Nucor Corporation
NUE
NYSE·Basic Materials·Steel·Mkt cap $59.5B
$261.07
▼ -0.53%
P/E
20.80
Mkt Cap
$59.5B
52-Wk Range
$131.32–$280.11
52-Week Range
$131.32 - $280.11
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Beta
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Price action
Price chart
Up 81.3% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Highly efficient mini-mill technology
- Decentralized management structure
- Diverse product portfolio
- Strong balance sheet and financial discipline
Bear Case
2 risks
- Above-average volatility (beta 1.9).
- Premium valuation to Steel & Aluminum peers
Growth
Moderate growth ahead
Infrastructure investment demand
Value
Premium valuation to Steel & Aluminum peers
Momentum
Stable
+3.0% over 3m
Quality
Thin
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Modest
0.85% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying NUE right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 26, 2026
JUL 27, 2026
Reported EPS of $4.84 vs $4.46 consensus (+8.5% surprise). Revenue of $10.4B vs $10.1B expected (+2.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+8.5%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-8%
-4%
+5%
+14%
+9%
+21%
+23%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$7.4B
$7.1B
$7.8B
$8.5B
$8.5B
$7.7B
$9.5B
$10.4B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
19.6%
Operating
0.0%
Profit
11.1%
Wall Street consensus
7 analysts · 86% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
86%
Hold
14%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: BMO Capital · Jul 29, 2026
vs Industry
How NUE stacks vs Steel
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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