Nucor Announces Increase in Cash Dividend

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Nucor (NYSE: NUE) announced an increase in its regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.56 per share. The dividend is payable on February 11, 2026 to holders of record on December 31, 2025. This marks Nucor's 211th consecutive quarterly cash dividend and continues a streak of increasing its base dividend for 53 consecutive years since 1973. Nucor and its affiliates manufacture steel and steel products across the United States, Canada and Mexico and operate recycling and metals-brokering businesses.

Positive

• Dividend raised to $0.56 per share
• Payable Feb 11, 2026 to record holders on Dec 31, 2025
• 211th consecutive quarterly dividend for shareholders
• 53 consecutive years of base dividend increases since 1973

Negative

• Dividend payable on Feb 11, 2026 implies a near-term cash outflow

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) today announced the increase of its regular quarterly cash dividend on Nucor's common stock to $0.56 per share.  This cash dividend is payable on February 11, 2026 to stockholders of record on December 31, 2025 and is Nucor's 211^th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.  Nucor has increased its regular, or base, dividend for 53 consecutive years – every year since it first began paying dividends in 1973.

About Nucor
Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products, with operating facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Products produced include: carbon and alloy steel -- in bars, beams, sheet and plate; hollow structural section tubing; electrical conduit; steel racking; steel piling; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; precision castings; steel fasteners; metal building systems; insulated metal panels; overhead doors; steel grating; wire and wire mesh; and utility structures. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company and its affiliates, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and hot briquetted iron / direct reduced iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Nucor is North America's largest recycler.

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SOURCE Nucor Corporation

FAQ

What dividend did Nucor (NUE) declare on December 1, 2025?

Nucor declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.56 per share on December 1, 2025.

When is the Nucor (NUE) dividend payable and who is eligible?

The dividend is payable on February 11, 2026 to stockholders of record on December 31, 2025.

How long has Nucor (NUE) been increasing its dividend?

Nucor has increased its base dividend for 53 consecutive years and this is its 211th consecutive quarterly dividend.

What does the Nucor (NUE) dividend increase mean for shareholders?

The increase to $0.56 per share continues the company's long-term cash-return policy and raises the current quarterly payout.

Does the Nucor (NUE) announcement change the company business operations?

The announcement reports a dividend increase and payment details; it does not announce operational changes.