Nucor (NUE)
S&P 500 · Materials · data since 1980-03-17 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+2.66%
7d
+4.63%
30d
+3.18%
YTD
+52.67%
1y
+77.39%
Nucor (NUE) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.0 | -0.5 | -4.1 | 33.2 | 11.0 | -10.7 | 11.1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 10.0 | 7.0 | -12.1 | -0.8 | -8.4 | 18.9 | 10.4 | 4.0 | -8.6 | 10.8 | 6.3 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | -14.8 | 0.2 | -6.0 | 3.1 | -6.8 | -0.7 | -5.7 | 9.1 | -24.2 |
| 2023 | 28.2 | -0.9 | -7.4 | -4.1 | -10.9 | 24.6 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -8.8 | -5.5 | 15.0 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | -11.2 | 29.8 | 13.3 | 4.1 | -14.4 | -20.8 | 30.1 | -2.1 | -19.1 | 22.8 | 14.1 | -11.8 |
| 2021 | -8.4 | 22.8 | 34.9 | 2.5 | 24.6 | -6.0 | 8.4 | 13.0 | -15.9 | 13.4 | -4.8 | 7.9 |
| 2020 | -15.6 | -12.9 | -11.8 | 14.3 | 2.6 | -1.0 | 1.3 | 8.4 | -0.5 | 6.5 | 12.4 | -0.2 |
| 2019 | 18.2 | -1.1 | -3.0 | -2.2 | -15.9 | 15.6 | -1.3 | -9.9 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | -2.3 | -6.0 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -2.0 | 7.1 | -6.6 | 2.1 | -6.8 | 2.2 | -13.6 |
| 2017 | -2.4 | 7.7 | -4.0 | 2.7 | -5.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -4.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 11.2 |
| 2016 | -3.0 | 0.7 | 21.2 | 5.2 | -2.5 | 2.7 | 8.6 | -9.6 | 2.7 | -1.2 | 27.3 | -3.7 |
| 2015 | -11.0 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 | -3.2 | -6.1 | 0.2 | -1.9 | -12.4 | 12.7 | -2.0 | -1.9 |
| 2014 | -9.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 | -2.2 | -2.0 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -7.8 |
| 2013 | 6.6 | -2.1 | 3.3 | -5.5 | 2.0 | -1.9 | 8.0 | -2.8 | 8.6 | 5.6 | -1.4 | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 12.4 | -2.2 | -0.5 | -8.7 | -8.8 | 7.0 | 3.4 | -4.0 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 4.8 | 4.5 | -3.3 | 2.0 | -9.8 | -1.7 | -5.7 | -7.2 | -11.3 | 19.4 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| 2010 | -12.5 | 1.5 | 10.5 | -0.1 | -5.0 | -10.3 | 2.3 | -6.0 | 4.9 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 17.1 |
| 2009 | -11.7 | -17.5 | 14.4 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.3 | -15.2 | 6.4 | 10.8 |
| 2008 | -2.3 | 11.6 | 5.7 | 11.5 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -23.4 | -8.3 | -23.9 | 2.6 | -11.9 | 30.5 |
| 2007 | 18.1 | -5.7 | 8.0 | -2.6 | 6.4 | -12.2 | -14.4 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 4.3 | -4.5 | 1.0 |
| 2006 | 26.2 | 2.2 | 22.4 | 3.9 | -3.3 | 4.3 | -2.0 | -8.1 | 2.5 | 18.0 | 2.5 | -7.7 |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 11.0 | -7.3 | -11.2 | 3.6 | -13.4 | 21.6 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 12.1 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | 0.6 | 11.7 | -1.9 | -3.4 | 10.9 | 16.9 | 9.0 | -6.4 | 17.1 | -7.6 | 25.3 | -0.8 |
| 2003 | -3.4 | 4.2 | -7.8 | 7.0 | 16.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.2 | -10.4 | 19.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 12.9 | -5.5 | 14.1 | -9.0 | 14.1 | -2.2 | -14.2 | -10.4 | -23.9 | 11.2 | 19.2 | -17.4 |
| 2001 | 4.3 | 6.8 | -9.0 | 26.6 | 1.0 | -4.2 | -2.0 | 1.5 | -17.9 | 4.0 | 19.8 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | -9.2 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -14.0 | -9.0 | -14.8 | 13.8 | -2.6 | -17.0 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 14.7 |
