NUCOR CORP (NUE) closed fiscal year 2025 with 228 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.21 USD per share.
NUCOR CORP (NUE) closed fiscal year 2025 with 228 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.21 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 4.50 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 25.1 %. The dividend per share was 2.21 USD, up 1.8 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 512 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 305M | 315M | 316M | 317M | 318M | 318M | 319M | 318M | 319M | 318M | 306M | 302M | 302M | 272M | 253M | 245M | 233M | 228M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 9,850k | 935k | 958k | 914k | 665k | 705k | 0.00k | 775k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 433k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 3.13 % | 0.30 % | 0.30 % | 0.29 % | 0.21 % | 0.22 % | 0.00 % | 0.24 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.14 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -1.07M | 0.00M | -0.77M | -12.4M | -3.78M | 0.00M | -29.8M | -18.9M | -8.59M | -12.1M | -4.50M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.34 % | 0.00 % | -0.24 % | -4.05 % | -1.25 % | 0.00 % | -10.95 % | -7.46 % | -3.51 % | -5.20 % | -1.97 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | 9.85M | 0.94M | 0.96M | 0.91M | 0.67M | 0.71M | -1.07M | 0.78M | -0.77M | -12.4M | -3.78M | 0.43M | -29.8M | -18.9M | -8.59M | -12.1M | -4.50M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | 3.13 % | 0.30 % | 0.30 % | 0.29 % | 0.21 % | 0.22 % | -0.34 % | 0.24 % | -0.24 % | -4.05 % | -1.25 % | 0.14 % | -10.95 % | -7.46 % | -3.51 % | -5.20 % | -1.97 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 1.91 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.60 | 1.61 | 1.71 | 2.01 | 2.07 | 2.17 | 2.21 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 35.94 % | — | 341.02 % | 59.31 % | 92.42 % | 96.52 % | 69.94 % | 593.92 % | 60.42 % | 36.80 % | 20.56 % | 38.71 % | 68.15 % | 7.08 % | 7.02 % | 11.38 % | 25.75 % | 29.36 % |
| Number of payments | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 658M | 443M | 457M | 462M | 466M | 471M | 475M | 479M | 481M | 485M | 485M | 492M | 492M | 483M | 534M | 515M | 522M | 512M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 4.21 % | 3.00 % | 3.24 % | 3.67 % | 3.45 % | 2.73 % | 3.02 % | 3.67 % | 2.47 % | 2.35 % | 2.97 % | 2.83 % | 3.09 % | 1.50 % | 1.50 % | 1.18 % | 1.85 % | 1.33 % |
Figures in USD
