(NUE) Nucor - Overview
Stock: Steel, Sheet, Beam, Bar, Rebar, Joist
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 1.63% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 4.45% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 6.54% |
| Payout Consistency | 97.9% |
| Payout Ratio | 25.2% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 30.7% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -6.86% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.13 |
| Alpha | 28.71 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 1.181 |
| Beta Downside | 1.447 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 47.79% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.13 |
Description: NUE Nucor December 17, 2025
Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) is a diversified steelmaker operating through three primary segments: Steel Mills, which produces a full range of flat-rolled, structural, and bar steel and serves service centers and fabricators across North America; Steel Products, which supplies specialty items such as joists, decks, torque tubes for solar arrays, and building-system components; and Raw Materials, which generates direct-reduced iron, processes ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, and operates a modest natural-gas and industrial-gas business. The company’s vertically integrated model lets it recycle scrap internally for its electric-arc furnaces, reducing reliance on external ore imports.
Key performance indicators from FY 2023 show an EBITDA margin of roughly 12% and a capacity utilization rate near 80%, reflecting the cyclical nature of U.S. construction and automotive demand. Steel pricing is heavily tied to the World Steel Association’s price index, which rose ~15% year-over-year in 2023, while raw-material costs (scrap and DRI) have been volatile due to supply-chain constraints and energy price swings. A major sector driver is the U.S. infrastructure bill, which is expected to boost demand for reinforced concrete and structural steel over the next 3-5 years.
For a deeper quantitative view, you may want to explore Nucor’s metrics on ValueRay.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.5
| Net Income: 1.74b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.91 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 23.88% < 20% (prev 24.40%; Δ -0.51% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 3.23b > Net Income 1.74b |
| Net Debt (4.86b) to EBITDA (4.20b): 1.16 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.94 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (229.6m) vs 12m ago -2.01% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 11.93% > 18% (prev 0.13%; Δ 1180 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 94.13% > 50% (prev 90.55%; Δ 3.57% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 18.23 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 4.20b / Interest Expense TTM 149.0m) |
Altman Z'' 7.45
| A: 0.22 (Total Current Assets 11.77b - Total Current Liabilities 4.00b) / Total Assets 35.10b |
| B: 0.90 (Retained Earnings 31.50b / Total Assets 35.10b) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 2.72b / Avg Total Assets 34.52b) |
| D: 2.42 (Book Value of Equity 31.46b / Total Liabilities 12.98b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 7.45 = AAA |
Beneish M -2.87
| DSRI: 1.10 (Receivables 3.10b/2.67b, Revenue 32.49b/30.73b) |
| GMI: 1.12 (GM 11.93% / 13.35%) |
| AQI: 0.94 (AQ_t 0.23 / AQ_t-1 0.24) |
| SGI: 1.06 (Revenue 32.49b / 30.73b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 1.74b - CFO 3.23b) / TA 35.10b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -2.87 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
What is the price of NUE shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +9.68%, over one month by +12.98%, over three months by +32.09% and over the past year by +47.57%.
Is NUE a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 5
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the NUE price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 185.3 | -2.4% |
| Analysts Target Price | 185.3 | -2.4% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 212.5 | 11.9% |
NUE Fundamental Data Overview January 31, 2026
P/E Forward = 16.7224
P/S = 1.2688
P/B = 1.9667
P/EG = 0.75
Revenue TTM = 32.49b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.72b USD
EBITDA TTM = 4.20b USD
Long Term Debt = 6.69b USD (from longTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Short Term Debt = 212.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.12b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 4.86b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 45.69b USD (41.26b + Debt 7.12b - CCE 2.70b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 18.23 (Ebit TTM 2.72b / Interest Expense TTM 149.0m)
EV/FCF = -243.0x (Enterprise Value 45.69b / FCF TTM -188.0m)
FCF Yield = -0.41% (FCF TTM -188.0m / Enterprise Value 45.69b)
FCF Margin = -0.58% (FCF TTM -188.0m / Revenue TTM 32.49b)
Net Margin = 5.37% (Net Income TTM 1.74b / Revenue TTM 32.49b)
Gross Margin = 11.93% ((Revenue TTM 32.49b - Cost of Revenue TTM 28.62b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 11.21% (prev 13.94%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.30 (Enterprise Value 45.69b / Total Assets 35.10b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.15% (Interest Expense 11.0m / Debt 7.12b)
Taxrate = 15.57% (78.0m / 501.0m)
NOPAT = 2.29b (EBIT 2.72b * (1 - 15.57%))
Current Ratio = 2.94 (Total Current Assets 11.77b / Total Current Liabilities 4.00b)
Debt / Equity = 0.34 (Debt 7.12b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 20.94b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.16 (Net Debt 4.86b / EBITDA 4.20b)
Debt / FCF = -25.86 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 4.86b / FCF TTM -188.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 20.54b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.05% (Net Income 1.74b / Total Assets 35.10b)
RoE = 8.49% (Net Income TTM 1.74b / Total Stockholder Equity 20.54b)
RoCE = 9.98% (EBIT 2.72b / Capital Employed (Equity 20.54b + L.T.Debt 6.69b))
RoIC = 8.31% (NOPAT 2.29b / Invested Capital 27.61b)
WACC = 8.78% (E(41.26b)/V(48.38b) * Re(10.27%) + D(7.12b)/V(48.38b) * Rd(0.15%) * (1-Tc(0.16)))
Discount Rate = 10.27% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.64%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -188.0m)
EPS Correlation: -81.39 | EPS CAGR: -33.73% | SUE: -1.94 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -76.19 | Revenue CAGR: -7.96% | SUE: -0.49 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=2.81 | Chg30d=+0.091 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=11.75 | Chg30d=+0.109 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=+56.2% | Growth Revenue=+10.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=13.25 | Chg30d=+0.669 | Revisions Net=+2 | Growth EPS=+12.8% | Growth Revenue=+2.9%