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Data last updated: Jul 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 06, 2026): Nucor Corporation (NUE) pays a $2.23 annual dividend ($0.56 quarterly), yielding 1.01% at $220.75/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-30. 16 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.01%
Annual Dividend: $2.23 per share
Payout Ratio: 22.0%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-30
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 44
Nucor Corporation dividend income comes from one of North America's largest steel producers, spanning sheet steel, structural beams, and fabricated construction products. NUE currently yields 1.01%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.23 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 30, 2026. With a beta of 1.922, this is a cyclical stock tied to steel demand across construction, automotive, and energy markets, which suits dividend investors who can tolerate price swings in exchange for a growing payout.
Nucor Corporation pays out 22.0% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room to maintain the dividend even when steel demand softens across NUE's core markets in construction, automotive, and energy. Nucor Corporation dividend safety faces its clearest pressure from the cyclical nature of steel pricing, since earnings can swing sharply with commodity cycles, and a prolonged downturn would compress the earnings base that currently makes the 22% payout look comfortable.
Nucor Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of 3.0% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share dividend grew from $1.454 to $2.21 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). Growth has not been linear: the smallest annual increase in the window was 0.6% in 2012, while the largest was 17.2% in 2022, showing that NUE's pace of increases varies considerably from year to year.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +3.2% | $2.01 (2022) | $2.21 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +6.5% | $1.61 (2020) | $2.21 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +4.0% | $1.49 (2015) | $2.21 (2025) |
NUE fits dividend investors who prioritize payout safety over income level. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.01%, sitting just above the 5-year average of 0.92%, so the income itself is modest. What Nucor Corporation offers instead is a 22% payout ratio that gives the dividend room to survive steel-cycle downturns, paired with 16 consecutive years of increases. The trade-off is clear: investors get a durable, growing payout from a major steel producer, but they accept a yield that will not move the needle for income-focused portfolios.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $0.5600 |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.5600 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.5600 |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.5500 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.5500 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.5500 |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.5500 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.5400 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.5400 |
| 2024-03-27 | $0.5400 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1200 |
| 2025 | $2.2100 |
| 2024 | $2.1700 |
| 2023 | $2.0700 |
| 2022 | $2.0100 |
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