(NUE) Nucor - NYSE
Sector: Basic Materials | Industry: Steel | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 59.732m USD | Total Return: 126.1% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 306M
EPS Trend: -84.5%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -61.5%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
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Nucor Corporation is a vertically integrated manufacturer of steel and steel products, operating through three primary segments: Steel Mills, Steel Products, and Raw Materials. The company produces a wide range of carbon and alloy steel in forms including sheet, plate, structural beams, and bar. Its downstream Steel Products segment manufactures specialized components for construction and infrastructure, such as solar torque tubes, joists, and utility towers.
The company utilizes electric arc furnace (EAF) technology, which allows for greater operational flexibility and lower carbon intensity compared to traditional blast furnace production. By operating its own Raw Materials segment to process scrap metal and produce direct reduced iron, Nucor maintains a circular supply chain that reduces reliance on external feedstock markets.
Investors can evaluate Nucor’s historical performance and valuation metrics on ValueRay to further their analysis. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the firm serves diverse industrial, energy, and construction end-markets across North America.
- Infrastructure spending and federal funding drive demand for non-residential steel products
- Fluctuations in scrap metal prices and DRI production costs impact operating margins
- Domestic steel prices and import tariffs influence revenue growth in North America
- Expansion into high-margin downstream segments reduces cyclicality of core steel mill earnings
- Transition to low-carbon electric arc furnace technology attracts ESG-focused institutional capital
| Net Income: 2.33b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.01 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 23.19% < 20% (prev 25.31%; Δ -2.12% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.11 > 3% & CFO 3.76b > Net Income 2.33b |
| Net Debt (4.90b) to EBITDA (4.91b): 1.00 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.90 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (229.3m) vs 12m ago -1.55% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 13.98% > 18% (prev 10.46%; Δ 3.51% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 97.14% > 50% (prev 87.69%; Δ 9.45% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 29.72 > 6 (EBIT TTM 3.48b / Interest Expense TTM 117.0m) |
| A: 0.22 (Total Current Assets 12.1b - Total Current Liabilities 4.17b) / Total Assets 35.6b |
| B: 0.90 (Retained Earnings 32.1b / Total Assets 35.6b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 3.48b / Avg Total Assets 35.2b) |
| D: 1.64 (Book Value of Equity 21.5b / Total Liabilities 13.1b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 6.78 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.07 (Receivables 3.57b/2.96b, Revenue 34.2b/30.4b) |
| GMI: 0.75 (GM 10.46% / 13.98%) |
| AQI: 0.95 (AQ_t 0.22 / AQ_t-1 0.24) |
| SGI: 1.12 (Revenue 34.2b / 30.4b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 2.33b - CFO 3.76b) / TA 35.6b) |
| Beneish M = -3.14 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of June 12, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 260.90 with a total of 845,803 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.53%,
over one month by +12.46%,
over three months by +52.37% and
over the past year by +126.12%.
Nucor has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy NUE.
- StrongBuy: 5
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 246.5 | -5.5% |
P/E Trailing = 26.0457
P/E Forward = 18.5529
P/S = 1.7486
P/B = 2.7438
P/EG = 5.2129
Revenue TTM = 34.2b USD
EBIT TTM = 3.48b USD
EBITDA TTM = 4.91b USD
Long Term Debt = 6.88b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 247.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.38b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 258.0m
Net Debt = 4.90b USD (calculated: Debt 7.38b - CCE 2.48b)
Enterprise Value = 64.6b USD (59.7b + Debt 7.38b - CCE 2.48b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 29.72 (Ebit TTM 3.48b / Interest Expense TTM 117.0m)
EV/FCF = 121.5x (Enterprise Value 64.6b / FCF TTM 532.0m)
FCF Yield = 0.82% (FCF TTM 532.0m / Enterprise Value 64.6b)
FCF Margin = 1.56% (FCF TTM 532.0m / Revenue TTM 34.2b)
Net Margin = 6.82% (Net Income TTM 2.33b / Revenue TTM 34.2b)
Gross Margin = 13.98% ((Revenue TTM 34.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 29.4b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 15.81% (prev 11.21%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.81 (Enterprise Value 64.6b / Total Assets 35.6b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.58% (Interest Expense 117.0m / Debt 7.38b)
Taxrate = 20.63% (697.0m / 3.38b)
NOPAT = 2.76b (EBIT 3.48b * (1 - 20.63%))
Current Ratio = 2.90 (Total Current Assets 12.1b / Total Current Liabilities 4.17b)
Debt / Equity = 0.34 (Debt 7.38b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 21.5b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.00 (Net Debt 4.90b / EBITDA 4.91b)
Debt / FCF = 9.21 (Net Debt 4.90b / FCF TTM 532.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 20.9b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.63% (Net Income 2.33b / Total Assets 35.6b)
RoE = 11.16% (Net Income TTM 2.33b / Total Stockholder Equity 20.9b)
RoCE = 12.52% (EBIT 3.48b / Capital Employed (Equity 20.9b + L.T.Debt 6.88b))
RoIC = 9.20% (NOPAT 2.76b / Invested Capital 30.0b)
WACC = 9.63% (E(59.7b)/V(67.1b) * Re(10.66%) + D(7.38b)/V(67.1b) * Rd(1.58%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 10.66% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -95.56 | Cagr: -3.29%
[DCF] Terminal Value 71.40% ; FCFF base≈527.6m ; Y1≈539.1m ; Y5≈591.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 11.51 (EV 7.52b - Net Debt 4.90b = Equity 2.62b / Shares 227.7m; r=9.63% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 2.11% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -84.52 | EPS CAGR: -34.89% | SUE: 1.67 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -61.49 | Revenue CAGR: -4.40% | SUE: 2.54 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=4.16 | Chg30d=+13.15% | Revisions=+64% | Analysts=11
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=4.04 | Chg30d=+10.86% | Revisions=+64% | Analysts=11
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=14.61 | Chg30d=+12.57% | Revisions=+69% | GrowthEPS=+89.5% | GrowthRev=+17.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=15.78 | Chg30d=+11.77% | Revisions=+73% | GrowthEPS=+8.1% | GrowthRev=+1.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +73%