| 1999 | 13.3 | -9.1 | -0.8 | 33.2 | -14.9 | -4.7 | 2.2 | -4.0 | 2.6 | 8.9 | -2.8 | 8.9 |
| 1998 | -1.4 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 10.1 | -14.1 | -10.4 | -5.4 | -17.4 | 13.4 | 11.5 | -6.9 | 2.8 |
| 1997 | 2.0 | -7.5 | -4.7 | 9.0 | 18.3 | -4.1 | 9.8 | -8.7 | -6.9 | -0.8 | -4.3 | -3.2 |
| 1996 | 1.8 | -7.3 | 9.9 | -4.9 | -2.2 | -7.8 | -7.4 | -0.3 | 8.7 | -6.7 | 14.8 | -6.1 |
| 1995 | -7.9 | 10.1 | 0.4 | -14.2 | -1.0 | 12.2 | 0.0 | -8.4 | -8.5 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 14.7 |
| 1994 | 11.3 | -1.9 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -11.3 | -11.7 | 1.7 |
| 1993 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 6.0 | -1.5 | -2.9 | -2.6 | -0.6 | 6.9 | 18.6 | 0.9 | -3.5 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | 2.9 | 4.9 | -3.2 | -5.4 | 17.3 | 0.1 | 7.3 | -9.5 | 4.4 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 12.5 |
| 1991 | 11.1 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -5.0 | -2.0 | 14.0 | -4.6 | -1.1 | 3.5 | 8.5 |
| 1990 | -15.3 | 7.8 | 19.8 | -2.7 | 13.1 | -3.5 | 14.0 | -15.4 | -16.9 | 11.0 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| 1989 | 2.9 | -1.5 | -1.3 | 4.2 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 16.7 | 2.7 | -13.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| 1988 | -1.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | -6.0 | -5.1 | 16.9 | 9.3 | -6.7 | -4.3 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 6.9 |
| 1987 | 20.5 | -5.1 | 3.1 | 12.5 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 16.0 | -5.2 | 11.6 | -30.8 | -9.6 | 30.2 |
| 1986 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 7.7 | -16.8 | -14.5 | 13.5 | -12.3 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -4.4 |
| 1985 | 12.4 | 2.1 | -7.2 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 25.5 | 0.5 | -6.0 | 2.0 | 11.6 | 9.0 |
| 1984 | -12.9 | -3.7 | 0.6 | -17.4 | -7.6 | 8.5 | -5.5 | 23.1 | -8.1 | -2.4 | -4.0 | 8.7 |
| 1983 | 12.4 | 4.6 | 6.8 | -1.0 | 1.3 | -4.4 | -8.6 | 0.7 | 10.0 | -1.3 | 5.7 | 8.1 |
| 1982 | -4.4 | -15.8 | -8.6 | 5.1 | -4.3 | -14.7 | -2.0 | 18.9 | 1.1 | 15.7 | 11.2 | 9.2 |
| 1981 | -2.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 1.6 | -16.4 | -2.6 | -17.5 | -2.3 | 15.1 | -2.0 |
| 1980 | · | · | -2.9 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 4.1 | 24.3 | -5.3 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 13.3 | 2.8 |
| Avg | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 3.1 | -1.2 | -2.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.7% | +1.9% | +2.8% | +2.0% | +0.9% | -0.9% | +2.9% | -1.2% | -2.5% | +3.5% | +4.6% | +3.1% |
| Win rate | 59%/46 | 59%/46 | 57%/47 | 57%/47 | 51%/47 | 43%/47 | 61%/46 | 39%/46 | 50%/46 | 65%/46 | 63%/46 | 70%/46 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-68.3%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±10%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
56%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+34.88%
2021-03
Worst month
-30.77%
1987-10
Longest streaks
10▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Nucor
Nucor rides the commodity cycle like a pro surfer — with price receipts on this site going back to 1980. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1980) would be about $64,672 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was March 2021 at +34.88%; its worst, October 1987 at -30.77%.
- It has closed December in the green 32 out of 46 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.