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NucorNUE

Steel · Charlotte, North Carolina · In the S&P 500
Solid businessCheaper than peers
$273.87−0.52%After hours: $274.00 (+0.05%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 77.3% over 1 year
Nucor over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$150$200$250Nov2026MarMayJulSep$273.87$150$200$250NovMarJul$273.87
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$62.13B
Price to earnings17.4x
Forward P/E11.4x
Dividend yield0.82%
Year to date+67.9%
One year+77.3%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorMaterials
52-week range (closes)
$142.66$275.29

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Quality and valuation

How Nucor compares with other materials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Nucor and 4 steel peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: cheaper than most

An average business among materials companies, priced below most of them.

Nucor trades at 11.4 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.1x for the 28 materials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +17.2% vs +9.1%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 15.5% vs 27.9%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 4.4% vs 7.6%
  • Keeps more of its revenue as profit (net margin): 8.0% vs 7.8%
NUE trades at 11.4x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Steel peers
NUE11.4xNEM12.0xAEM14.6xFCX16.0xLIN27.6xECL35.5xSector median 16.1xNUE11.4xNEM12.0xAEM14.6xFCX16.0xLIN27.6xECL35.5xSector median 16.1x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 21.8x earnings, NUE is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
10x20x30xAverage 19.8x2025202621.8x10x20x30xAverage 19.8x2025202621.8x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Nucor's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 4 Jul 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 23.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$5bn$10bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$10.4bnQ2 ’26$0bn$5bn$10bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$10.4bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +23.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−10%0%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2523.0%Q2 ’260%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2523.0%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.6 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$500mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$829mQ2 ’26$0m$500mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$829mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Diluted EPS was $5.04 last quarterQuarterly diluted earnings per share, $
$0$2$4Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$5.04Q2 ’26$0$2$4Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$5.04Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsNUESector median
Revenue growth+17.2%+9.1%
Gross margin15.5%27.9%
Free cash flow margin4.4%7.6%
Price to earnings17.4x19.9x

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