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NUE Dividend

Nucor Corporation

NYSEBasic MaterialsStockData as of
Dividend yield
0.82%
Annual dividend
$2.23
Payout ratio
0.18
Frequency
Quarterly
Share price
$271.95
Market cap
$61.9B

Is NUE a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is below the market median0.82% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
  • Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.18 means roughly 18% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
  • Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 43 complete years, the annual total fell in 2008, 2009. The most recent reduction was in 2009.
  • Raised for 16 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

NUE dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1983 to 2025.

1983199119992007201520232025
Peak $2.44 in 2007Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for NUE, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$0.5600Quarterly
$0.5600Quarterly
$0.5600Quarterly
$0.5500Quarterly
$0.5500Quarterly
$0.5500Quarterly
$0.5500Quarterly
$0.5400Quarterly
$0.5400Quarterly
$0.5400Quarterly
$0.5400Quarterly
$0.5100Quarterly
$0.5100Quarterly
$0.5100Quarterly
$0.5100Quarterly
$0.5000Quarterly
$0.5000Quarterly
$0.5000Quarterly
$0.5000Quarterly
$0.4050Quarterly
$0.4050Quarterly
$0.4050Quarterly
$0.4050Quarterly
$0.4030Quarterly
$0.4025Quarterly
$0.4025Quarterly
$0.4025Quarterly
$0.4000Quarterly
$0.4000Quarterly
$0.4000Quarterly
$0.4000Quarterly
$0.3800Quarterly
$0.3800Quarterly
$0.3800Quarterly
$0.3800Quarterly
$0.3775Quarterly
$0.3775Quarterly
$0.3775Quarterly
$0.3775Quarterly
$0.3750Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does NUE pay a dividend?
Yes. Nucor Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.82% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.23 per share.
How much does NUE pay in dividends?
$2.23 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next NUE ex-dividend date?
No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for NUE. Dates appear here once the company declares them.