For the quarter ending 2026-04-04, NUE had -$34M decrease in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $225M in free cash flow.
| Cash Flow | 2026-04-04 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-10-04 | 2025-07-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net earnings before noncontrolling interests | 870 | 423 | 683 | 706 |
| Depreciation | 321 | 316 | 304 | 303 |
| Amortization | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
| Impairment of assets | -5 | - | 0 | 8 |
| Stock-based compensation | 30 | 31 | 24 | 52 |
| Deferred income taxes | -34 | 159 | 19 | 14 |
| Distributions from affiliates | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Losses and impairments of assets | - | 47 | - | - |
| Accounts receivable | 463 | -186 | -92 | 415 |
| Inventories | 183 | 71 | -57 | 202 |
| Accounts payable | 226 | -216 | -79 | -3 |
| Federal income taxes | 78 | -53 | 42 | 63 |
| Salaries, wages and related accruals | -168 | -18 | 155 | 173 |
| Other operating activities | -132 | 77 | 11 | 20 |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 886 | 799 | 1,339 | 732 |
| Capital expenditures | 661 | 802 | 807 | 954 |
| Investment in and advances to affiliates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Disposition of plant and equipment | 14 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
| Acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| Purchases of investments | 141 | 113 | 206 | 214 |
| Proceeds from the sale of investments | 326 | 202 | 221 | 590 |
| Other investing activities | -18 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Cash used in investing activities | -446 | -717 | -786 | -543 |
| Bond issuance costs | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net change in short-term debt | 12 | -13 | -21 | -3 |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount | - | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| Repayment of long-term debt | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1,003 |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Payment of tax withholdings on certain stock-based compensation | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | 220 | 18 | 17 | 42 |
| Cash dividends | 129 | 127 | 127 | 129 |
| Acquisition of treasury stock | 125 | 100 | 100 | 200 |
| Proceeds from government incentives | - | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Other financing activities | -7 | -9 | -3 | -4 |
| Cash (used in) provided by financing activities | -472 | -46 | -273 | -1,410 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | -2 | 3 | -5 | 11 |
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | -34 | 39 | 275 | -1,210 |
| Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year | 2,260 | 2,221 | 1,946 | 3,156 |
| Cash and cash equivalents - end of three months | 2,226 | 2,260 | 2,221 | 1,946 |
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