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Nucor stock: balance sheet and debt

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$260.75Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 79 out of 100

Nucor has a debt to equity ratio of 0.32 and an interest coverage of 16.1x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.32
Interest coverage
16.1x
Current ratio
2.94
Cash & equivalents
$2.7B
Total assets
$35.1B
Equity ratio
63%
Goodwill
$4.3B
Plus intangible assets of $2.88B
Net debt
$4.42B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Nucor Corporation is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$7.89Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately64.2%−$1.27B
2007$9.83B$1.32B$847.89M55.0%$696.78M
2008$13.87B$2.68B$1.73B59.5%$920.09M
2009$12.57B$2.71B$1.8B60.3%$845.97M
2010$13.92B$2.69B$1.84B52.7%$1.81B
2011$14.57B$2.62B$1.83B52.9%$1.72B
2012$14.15B$2.96B$2B55.7%$2.5B
2013$15.2B$2.85B$1.97B52.0%$2.9B
2014$15.62B$2.93B$2.07B51.7%$3.46B
2015$14.33B$2.78B$2.01B54.3%$2.35B
2016$15.22B$2.92B$2.05B54.2%$2.16B
2017$15.84B$3.11B$2.2B57.3%$2.8B
2018$17.92B$3.01B$2.18B56.9%$2.89B
2019$18.34B$2.94B$2.2B58.8%$2.55B
2020$20.13B$2.9B$2.23B55.8%$2.29B
2021$25.82B$3.93B$2.83B56.6%$3.07B
2022$32.48B$7.24B$3.92B60.3%$1.83B
2023$35.34B$7.08B$3.97B62.6%−$288M
2024$33.94B$7.42B$4.29B63.1%$2.81B
2025$35.1B$7.18B$4.3B63.0%$4.42B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$2.2B$4.83B$922.3M0.18
2007$1.58B$5.11B$2.27B0.42
2008$2.36B$7.93B$3.28B0.4
2009$2.24B$7.39B$3.09B0.41
2010$2.48B$7.12B$4.29B0.59
2011$2.56B$7.47B$4.28B0.56
2012$1.16B$7.64B$3.66B0.46
2013$1.51B$7.65B$4.41B0.56
2014$1.12B$7.77B$4.58B0.57
2015$2.04B$7.42B$4.39B0.56
2016$2.2B$7.88B$4.36B0.53
2017$999.1M$8.74B$3.8B0.42
2018$1.4B$9.79B$4.29B0.42
2019$1.83B$10.36B$4.38B0.41
2020$3.05B$10.79B$5.34B0.48
2021$2.62B$14.02B$5.68B0.39
2022$4.86B$18.41B$6.69B0.34
2023$7.13B$20.94B$6.84B0.31
2024$4.14B$20.29B$6.95B0.32
2025$2.7B$20.94B$7.12B0.32

Debt to equity divides debt by total equity, including non-controlling interests, as S&P calculates it. The equity column shows the part that belongs to shareholders.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 24 Jul 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026, previously Undervalued
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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