Nucor Corporation
NUE Basic Materials Steel NYSE
$159.45
$-3.09 (-1.90%)
Open: $162.59 | High: $162.78 | Low: $159.14 | Prev Close: $162.54
Market Cap: $36.49B
Volume: 1.6M | Avg: 1.6M
Last updated: December 05, 2025 at 10:05 PMInvestment Rating
Buy
Overall Score: 80/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 525
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 22.39 |
| P/B Ratio | 1.77 |
| P/S Ratio | 1.14 |
| EPS | $7.12 |
| Beta | 1.87 |
| Shares Outstanding | 228.86M |
| 52-Week High | $166.27 |
| 52-Week Low | $97.59 |
| SMA 50 | $144.68 |
| SMA 200 | $133.27 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.38% |
| Annual Dividend | $2.20 |
| Next Earnings | January 26, 2026 09:00 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 11.4% |
| Operating Margin | 7.9% |
| Net Margin | 5.2% |
| ROE | 8.1% |
| ROA | 4.8% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.33 |
| Current Ratio | 2.77 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.51 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $33.94B |
| Total Liabilities | $12.52B |
| Total Equity | $20.29B |
| Cash | $3.56B |
| Total Debt | $6.95B |
| Net Debt | $3.39B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $30.73B |
| Gross Profit | $4.10B |
| Operating Income | $2.98B |
| Net Income | $2.03B |
| EBITDA | $4.49B |
| Revenue/Share | $137.96 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $3.98B |
| CapEx | $3.17B |
| Free Cash Flow | $806.00M |
| Book Value/Share | $94.90 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $63.58 |
| Equity/Share | $89.87 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 84.64 Overbought |
| MACD |
5.08
Signal: 3.96
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| Volatility | 29.63% |
| Trading Signal | Overbought |
Performance & Returns
| 1 Year | +14.08% |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.57 Fair |
| Volatility (Ann.) | 38.45% Moderate |
| NUE (1Y) | +14.08% |
| S&P 500 (1Y) | +11.86% |
| Alpha (Excess Return) | +2.22% |
Sector Comparison (Basic Materials)
| Metric | NUE | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 22.39 | 1.36 | 53% |
| P/B Ratio | 1.77 | 3.66 | 32% |
| ROE (%) | 8.11% | 11.38% | 37% |
| Net Margin (%) | 5.18% | 8.35% | 32% |
| Stock Score | 525 | 461.0 | 79% |
| 1Y Return (%) | +14.08% | -0.82% | 68% |
Historical Price Analysis (Last 200 Days)
Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUE | $159.45 | $161.71 | $159.69 | $155.61 | $144.68 | $133.27 | 84.64 | 5.08 | 29.63% | 1475410 | Strong Long | Bullish Stack |
Candlestick Patterns
There wasn't any recognizable pattern for the NUE stock
News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUE | Nucor Announces Promotion of Steve Laxton to President and Chief Operating Officer; Dave Sumoski to Retire | Neutral | prnewswire.com | Read More |
| NUE | Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
| NUE | Fisher Asset Management LLC Lowers Stake in Nucor Corporation $NUE | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
| NUE | Nucor Announces Increase in Cash Dividend | Positive | prnewswire.com | Read More |
| NUE | Coldstream Capital Management Inc. Decreases Stock Position in Nucor Corporation $NUE | Negative | defenseworld.net | Read More |
Company Information
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.
| CEO | Leon J. Topalian |
| Employees | 32700 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1980-03-17 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.nucor.com |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Industry | Steel |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category