Nucor Corp (NUE)
Cash ratio
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | US$ in thousands | 2,260,000 | 2,221,000 | 1,946,000 | 3,156,000 | 3,558,000 | 4,262,800 | 4,638,980 | 4,557,760 | 6,383,000 | 5,855,950 | 4,510,560 | 3,800,030 | 4,280,850 | 3,049,860 | 2,002,710 | 3,725,270 | 2,364,860 | 1,764,290 | 2,722,660 | 2,460,720 |
| Short-term investments | US$ in thousands | 439,000 | 524,000 | 537,000 | 905,000 | 581,000 | 595,650 | 795,180 | 981,179 | 747,000 | 863,140 | 870,475 | 817,811 | 576,946 | 377,426 | 363,287 | 446,868 | 253,005 | 247,247 | 398,409 | 402,595 |
| Total current liabilities | US$ in thousands | 4,004,000 | 4,257,000 | 4,146,000 | 5,059,000 | 4,977,000 | 5,216,790 | 4,865,260 | 3,645,980 | 4,595,000 | 4,283,850 | 4,004,170 | 3,829,940 | 4,329,740 | 4,632,090 | 5,359,200 | 5,133,840 | 5,157,410 | 4,797,600 | 3,879,950 | 2,970,450 |
| Cash ratio | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.93 | 1.12 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.57 | 1.34 | 1.21 | 1.12 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.81 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.80 | 0.96 |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Cash ratio = (Cash and cash equivalents + Short-term investments) ÷ Total current liabilities
= ($2,260,000K
+ $439,000K)
÷ $4,004,000K
= 0.67
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Cash ratio
Nucor Corp
NUE
0.67
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CMC
0.83
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STLD
0.36