Seasonality
NUE seasonality — Nucor
Over the last 11 years, NUE's strongest month on average has been July (+7.9%) and its weakest September (-5.5%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +4.06% | +6.36% | 60% | +28.2% | -15.6% | 10 |
| Feb | +5.24% | +1.20% | 50% | +29.8% | -12.9% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.23% | -4.48% | 30% | +34.2% | -12.9% | 10 |
| Apr | +3.58% | +1.67% | 60% | +33.2% | -14.8% | 10 |
| May | -1.23% | -2.54% | 50% | +24.6% | -15.9% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.75% | -2.32% | 30% | +24.2% | -21.2% | 10 |
| Jul | +7.92% | +6.02% | 80% | +30.1% | -1.3% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.75% | -2.54% | 40% | +13.0% | -9.9% | 10 |
| Sep | -5.54% | -3.84% | 30% | +3.9% | -19.5% | 10 |
| Oct | +6.16% | +6.12% | 70% | +22.8% | -6.8% | 10 |
| Nov | +6.49% | +6.29% | 78% | +15.0% | -4.8% | 9 |
| Dec | -3.36% | -0.55% | 40% | +10.6% | -24.6% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — NUE
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.0 | -0.5 | -4.4 | 33.2 | 11.0 | -10.9 | 15.5 | -3.0 | -6.4 | 17.2 | -10.6 | +50.2% | |
| 2025 | 10.0 | 7.0 | -12.5 | -0.8 | -8.4 | 18.4 | 10.4 | 4.0 | -8.9 | 10.8 | 6.3 | 2.3 | +39.8% |
| 2024 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -14.8 | 0.2 | -6.4 | 3.1 | -6.8 | -1.0 | -5.7 | 9.1 | -24.6 | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 28.2 | -0.9 | -7.8 | -4.1 | -10.9 | 24.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -9.2 | -5.5 | 15.0 | 2.4 | +32.0% |
| 2022 | -11.2 | 29.8 | 12.9 | 4.1 | -14.4 | -21.2 | 30.1 | -2.1 | -19.5 | 22.8 | 14.1 | -12.1 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | -8.4 | 22.8 | 34.2 | 2.5 | 24.6 | -6.5 | 8.4 | 13.0 | -16.2 | 13.4 | -4.8 | 7.4 | +114.6% |
| 2020 | -15.6 | -12.9 | -12.9 | 14.3 | 2.6 | -2.0 | 1.3 | 8.4 | -1.3 | 6.5 | 12.4 | -0.9 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 18.2 | -1.1 | -3.7 | -2.2 | -15.9 | 14.8 | -1.3 | -9.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | -0.1 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3 | -2.3 | -6.6 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -2.6 | 7.1 | -6.6 | 1.5 | -6.8 | 2.2 | -14.2 | -18.5% |
| 2017 | -2.4 | 7.7 | -4.5 | 2.7 | -5.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -4.4 | 1.7 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 10.6 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | -4.3 |