(NUE) Nucor - Ratings and Ratios
Steel, Sheet, Bar, Beam, Rebar
NUE EPS (Earnings per Share)
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Description: NUE Nucor October 14, 2025
Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) is a vertically integrated steel producer that operates through three primary segments: Steel Mills, Steel Products, and Raw Materials. The Steel Mills segment manufactures hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel, plate steel, wide-flange beams, and bar steel, serving steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Steel Products segment supplies a broad array of fabricated steel items-including joists, decks, torque tubes for solar arrays, structural tubing, conduit, fasteners, and utility towers-while also handling piling distribution. The Raw Materials segment produces direct reduced iron (DRI), brokers ferrous and non-ferrous metals, processes scrap, and operates a natural-gas and industrial-gas business, selling scrap to electric-arc furnace mills and other downstream users.
Recent financial data (2023) show Nucor generating roughly $31.5 billion in revenue with an EBITDA margin near 12%, and operating at about 80 % capacity utilization across its U.S. facilities. The company’s DRI output has risen to approximately 3 million tons annually, supporting its strategy to offset volatile scrap prices. Additionally, Nucor’s cash-flow conversion has consistently exceeded 1.5× EBITDA, underscoring its strong free-cash-flow generation relative to peers.
Key economic drivers for Nucor include U.S. construction activity (housing starts and commercial building permits), which directly influences demand for reinforcing and structural steel, and the price trajectory of scrap metal-a primary input for its electric-arc furnaces. Trade policy remains material: tariffs on imported steel can bolster domestic pricing but also invite retaliatory measures that affect export markets. Finally, natural-gas costs affect the profitability of its DRI and gas-related operations, making energy price volatility a notable risk factor.
For a deeper quantitative dive, you might explore Nucor’s metrics on ValueRay, where the platform aggregates recent earnings revisions and forward cash-flow estimates.
NUE Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 31,439m |
| Sub-Industry | Steel |
| IPO / Inception | 1983-09-01 |
NUE Stock Ratings
| Growth Rating | 14.5% |
| Fundamental | 39.0% |
| Dividend Rating | 62.9% |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -19.0% |
| Analyst Rating | 4.0 of 5 |
NUE Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 1.59% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 4.95% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 7.68% |
| Payout Consistency | 97.8% |
| Payout Ratio | 39.7% |
NUE Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | -51.2% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | 11.5% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | 61.2% |
| CAGR 5y | 2.68% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | 0.06 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | 0.14 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | 0.06 |
| Alpha | -31.00 |
| Beta | 1.762 |
| Volatility | 33.58% |
| Current Volume | 1133.7k |
| Average Volume 20d | 1327k |
| Stop Loss | 133.4 (-3.8%) |
| Signal | 0.12 |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.5
| Net Income (1.30b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 1.85b TTM) |
| FCFTA -0.01 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -10.78pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 24.58% (prev 28.73%; Δ -4.15pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 (>3.0%) and CFO 3.13b > Net Income 1.30b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (4.93b) to EBITDA (3.62b) ratio: 1.36 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 2.83 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (230.8m) change vs 12m ago -3.81% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 10.43% (prev 18.45%; Δ -8.02pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 90.07% (prev 95.64%; Δ -5.57pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 10.02 (EBITDA TTM 3.62b / Interest Expense TTM 217.7m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 7.35
| (A) 0.22 = (Total Current Assets 11.72b - Total Current Liabilities 4.15b) / Total Assets 34.22b |
| (B) 0.90 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 30.77b / Total Assets 34.22b |
| warn (B) unusual magnitude: 0.90 — check mapping/units |
| (C) 0.06 = EBIT TTM 2.18b / Avg Total Assets 34.20b |
| (D) 2.42 = Book Value of Equity 30.76b / Total Liabilities 12.72b |
| Total Rating: 7.35 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 38.99
| 1. Piotroski 5.50pt = 0.50 |
| 2. FCF Yield -1.06% = -0.53 |
| 3. FCF Margin -1.25% = -0.47 |
| 4. Debt/Equity 0.34 = 2.44 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 1.36 = 1.20 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= -4.12)% = -5.15 |
| 7. RoE 6.38% = 0.53 |
| 8. Rev. Trend -72.57% = -5.44 |
| 9. EPS Trend -81.96% = -4.10 |
What is the price of NUE shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.53%, over one month by +0.82%, over three months by -3.64% and over the past year by -4.45%.
Is Nucor a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of NUE is around 121.36 USD . This means that NUE is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -12.5%.
Is NUE a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 5
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the NUE price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 159.7 | 15.1% |
| Analysts Target Price | 159.7 | 15.1% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 137.6 | -0.8% |
NUE Fundamental Data Overview October 15, 2025
P/E Trailing = 24.5907
P/E Forward = 12.1803
P/S = 1.0206
P/B = 1.5651
P/EG = 0.75
Beta = 1.762
Revenue TTM = 30.81b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.18b USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.62b USD
Long Term Debt = 6.69b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 189.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 6.88b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 4.93b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 36.37b USD (31.44b + Debt 6.88b - CCE 1.95b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 10.02 (Ebit TTM 2.18b / Interest Expense TTM 217.7m)
FCF Yield = -1.06% (FCF TTM -385.0m / Enterprise Value 36.37b)
FCF Margin = -1.25% (FCF TTM -385.0m / Revenue TTM 30.81b)
Net Margin = 4.21% (Net Income TTM 1.30b / Revenue TTM 30.81b)
Gross Margin = 10.43% ((Revenue TTM 30.81b - Cost of Revenue TTM 27.59b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 14.46% (prev 7.73%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.06 (Enterprise Value 36.37b / Total Assets 34.22b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.71% (Interest Expense 49.0m / Debt 6.88b)
Taxrate = 21.47% (193.0m / 899.0m)
NOPAT = 1.71b (EBIT 2.18b * (1 - 21.47%))
Current Ratio = 2.83 (Total Current Assets 11.72b / Total Current Liabilities 4.15b)
Debt / Equity = 0.34 (Debt 6.88b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 20.39b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.36 (Net Debt 4.93b / EBITDA 3.62b)
Debt / FCF = -12.82 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 4.93b / FCF TTM -385.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 20.31b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.79% (Net Income 1.30b / Total Assets 34.22b)
RoE = 6.38% (Net Income TTM 1.30b / Total Stockholder Equity 20.31b)
RoCE = 8.08% (EBIT 2.18b / Capital Employed (Equity 20.31b + L.T.Debt 6.69b))
RoIC = 6.24% (NOPAT 1.71b / Invested Capital 27.42b)
WACC = 10.36% (E(31.44b)/V(38.32b) * Re(12.51%) + D(6.88b)/V(38.32b) * Rd(0.71%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 12.51% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.38%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -385.0m)
EPS Correlation: -81.96 | EPS CAGR: -28.34% | SUE: -0.08 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -72.57 | Revenue CAGR: -7.57% | SUE: -0.09 | # QB: 0
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