NUE Dividend History & Yield Analysis

NUE has 60+ recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
0.82%
Forward yield
0.82%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$2.23
Annualized rate
$2.24
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.5600
5-year dividend CAGR
6.49%
Consecutive growth years
16

Yields calculated against a market price of $272.68.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$1.12
  • 2025$2.21
  • 2024$2.17
  • 2023$2.07
  • 2022$2.01
  • 2021$1.72
  • 2020$1.61
  • 2019$1.60
  • 2018$1.54
  • 2017$1.51
  • 2016$1.50
  • 2015$1.49
  • 2014$1.48
  • 2013$1.47
  • 2012$1.46
  • 2011$1.45
  • 2010$1.44
  • 2009$1.41
  • 2008$1.91
  • 2007$2.44
  • 2006$2.05
  • 2005$0.7750
  • 2004$0.2350
  • 2003$0.2000
  • 2002$0.1900

NUE Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

NUE dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-30$0.5600
2026-03-012026-03-31$0.5600
2025-12-012025-12-31$0.5600
2025-09-012025-09-30$0.5500
2025-06-012025-06-30$0.5500
2025-03-012025-03-31$0.5500
2024-12-012024-12-31$0.5500
2024-09-012024-09-27$0.5400
2024-06-012024-06-28$0.5400
2024-03-012024-03-27$0.5400
2023-12-012023-12-28$0.5400
2023-09-012023-09-28$0.5100
2023-06-012023-06-29$0.5100
2023-03-012023-03-30$0.5100
2022-12-012022-12-29$0.5100
2022-09-012022-09-29$0.5000
2022-06-012022-06-29$0.5000
2022-03-012022-03-30$0.5000
2021-12-012021-12-30$0.5000
2021-09-012021-09-29$0.4050
2021-06-012021-06-29$0.4050
2021-03-012021-03-30$0.4050
2020-12-012020-12-30$0.4050
2020-09-012020-09-29$0.4030
2020-06-012020-06-29$0.4030
2020-03-012020-03-30$0.4030
2019-12-012019-12-30$0.4030
2019-09-012019-09-26$0.4000
2019-06-012019-06-27$0.4000
2019-03-012019-03-28$0.4000
2018-12-012018-12-28$0.4000
2018-09-012018-09-27$0.3800
2018-06-012018-06-28$0.3800
2018-03-012018-03-28$0.3800
2017-12-012017-12-28$0.3800
2017-09-012017-09-28$0.3780
2017-06-012017-06-28$0.3780
2017-03-012017-03-29$0.3780
2016-12-012016-12-28$0.3780
2016-09-012016-09-28$0.3750
2016-06-012016-06-28$0.3750
2016-03-012016-03-29$0.3750
2015-12-012015-12-29$0.3750
2015-09-012015-09-28$0.3730
2015-06-012015-06-26$0.3730
2015-03-012015-03-27$0.3720
2014-12-012014-12-29$0.3720
2014-09-012014-09-26$0.3700
2014-06-012014-06-26$0.3700
2014-03-012014-03-27$0.3700
2013-12-012013-12-27$0.3700
2013-09-012013-09-25$0.3680
2013-06-012013-06-26$0.3670
2013-03-012013-03-26$0.3670
2012-12-012012-12-27$0.3670
2012-09-012012-09-26$0.3650
2012-06-012012-06-27$0.3650
2012-03-012012-03-28$0.3650
2011-12-012011-12-28$0.3650
2011-09-012011-09-28$0.3630

Does NUE pay dividends?

Yes. NUE pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.5600 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-06-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the NUE yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($2.23) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the NUE DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.