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The cash flow of NUCOR CORP over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, NUCOR CORP's operating cash flow was $3.23B and its capital expenditures $3.42B, leaving free cash flow of -$188M. Free cash flow was above zero in 9 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$188M in fiscal 2025 to $8.12B in fiscal 2022. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2025, at $3.42B.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$3.23B$3.42B-$188M
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$3.98B$3.17B$806M
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$7.11B$2.21B$4.9B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$10.07B$1.95B$8.12B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$6.23B$1.62B$4.61B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$2.7B$1.54B$1.15B
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$2.81B$1.48B$1.33B
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$2.39B$982.53M$1.41B
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$1.06B$448.56M$606.78M
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$1.75B$604.84M$1.15B

Fiscal years as NUCOR CORP reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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