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Nucor Corp. (NUE)
NYSE:NUE
NUE Stock Chart & Stats
$192.84
-$3.57(-2.94%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$192.84
-$3.57(-2.94%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$97.59 - $193.50
Previous CloseN/A
Volume453.70K
Average Volume (3M)1.75M
Market Cap
$44.13B
Enterprise Value$49.07B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$2.70B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$7.12B
Price to Earnings (P/E)25.6
Beta1.14
Next Earnings
Apr 16, 2026EPS Estimate
2.91Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.34%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.73
Shares Outstanding228,858,660
10 Day Avg. Volume2,333,991
30 Day Avg. Volume1,753,727
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.94
Price to Book (P/B)1.80
Price to Sales (P/S)1.16
P/FCF Ratio-200.16
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.11
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.51
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit12.65
Enterprise Value/Ebitda11.69
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$165.45Price Target Upside-14.20% Downside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)11.94
Revenue Forecast (FY)$35.54B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Balance Sheet And Capital Allocation FlexibilityA healthy balance sheet provides flexibility to pursue share repurchases or strategic acquisitions, enhancing shareholder returns and optionality.
Completion Of Growth Projects And Free Cash FlowNear completion of organic growth projects is expected to reduce capital spending needs and lift free cash flow as new assets contribute more earnings.
Order Backlog And Production RampMaterial order backlogs and multiple ramping mills support higher shipments and improved plant utilization, which can drive volume-led revenue and margin expansion.
Bears Say
Acquisition And Integration RiskManagement's strong appetite for growth, including potential acquisitions, could increase capital deployment and create integration risk that pressures returns.
Import Competition And Trade Policy RiskResumption of cheaper imports and potential tariff carve-outs could increase supply into domestic markets and put downward pressure on steel prices and margins.
Start-up Costs And Cash Flow ConstraintElevated start-up costs and higher sustaining spend for ramping plants may limit free cash flow and cap near-term returns despite volume growth.
Nucor News
NUE FAQ
What was Nucor Corp.’s price range in the past 12 months?
Nucor Corp. lowest stock price was $97.59 and its highest was $193.50 in the past 12 months.
What is Nucor Corp.’s market cap?
Nucor Corp.’s market cap is $44.13B.
When is Nucor Corp.’s upcoming earnings report date?
Nucor Corp.’s upcoming earnings report date is Apr 16, 2026 which is in 65 days.
How were Nucor Corp.’s earnings last quarter?
Nucor Corp. released its earnings results on Jan 26, 2026. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.911 by -$0.181.
Is Nucor Corp. overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Nucor Corp.’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Nucor Corp. pay dividends?
Nucor Corp. pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.56 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.34%. See more information on Nucor Corp. dividends here
What is Nucor Corp.’s EPS estimate?
Nucor Corp.’s EPS estimate is 2.91.
How many shares outstanding does Nucor Corp. have?
Nucor Corp. has 228,858,660 shares outstanding.
What happened to Nucor Corp.’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Nucor Corp. reported an EPS of $1.73 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $1.911. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -2.297%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Nucor Corp.?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in NUE
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Nucor Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$165.45 (-14.20% Downside)
$165.45 (-14.20% Downside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
NUE Sentiment 100%
Sector Average 67%
Sector Average 67%
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 1.6M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $6.6M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Negative
Last 7 Days ▼ 0.3%
Last 30 Days ▼ 5.0%
Last 30 Days ▼ 5.0%
News Sentiment
Very Bearish
Bullish news 0%
Bearish news 100%
Bearish news 100%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
46.63%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
8.44%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
3.43%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Nucor Corp.
Nucor Corporation manufactures and sells steel and steel products. The company's Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel products; plate steel products; wide-flange beams, beam blanks, and H-piling and sheet piling products; and bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and special bar quality products. It also engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses. This segment sells its products to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Its Steel Products segment offers hollow structural section steel tubing products, electrical conduits, steel racking, steel joists and joist girders, steel decks, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel products, cold finished steel products, steel fasteners, metal building systems, insulated metal panels, steel grating and expanded metal products, and wire and wire mesh products primarily for use in nonresidential construction applications. This segment also engages in the piling distribution business. The company's Raw Materials segment produces direct reduced iron (DRI); brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, and DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal, as well as engages in the natural gas drilling operations. This segment sells its ferrous scrap to electric arc furnace steel mills and foundries for manufacturing process; and nonferrous scrap metal to aluminum can producers, secondary aluminum smelters, steel mills and other processors, and consumers of various nonferrous metals. It serves agriculture, automotive, construction, energy and transmission, oil and gas, heavy equipment, infrastructure, and transportation industries through its in-house sales force; and internal distribution and trading companies. Nucor Corporation was incorporated in 1958 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
NUE Company Deck
NUE Earnings Call
Q4 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
Overall the call conveyed strong strategic and operational momentum: record safety, significant backlog growth, major completed projects entering ramp-up, a favorable trade/import environment, and clear capital allocation discipline. Near-term headwinds included sequential Q4 earnings declines in certain segments, scheduled outages affecting raw materials, elevated start-up costs and a rare negative free cash flow in 2025 tied to heavy investment. Management expects lower CapEx in 2026, meaningful incremental EBITDA from completed projects (approximately $500 million), higher shipments (~5%) and improved free cash flow in 2026 as projects ramp.View all NUE earnings summariesNUE Revenue Breakdown
30.09% Sheet
16.89% Bar
7.41% Structural
6.57% Plate
4.20% Tubular Products
5.78% Rebar Fabrication
4.00% Joist
3.25% Deck
4.38% Building Systems
11.20% Other Steel Products
6.23% Raw Materials
NUE Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$165.45
▼(-14.20% Downside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
0.61% Insiders
19.65% Mutual Funds
0.15% Other Institutional Investors
53.14% Public Companies and Individual Investors