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Nucor (NUE) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 2.36 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Nucor Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow assesses how much of a company’s cash flow from operations is being devoted to capital expenditure. It’s also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not.

Nucor's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-859.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $364.00 Mil.

Hence, Nucor's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.36.


Nucor Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nucor's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Nucor Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Nucor Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.57 0.26 0.19 0.31 0.80

Nucor Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.46 0.54 0.63 1.20 2.36

Competitive Comparison of Nucor's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Steel subindustry, Nucor's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Nucor's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Nucor's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nucor's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Nucor Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Nucor's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-3173) / 3979
=0.80

Nucor's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-859) / 364
=2.36

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Nucor  (NYSE:NUE) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio assesses how much of a company’s Cash Flow from Operations is being devoted to Capital Expenditure. It is a good indicator in terms of how much the company is focused on growth. In general, a high Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio indicates that the company is investing more in physical assets and is focused on growth and expansion. Conversely, lower ratio could indicate that a company has reached maturity and is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.

Moreover, the ratio is also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not. If the ratio is large, then the company tends to be capital intensive. Lower ratio suggests that it’s a capital-light business. The ratio can be combined with ROIC % to identify whether the company is an asset-light business that has a high return on invested capital. This is one question investors commonly ask to see if a company qualifies as a good company.


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Nucor Business Description

Industry
Address
1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28211
Nucor Corp manufactures steel and steel products. The company's reportable segments are steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. A majority of its revenue is derived from the steel mills segment, which is engaged in producing sheet steel (hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized), plate steel, structural steel (wide-flange beams, beam blanks, H-piling, and sheet piling), and bar steel products. Nucor manufactures steel principally from scrap steel and scrap steel substitutes using electric arc furnaces (EAFs) along with continuous casting and automated rolling mills. The steel mills segment sells its products mainly to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers located in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Executives
Allen C Behr officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Stephen D Laxton officer: CFO, Treasurer and EVP 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Gregory J Murphy officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Leon J Topalian officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Kenneth Rex Query officer: Executive Vice President 2100 REXFORD RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Daniel R. Needham officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
D. Chad Utermark officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Douglas J Jellison officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Michael D Keller officer: General Mgr. and Corp. Contro 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Nicholas C Gangestad director 3M CENTER-OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
David A Sumoski officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
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Noah C Hanners officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
John J Hollatz officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Bradley Ford officer: Executive Vice President 1915 REXFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211