Nucor (NUE)
NYSE:NUE
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NUE Stock Chart & Stats
$195.87
-$3.57(-2.94%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$195.87
-$3.57(-2.94%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$115.35 - $251.39
Previous CloseN/A
Volume453.70K
Average Volume (3M)1.58M
Market Cap
$56.94B
Enterprise Value$61.83B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$2.48B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$7.12B
Price to Earnings (P/E)24.5
Beta1.28
Next Earnings
Jul 27, 2026EPS Estimate
4.11Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.34%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)10.11
Shares Outstanding227,740,950
10 Day Avg. Volume1,492,680
30 Day Avg. Volume1,581,075
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 Cap1.09
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.81
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit12.95
Enterprise Value/Ebitda12.59
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$241.63Price Target Upside23.36% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering9
EPS Forecast (FY)14.57
Revenue Forecast (FY)$38.01B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Balance Sheet & LiquidityNucor’s low leverage and sizable liquidity provide durable financial flexibility. With cash and undrawn credit on hand plus debt at roughly a quarter of capital, the company can fund capex, absorb cyclical downturns, and sustain shareholder returns without forcing distressed capital moves.
Integrated Scrap/EAF PlatformNucor’s vertically integrated EAF-based model and large scrap/raw materials platform are structural advantages: lower input volatility, flexible production, and cost control versus integrated blast-furnace peers, supporting margin resilience and quicker response to shifting demand over the medium term.
Record Shipments And Backlog MomentumSustained shipment records and materially higher backlogs reflect durable demand capture and pricing/volume leverage across segments. Higher backlog improves revenue visibility, supports utilization, and underpins medium-term earnings as new capacity and order fills proceed through 2026–2027.
Bears Say
Weak And Inconsistent Free Cash FlowNucor’s cash conversion has weakened: FCF is only modestly positive and operating cash no longer comfortably covers reported earnings. Persistent weak or volatile FCF reduces durable capacity for buybacks, dividends, or debt reduction and raises sensitivity to working-capital swings.
Margin Compression Vs. Prior Cycle HighsMaterial margin compression versus peak years signals reduced profit intensity and greater exposure to input cost swings. If margins remain lower structurally, returns on invested capital and long-term profitability will be constrained, making earnings more cyclical and sensitive to steel pricing.
High Near-term Capex And Start‑up CostsLarge ongoing project spending and escalating pre‑operating costs (West Virginia mill commissioning, other growth projects) will pressure cash flow and elevate execution risk. Extended ramp timelines and start‑up expenses can delay expected returns and compress free cash available for other priorities.
Nucor News
NUE FAQ
What was Nucor’s price range in the past 12 months?
Nucor lowest stock price was $115.35 and its highest was $251.39 in the past 12 months.
What is Nucor’s market cap?
Nucor’s market cap is $56.94B.
When is Nucor’s upcoming earnings report date?
Nucor’s upcoming earnings report date is Jul 27, 2026 which is in 56 days.
How were Nucor’s earnings last quarter?
Nucor released its earnings results on Apr 27, 2026. The company reported $3.295 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.815 by $0.48.
Is Nucor overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Nucor’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Nucor pay dividends?
Nucor pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.56 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.34%. See more information on Nucor dividends here
What is Nucor’s EPS estimate?
Nucor’s EPS estimate is 4.11.
How many shares outstanding does Nucor have?
Nucor has 227,740,950 shares outstanding.
What happened to Nucor’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Nucor reported an EPS of $3.295 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $2.815. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 4.702%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Nucor?
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:
$241.63 (23.36% Upside)
$241.63 (23.36% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
NUE Sentiment 100%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 2.0M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $29.9M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days >0.1%
Last 30 Days ▲ 6.6%
Last 30 Days ▲ 6.6%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 99%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
132.96%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
11.16%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
2.70%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Nucor
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
Q1 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call emphasized strong operational execution and meaningful financial progress: record shipments, growing backlogs, substantial sequential earnings improvements across segments, robust liquidity and disciplined capital deployment. Growth projects are advancing toward commissioning and several recently completed projects have already turned EBITDA positive. Offsetting these positives are elevated pre-operating/start-up costs, margin pressure in some downstream products from higher input costs, energy cost uncertainty and pockets of softer end-market demand. On balance, the positives — including the earnings beat, record volumes, backlog growth, improved import dynamics and project momentum — outweigh the manageable near-term challenges.View all NUE earnings summariesNUE Revenue Breakdown
61.56% Steel mills
31.78% Steel products
6.66% Raw materials
NUE Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$241.63
▲(23.36% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
0.62% Insiders
19.21% Mutual Funds
22.16% Other Institutional Investors
30.41% Public Companies and Individual Investors