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Nucor Corporation

NUE

NYSE·Basic Materials·Steel·Mkt cap $49.9B

$217.84

-0.54%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$131.32 - $270.90

P/E

21.57

Fwd P/E

12.80

Beta

1.91

Div Yield

1.02%

Avg Vol

1.6M

Shares Out

227.8M

Mkt Cap

$49.9B

Price action

Price chart

Up 57.7% over the trailing year

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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

1 risk

  • Above-average volatility (beta 1.9).

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Infrastructure investment demand

Value

Fairly valued vs Steel & Aluminum peers

Momentum

Hot

+27.0% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.02% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 16, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 27, 2026

Reported EPS of $3.23 vs $2.82 consensus (+14.5% surprise). Revenue of $9.5B vs $8.9B expected (+6.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +14.5%
Rev beat +6.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+14.5%

Next: Apr 16, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-8%

-4%

+5%

+14%

+9%

+21%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$8.1B

$7.4B

$7.1B

$7.8B

$8.5B

$8.5B

$7.7B

$9.5B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

15.8%

Operating

11.5%

Profit

7.8%

Wall Street consensus

7 analysts · 71% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

5

71%

Hold

2

29%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$235.00

+7.9% vs $217.84

Low $213.00
Median $235.00
High $270.00

Latest: KeyBanc · Jun 24, 2026

6 analysts covering

vs Industry

How NUE stacks vs Steel

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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