin of 8%.

What are the average margins of NUE?

The three-year average margins for NUE were 15.0% gross, 10.9% operating, 14.2% EBITDA, and 7.7% net.

What are the highest historical margins of NUE?

Nucor's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 33.7% gross in Jul 2022, 28.8% operating in Jul 2022, 30.1% EBITDA in Jul 2022, and 21% net in Jul 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of NUE?

Over the last 5 years, Nucor's lowest margins were 10.4% gross in Jul 2025, 6.4% operating in Apr 2025, 10.3% EBITDA in Apr 2025, and 4.2% net in Jul 2025.