Nucor Corporation (NUE) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 173 recorded NUE dividend payments, running from September 26, 1983 to September 30, 2026 — 44 calendar years. Together those payments total $38.78 per share. NUE has most often paid quarterly.
NUE has increased its payment rate for 16 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the NUE payment rate compounded at +6.4% a year, and +4.0% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
NUE's payment rate fell in 2008, 2009. The steepest drop was -32.7%.
NUE dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.21 | 4 | $0.550 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | $2.17 | 4 | $0.540 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | $2.07 | 4 | $0.510 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | $2.01 | 4 | $0.500 | +23.5% |
| 2021 | $1.72 | 4 | $0.405 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | $1.61 | 4 | $0.403 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | $1.60 | 4 | $0.400 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | $1.54 | 4 | $0.380 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | $1.51 | 4 | $0.378 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | $1.50 | 4 | $0.375 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | $1.49 | 4 | $0.373 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | $1.48 | 4 | $0.370 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | $1.47 | 4 | $0.367 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | $1.46 | 4 | $0.365 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | $1.45 | 4 | $0.363 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | $1.44 | 4 | $0.360 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | $1.41 | 4 | $0.350 | -32.7% |
| 2008 | $1.91 | 4 | $0.520 | -14.8% |
| 2007 | $2.44 | 4 | $0.610 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | $2.05 | 4 | $0.600 | +269.2% |
| 2005 | $0.775 | 4 | $0.163 | +176.6% |
| 2004 | $0.235 | 4 | $0.0587 | +17.5% |
| 2003 | $0.200 | 4 | $0.0500 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | $0.190 | 4 | $0.0475 | +11.8% |
| 2001 | $0.170 | 4 | $0.0425 | +13.3% |
| 2000 | $0.150 | 4 | $0.0375 | +15.4% |
| 1999 | $0.130 | 4 | $0.0325 | +8.3% |
| 1998 | $0.120 | 4 | $0.0300 | +20.0% |
| 1997 | $0.100 | 4 | $0.0250 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | $0.0800 | 4 | $0.0200 | +14.3% |
| 1995 | $0.0700 | 4 | $0.0175 | +55.6% |
| 1994 | $0.0450 | 4 | $0.0112 | +12.5% |
| 1993 | $0.0400 | 4 | $0.0100 | +14.3% |
| 1992 | $0.0350 | 4 | $0.0088 | +7.7% |
| 1991 | $0.0325 | 4 | $0.0081 | +8.3% |
| 1990 | $0.0300 | 4 | $0.0075 | +9.1% |
| 1989 | $0.0275 | 4 | $0.0069 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | $0.0250 | 4 | $0.0063 | +11.1% |
| 1987 | $0.0225 | 4 | $0.0056 | +12.5% |
| 1986 | $0.0196 | 4 | $0.0050 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | $0.0167 | 4 | $0.0042 | +11.1% |
| 1984 | $0.0150 | 4 | $0.0037 | — |
| 1983 | $0.0067 | 2 (timing) | $0.0033 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than NUE's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent NUE dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| September 30, 2026 | $0.560 |
| June 30, 2026 | $0.560 |
| March 31, 2026 | $0.560 |
| December 31, 2025 | $0.560 |
| September 30, 2025 | $0.550 |
| June 30, 2025 | $0.550 |
| March 31, 2025 | $0.550 |
| December 31, 2024 | $0.550 |
| September 27, 2024 | $0.540 |
| June 28, 2024 | $0.540 |
| March 27, 2024 | $0.540 |
| December 28, 2023 | $0.540 |
| September 28, 2023 | $0.510 |
| June 29, 2023 | $0.510 |
| March 30, 2023 | $0.510 |
| December 29, 2022 | $0.510 |
| September 29, 2022 | $0.500 |
| June 29, 2022 | $0.500 |
| March 30, 2022 | $0.500 |
| December 30, 2021 | $0.500 |
| September 29, 2021 | $0.405 |
| June 29, 2021 | $0.405 |
| March 30, 2021 | $0.405 |
| December 30, 2020 | $0.405 |
| September 29, 2020 | $0.403 |
| June 29, 2020 | $0.403 |
| March 30, 2020 | $0.403 |
| December 30, 2019 | $0.403 |
| September 26, 2019 | $0.400 |
| June 27, 2019 | $0.400 |
| March 28, 2019 | $0.400 |
| December 28, 2018 | $0.400 |
| September 27, 2018 | $0.380 |
| June 28, 2018 | $0.380 |
| March 28, 2018 | $0.380 |
| December 28, 2017 | $0.380 |
| September 28, 2017 | $0.378 |
| June 28, 2017 | $0.378 |
| March 29, 2017 | $0.378 |
| December 28, 2016 | $0.378 |
| September 28, 2016 | $0.375 |
| June 28, 2016 | $0.375 |
| March 29, 2016 | $0.375 |
| December 29, 2015 | $0.375 |
| September 28, 2015 | $0.373 |
| June 26, 2015 | $0.373 |
| March 27, 2015 | $0.372 |
| December 29, 2014 | $0.372 |
| September 26, 2014 | $0.370 |
| June 26, 2014 | $0.370 |
| March 27, 2014 | $0.370 |
| December 27, 2013 | $0.370 |
| September 25, 2013 | $0.368 |
| June 26, 2013 | $0.367 |
| March 26, 2013 | $0.367 |
| December 27, 2012 | $0.367 |
| September 26, 2012 | $0.365 |
| June 27, 2012 | $0.365 |
| March 28, 2012 | $0.365 |
| December 28, 2011 | $0.365 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 173 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
NUE dividend history questions
How many dividends has NUE paid?
DivTrkr has 173 recorded NUE dividend payments between September 26, 1983 and September 30, 2026, totalling $38.78 per share across 44 calendar years.
Has NUE ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The NUE per-payment rate fell in 2008, 2009, the steepest being -32.7%.
How fast is the NUE dividend growing?
The NUE payment rate compounded at +6.4% a year over the last five complete years and +4.0% a year over the last ten.
How often does NUE pay a dividend?
NUE has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current NUE dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track NUE free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.