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Nucor (NUE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$243.89 +3.41 (+1.42%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

About Nucor Stock (NYSE:NUE)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$241.18
$252.37
50-Day Range
$218.62
$274.53
52-Week Range
$131.32
$280.11
Volume
2.70 million shs
Average Volume
1.60 million shs
Market Capitalization
$55.33 billion
P/E Ratio
19.45
Dividend Yield
0.92%
Price Target
$273.31
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) is an American steel producer headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products, operating a network of steel mills, recycling facilities and fabrication plants across the United States and North America. Nucor’s operations emphasize electric arc furnace steelmaking using recycled scrap metal, which supports a decentralized, mill-based production model focused on efficiency and flexibility.

Product offerings span a broad range of basic and value‑added steel items, including sheet, plate, merchant bar, structural beams, reinforcing bar, tubing, fasteners and fabricated components. Nucor also supplies engineered systems and building products for construction, as well as specialty and coated steels used in automotive, energy, heavy equipment and manufacturing applications. Many of its businesses include downstream fabrication and finishing capabilities to serve industrial and commercial customers.

Historically, Nucor is known for adopting and scaling the mini‑mill and electric arc furnace approach to steelmaking, a strategy that shaped its competitive profile in scrap‑based production and locally focused mill operations. The company has grown through a combination of organic expansion and targeted acquisitions, maintaining operations concentrated throughout North America to serve domestic and export markets.

Corporate leadership is headed by President and Chief Executive Officer Leon Topalian. Under its current management, Nucor continues to emphasize operational efficiency, recycling, and serving diverse end markets with a mix of commodity and value‑added steel products. The company’s business model centers on localized production, scrap procurement and manufacturing flexibility to respond to demand across construction, infrastructure, transportation and industrial sectors.

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Nucor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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NUE MarketRank™: 

Nucor scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Nucor has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Nucor has a consensus price target of $273.31, representing about 12.1% upside from its current price of $243.89.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Nucor has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Nucor's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Nucor are expected to grow by 6.91% in the coming year, from $17.95 to $19.19 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Nucor is 19.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.63.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Nucor is 19.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.52.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Nucor has a PEG Ratio of 0.89. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Nucor has a P/B Ratio of 2.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Nucor's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.63% of the float of Nucor has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Nucor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.52, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Nucor has recently decreased by 8.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Nucor has a dividend yield of 0.90%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Nucor has been increasing its dividend for 52 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Nucor is 17.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Nucor will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.67% next year. This indicates that Nucor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Nucor's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Nucor has a news sentiment score of 1.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for Nucor this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    35 people have searched for NUE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 35% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    19 people have added Nucor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 171% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Nucor insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,793,035.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.62% of the stock of Nucor is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.48% of the stock of Nucor is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Nucor's insider trading history.
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NUE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Nucor's stock was trading at $163.24 at the start of the year. Since then, NUE shares have increased by 49.4% and is now trading at $243.89.

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) posted its earnings results on Monday, July, 27th. The basic materials company reported $4.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.46 by $0.38. Nucor's revenue was up 23.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Nucor's board approved a stock buyback program on Friday, February 20th 2026, which allows the company to buy back $4,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 9.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Nucor subsidiaries include these companies: Corporacion POK SA de CV, St. Louis Cold Drawn Inc, Vulcraft-Omega, Republic Conduit, Southland Tube Inc, Independence Tube Corporation, Joy Global - Steel Plate mill, and more.

Nucor's top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.78%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.92%), Berkshire Hathaway Inc (0.82%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.65%). Insiders that own company stock include David A Sumoski, Leon J Topalian, Douglas J Jellison, John J Hollatz, Daniel R Needham, Stephen D Laxton, Kenneth Rex Query, Allen C Behr, Gregory J Murphy, Noah C Hanners, Noah C Hanners, Bradley Ford, Randy J Spicer, Michael D Keller and Thomas J Batterbee.
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Shares of NUE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Nucor investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), AbbVie (ABBV), Tesla (TSLA) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/11 Dividend
6/30/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/11 Dividend
6/30/2026
Last Earnings
7/27/2026
Dividend Payable
8/11/2026
Today
8/22/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/26/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Materials
Industry
Metals & Mining
Sub-Industry
Steel
Current Symbol
NYSE:NUE
CIK
73309
Employees
33,000
Year Founded
1905

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$297.00
Low Price Target
$248.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+12.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$12.54
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.45
Forward P/E Ratio
13.59
P/E Growth
0.89
Net Income
$1.74 billion
Net Margins
7.99%
Pretax Margin
11.37%
Return on Equity
12.73%
Return on Assets
8.03%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.27
Current Ratio
2.51
Quick Ratio
1.36

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$36.10 billion
Price / Sales
1.53
Cash Flow
$14.48 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.84
Book Value
$102.55 per share
Price / Book
2.38

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
226,876,000
Free Float
225,469,000
Market Cap
$55.33 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.89

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This page (NYSE:NUE) was last updated on 8/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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