Company Overview
Nucor Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. The company operates in three segments: Steel Mills, Steel Products, and Raw Materials. The 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 structural steel products; and bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and engineered special bar quality products. This segment sells its products to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as well as engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses. The Steel Products segment offers steel joists and joist girders, steel decks, and galvanized torque tubes for use in solar arrays, hollow structural section steel tubing, electrical conduit, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, steel grating and expanded metal, wire and wire mesh, metal building systems, insulated metal panels, steel racking, overhead doors, and utility towers and structures for communications and energy transmission. This segment is also involved in the piling distribution business. The Raw Materials segment produces direct reduced iron (DRI); brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, and DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal; and engages in the natural gas production and industrial gas business. 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. Nucor Corporation was founded in 1905 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Why Investors Should Care
Trades at a P/E of 20.8, below the sector median of 22.4.
Operating margin of 15.7% supports profitability.
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $32.49B (+5.7% YoY); net profit $1.74B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +23.0%, earnings +93.8%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 3.8%, profit CAGR 0.9%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 3.80% |
| 1 Year: | 23.00% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 0.95% |
| 1 Year: | 93.80% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +81.41% |
| 6 Months: | +55.62% |
| 3 Months: | +2.88% |
| 1 Month: | -4.02% |
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- RSI (14)55.54 · Neutral
P/E of 20.82 is below the sector median of 22.37 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Basic Materials).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUE Nucor Corporation SPXR3K | 261.07 | 20.82 | $59.46B | 0.82% | - | 14.55% | 3.80% | 0.95% |
| 2 | LIN Linde plc NDXSPXR3K | 477.57 | 30.83 | $220.15B | 1.31% | 12.46% | 18.40% | 13.90% | 18.47% |
| 3 | SCCO Southern Copper Corporation R3K | 198.76 | 29.49 | $165.83B | 2.28% | 36.40% | 49.90% | 8.32% | 3.80% |
| 4 | NEM Newmont Corporation SPXR3K | 128.09 | 16.15 | $134.97B | 0.99% | - | 25.91% | 6.53% | 20.15% |
| 5 | AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | 204.73 | 17.53 | $103.67B | 1.01% | 19.78% | 22.97% | 27.53% | 88.11% |
| 6 | FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc. SPXR3K | 72.73 | 35.65 | $101.82B | 0.88% | 12.50% | 14.75% | 1.35% | -1.26% |
| 7 | SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company SPXR3K | 333.71 | 30.81 | $81.01B | 0.88% | 21.93% | 65.12% | 6.18% | 8.26% |
| 8 | ECL Ecolab Inc. SPXR3K | 279.28 | 37.49 | $78.29B | 1.03% | 15.10% | 21.96% | 6.55% | 9.74% |
| 9 | B Barrick Mining Corporation | 44.75 | 10.31 | $74.98B | 1.60% | 16.65% | 25.18% | 15.47% | 126.10% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Dec 2016 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Apr 2020 | Jul 2020 | Oct 2020 | Dec 2020 | Apr 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 | Apr 2022 | Jul 2022 | Oct 2022 | Dec 2022 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.57B | 6.46B | 6.74B | 6.30B | 6.10B | 5.90B | 5.46B | 5.13B | 5.62B | 4.33B | 4.93B | 5.26B | 7.02B | 8.79B | 10.31B | 10.36B | 10.49B | 11.79B | 10.50B | 8.72B | 8.71B | 9.52B | 8.78B | 7.70B | 8.14B | 8.08B | 7.44B | 7.08B | 7.83B | 8.46B | 8.52B | 9.50B |
| Gross Profit | 314.99M | 585.26M | 682.24M | 443.43M | 760.25M | 709.62M | 578.96M | 520.57M | 726.41M | 1.17B | 1.29B | 1.11B | 895.89M | 775.49M | 572.51M | 435.19M | 629.27M | 377.96M | 502.19M | 718.53M | 1.62B | 2.47B | 3.41B | 3.52B | 3.46B | 4.10B | 2.84B | 2.10B | 2.00B | 2.50B | 1.92B | 1.39B | 1.52B | 1.19B | 758.00M | 627.00M | - | - | - | - |
| Net Income | 87.56M | 243.62M | 305.45M | 159.64M | 356.90M | 323.05M | 254.85M | 383.89M | 354.18M | 683.15M | 676.66M | 646.78M | 501.81M | 386.48M | 275.03M | 107.82M | 20.33M | 108.88M | 193.41M | 398.84M | 942.43M | 1.51B | 2.13B | 2.25B | 2.10B | 2.56B | 1.69B | 1.26B | 1.14B | 1.46B | 1.14B | 785.00M | 845.00M | 645.00M | 250.00M | 287.00M | 156.00M | 603.00M | 607.00M | 743.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.27 | 0.76 | 0.95 | 0.50 | 1.11 | 1.00 | 0.79 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.07 | 1.63 | 1.26 | 0.90 | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.63 | 1.30 | 3.10 | 5.04 | 7.28 | 7.97 | 7.67 | 9.67 | 6.50 | 4.89 | 4.45 | 5.81 | 4.57 | 3.16 | 3.46 | 2.68 | 1.05 | 1.22 | 0.67 | 2.60 | 2.63 | 3.23 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 16.59B | 23.66B | 11.19B | 15.84B | 20.02B | 19.43B | 19.05B | 21.11B | 16.44B | 16.21B | 20.25B | 25.07B | 22.59B | 20.14B | 36.48B | 41.51B | 34.71B | 30.73B | 32.49B |
