For the year ending 2025-12-31, NUE had -$1,298,000K decrease in cash & cash equivalents over the period. -$188,000K in free cash flow.
| Cash Flow | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net earnings before noncontrolling interests | 2,038,000 | 2,319,000 | 4,912,791 | 8,079,640 |
| Depreciation | 1,226,000 | 1,094,000 | 930,585 | 826,692 |
| Amortization | 254,000 | 262,000 | 237,730 | 234,942 |
| Stock-based compensation | 133,000 | 132,000 | 130,162 | 136,834 |
| Deferred income taxes | 161,000 | -116,000 | 21,419 | -46,849 |
| Distributions from affiliates | 46,000 | 25,000 | 33,621 | 57,071 |
| Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 35,000 | 30,000 | 12,783 | 10,714 |
| Losses and impairments of assets | 47,000 | 137,000 | - | 101,756 |
| Accounts receivable | 428,000 | -319,000 | -663,825 | -501,225 |
| Inventories | 366,000 | -518,000 | 75,042 | -962,424 |
| Accounts payable | 80,000 | -321,000 | 361,146 | -496,234 |
| Federal income taxes | 124,000 | 97,000 | 188,344 | -337,359 |
| Salaries, wages and related accruals | 2,000 | -385,000 | -290,859 | 155,005 |
| Other operating activities | 48,000 | 72,000 | -10,992 | 92,379 |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 3,234,000 | 3,979,000 | 7,111,931 | 10,072,054 |
| Capital expenditures | 3,422,000 | 3,173,000 | 2,214,157 | 1,947,897 |
| Investment in and advances to affiliates | 1,000 | - | 35,137 | 258 |
| Sale of business | - | 1,000 | - | 99,681 |
| Disposition of plant and equipment | 45,000 | 17,000 | 14,907 | 32,277 |
| Acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | 2,000 | 758,000 | 70,824 | 3,553,191 |
| Purchases of investments | 985,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,471,528 | 913,898 |
| Proceeds from the sale of investments | 1,140,000 | 1,487,000 | 1,317,308 | 590,173 |
| Other investing activities | 1,000 | 12,000 | 37,000 | 9,596 |
| Cash used in investing activities | -3,226,000 | -3,734,000 | -2,496,431 | -5,702,709 |
| Net change in short-term debt | -102,000 | 105,000 | -24,870 | -58,642 |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount | 1,217,000 | - | - | 2,091,934 |
| Repayment of long-term debt | 1,015,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 1,111,000 |
| Bond issuance costs | 9,000 | - | - | 13,138 |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 5,000 | 4,000 | 11,731 | 22,852 |
| Payment of tax withholdings on certain stock-based compensation | 32,000 | 53,000 | 49,318 | 64,079 |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | 249,000 | 352,000 | 435,047 | 332,293 |
| Cash dividends | 512,000 | 522,000 | 514,534 | 533,589 |
| Acquisition of treasury stock | 700,000 | 2,217,000 | 1,553,933 | 2,762,568 |
| Proceeds from government incentives | 77,000 | - | - | 275,000 |
| Other financing activities | 5,000 | -13,000 | -16,840 | -25,340 |
| Cash used in financing activities | -1,315,000 | -3,058,000 | -2,592,811 | -2,510,863 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 9,000 | -16,000 | 2,883 | -5,920 |
| (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | -1,298,000 | -2,829,000 | 2,025,572 | 1,852,562 |
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year | 3,558,000 | 6,387,000 | 4,361,220 | 2,508,658 |
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents - end of year | 2,260,000 | 3,558,000 | 6,386,792 | 4,361,220 |
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