Historical annual and monthly returns for Nucor (NUE).
For Nucor (NUE), the strongest completed calendar year was 2021, when the stock returned 118.5%, while its weakest was 2024, with a return of -32.0%. Across the 26 completed calendar years from 2000 through 2025, its average annual return was 17.8% and its compounded annual return was 12.9%. NUE posted positive returns in 16 of those 26 years (62%). In 2025, the latest completed year, it returned 42.0%. In 2026 year to date, NUE has returned 50.8%.
Returns are calculated from the adjusted daily closing prices for Nucor (NUE). Annual returns measure the percentage change between the final available trading prices of consecutive calendar years. Monthly returns use the corresponding month-end observations. Adjusted prices account for stock splits and distributions when supplied by the market-data provider. Results are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.