| Net Income | 1.47B | 1.83B | -293.61M | 134.09M | 778.19M | 504.62M | 488.02M | 679.34M | 80.72M | 796.27M | 1.32B | 2.36B | 1.27B | 721.47M | 6.83B | 7.61B | 4.53B | 2.03B | 1.74B |
| Diluted EPS | 4.94 | 5.98 | -0.94 | 0.42 | 2.45 | 1.58 | 1.52 | 2.11 | 0.25 | 2.48 | 4.10 | 7.42 | 4.14 | 2.36 | 23.16 | 28.79 | 18.00 | 8.46 | 7.52 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Oct 2010 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 13.87B | 12.57B | - | 13.92B | 14.57B | 14.15B | 15.20B | 15.96B | 14.33B | 15.22B | 15.84B | 17.92B | 18.34B | 20.13B | 25.82B | 32.48B | 35.34B | 33.94B | 35.10B |
| Total Equity | 5.10B | 5.40B | 7.93B | 7.39B | - | 7.12B | 7.47B | 7.64B | 7.65B | 7.77B | 7.48B | 7.88B | 8.74B | 9.79B | 10.36B | 10.79B | 14.02B | 18.41B | 20.94B | 20.29B | 20.94B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 785.65M | 1.39B | 2.36B | 2.02B | 1.33B | 1.33B | 1.20B | 1.05B | 1.48B | 1.02B | 1.94B | 2.05B | 949.10M | 1.40B | 1.53B | 2.64B | 2.36B | 4.28B | 6.38B | 3.56B | 2.26B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 3.09B | 3.08B | - | 4.28B | 3.63B | 3.38B | 4.38B | 4.36B | 4.34B | 3.74B | 3.24B | 4.23B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 5.62B | 4.99B | - | 6.59B | 6.86B | 6.27B | 7.29B | 7.54B | 6.48B | 6.97B | 6.76B | 7.72B | 7.55B | 8.89B | 11.22B | 12.91B | 13.22B | 12.52B | 12.98B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 1.85B | 1.23B | - | 1.50B | 2.40B | 2.03B | 1.96B | 2.10B | 1.39B | 2.39B | 2.82B | 2.81B | 2.46B | 2.63B | 5.16B | 4.33B | 4.59B | 4.98B | 4.00B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.94B | 2.50B | 1.17B | 866.79M | 1.03B | 1.20B | 1.08B | - | - | 1.75B | 1.06B | 2.39B | 2.81B | 2.70B | 6.23B | 10.07B | 7.11B | 3.98B | 3.23B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -856.14M | -3.32B | -700.41M | -2.26B | -659.89M | -204.00M | -839.97M | - | - | -1.03B | -918.89M | -1.03B | -1.79B | -1.76B | -2.87B | -5.70B | -2.50B | -3.73B | -3.23B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -470.88M | 1.78B | -820.03M | 691.83M | -495.02M | -1.15B | 196.04M | - | - | -626.43M | -1.24B | -908.18M | -880.41M | 285.85M | -3.60B | -2.51B | -2.59B | -3.06B | -1.31B |
| Capital Expenditure | -520.35M | -1.02B | -390.50M | -338.68M | -438.94M | -947.61M | -1.20B | -667.98M | -374.12M | -604.84M | -448.56M | -982.53M | -1.48B | -1.54B | -1.62B | -1.95B | -2.21B | -3.17B | -3.42B |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.41B | 1.48B | 782.69M | 528.11M | 592.11M | 252.78M | -119.00M | - | - | 1.15B | 606.78M | 1.41B | 1.33B | 1.15B | 4.61B | 8.12B | 4.90B | 806.00M | -188.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.86B | 2.02B | -2.81B | -1.31B |
| Share Buybacks | 754.03M | 123.96M | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 66.50M | 5.17M | 90.30M | 854.00M | 298.54M | 39.50M | 3.28B | 2.76B | 1.55B | 2.22B | 700.00M |
| Dividends Paid | 726.14M | 658.05M | 443.11M | 457.28M | 461.52M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Margin % | 8.9% | 7.7% | -2.6% | 0.8% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 9.4% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 18.7% | 18.3% | 13.0% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| ROE % | 27.3% | 23.1% | -4.0% | 1.9% | 10.4% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 8.7% | 1.1% | 10.1% | 15.1% | 24.1% | 12.3% | 6.7% | 48.7% | 41.3% | 21.6% | 10.0% | 8.3% |
| ROCE % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co | 10.67% | 24.21M | $6.06B |
| 2 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.81% | 19.99M | $5.01B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.55% | 14.87M | $3.73B |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.38% | 12.20M | $3.06B |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 5.10% | 11.56M | $2.90B |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.68% | 6.09M | $1.52B |
| 7 | NORGES BANK | 1.82% | 4.12M | $1.03B |
| 8 | Morgan Stanley | 1.74% | 3.96M | $991.50M |
| 9 | FMR, LLC | 1.31% | 2.97M | $745.14M |
| 10 | Northern Trust Corporation | 1.29% | 2.92M | $731.05M |
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NUE — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Nucor Corporation (NUE)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Nucor Corporation (NUE) trades at $261.07 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $130.57 to $274.74.
What is the market capitalisation of NUE?
Nucor Corporation (NUE) has a market capitalisation of $59.46B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of NUE?
NUE trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.82. The industry average P/E is 22.37. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.81.
Does NUE pay a dividend?
Nucor Corporation (NUE) currently offers a dividend yield of 0.82%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of NUE?
NUE has a return on equity (ROE) of 14.55%.
Is NUE a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Nucor Corporation (NUE), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.