Nucor Corp. (NUE)
NYSE:NUE
NUE Stock Chart & Stats
$163.37
-$3.57(-2.94%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$163.37
-$3.57(-2.94%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$97.59 - $196.90
Previous CloseN/A
Volume453.70K
Average Volume (3M)1.54M
Market Cap
$37.21B
Enterprise Value$42.25B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$2.70B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$7.12B
Price to Earnings (P/E)21.6
Beta1.13
Next Earnings
Apr 27, 2026EPS Estimate
2.87Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.34%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.73
Shares Outstanding227,774,610
10 Day Avg. Volume1,506,142
30 Day Avg. Volume1,544,380
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 Cap1.14
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.30
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit10.89
Enterprise Value/Ebitda10.07
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$193.00Price Target Upside18.14% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)12.3
Revenue Forecast (FY)$35.83B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Balance Sheet And Capital AllocationNear completion of multi-year organic growth projects should reduce capital spending, boost free cash flow as new assets ramp, and enable the healthy balance sheet to support larger capital returns or strategic acquisitions.
Capacity ModernizationModernization and expanded coating and galvanizing capabilities at the Berkeley and other mills increase the company's ability to serve higher value-added automotive and consumer markets and support shipment and market-share gains.
Datacenter And Infrastructure DemandStrong demand from datacenter construction and infrastructure projects creates targeted pockets of steel need that the firm's diversified, data-focused product lines are positioned to capture.
Bears Say
Automotive And Agricultural WeaknessSubdued demand in automotive and agricultural end markets is reducing volumes for related product lines and could pressure segment profitability and overall shipments.
Import Competition And Trade RisksCheaper imports returning to the domestic market and risks of tariff carve-outs could increase supply and put downward pressure on domestic steel prices and margins.
Margin And Cash-flow PressureA recent earnings and operating cash-flow miss, combined with elevated start-up and sustaining costs plus a working-capital build, has constrained free cash flow and increased net debt, weighing on near-term returns.
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 $196.90 in the past 12 months.
What is Nucor Corp.’s market cap?
Nucor Corp.’s market cap is $37.21B.
When is Nucor Corp.’s upcoming earnings report date?
Nucor Corp.’s upcoming earnings report date is Apr 27, 2026 which is in 30 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 Undervalued.
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 2.87.
How many shares outstanding does Nucor Corp. have?
Nucor Corp. has 227,774,610 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:
$193.00 (18.14% Upside)
$193.00 (18.14% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
NUE Sentiment 100%
Sector Average 67%
Sector Average 67%
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 299.8K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $7.1M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days <0.1%
Last 30 Days ▲ 4.9%
Last 30 Days ▲ 4.9%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
32.08%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
8.49%
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
61.56% Steel mills
31.78% Steel products
6.66% Raw materials
NUE Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$193.00
▲(18.14% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
0.64% Insiders
19.69% Mutual Funds
23.97% Other Institutional Investors
28.91% Public Companies and Individual Investors