Nucor stock
NUENYSENucor Corporation, Basic MaterialsISIN US6703461052
80Score 80 out of 100, Strong
Price and trend
80 / 100
Price history
+81% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 15% above it.
Since August 2025 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 52).
The price is 5.9% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 69% (May 2008 to November 2008).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$255.47
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$227.29
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)52
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$144.04
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$277.65
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Nucor Corporation belongs to the Steel industry (United States) and, with a market value of $59.3B, is the largest of 43 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $32.49B (up 5.7% year on year) and earnings of $1.74B (down 14%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $41.54B (up 27.8%) and adjusted earnings per share of $19.92 (up 157.8%).
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- MEQIRI Score 80 out of 100 (Strong): rank 7 of 467 in Basic Materials, median 58.
- The P/E is 16.5 (Steel median 17, own median of recent years 13.7).
- Our model puts fair value at $305.59, with the price 14% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Share buybacksShare count down 24% since 2020.Capital allocation 84
- Earnings per share growingUp 26% a year since 2020.Growth 88
- Reliable dividendNo dividend cut for 17 years.Capital allocation 84
Weaknesses
- Margin fallingOperating margin 8.2%, average of the prior years 17.9% (to 2024).Profitability 62
Its standout strengths are growth and stability.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 79 to 80.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk high
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the highest crash risk among stocks ranked 101 to 1,000.
From 2016 to 2025, 23 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 15 in 100.
What drives the risk
- cyclical sector (energy or materials), as a group, crashed more often in the backtest
- high growth grade (crashed more often in the backtest)
- price up very strongly over the past year
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly undervaluedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $235.07 and expensive above $436.56 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $341.20 (cash-flow model) and $269.98 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is below both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 9%. At 10% the fair value would be $277.84, at 8% it would be $346.77.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (17).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 21.8% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2006, at about 4% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 12%, operating 8%, net 5%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with low debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 25 Jan 2027in 74 days
- Last reported
- 26 Oct 2026EPS reported $5.80 (expected $5.84)in line with expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have raised their 2027 earnings estimate by 7.0% since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $19.92+4.0%
- Revenue
- $41.54B+1.9%
- Earnings per share
- $21.87+7.0%
- Revenue
- $43.39B+2.7%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook mixed
Share price after the results: +5.6%Nucor expects Q4 earnings to be stable to modestly higher than Q3, raised its long-term EBITDA outlook for towers and structures to about $200 million from $150 million previously, but flagged higher costs and slightly lower raw materials earnings due to lower DRI pricing.
“As a result, we now expect our long-term annual EBITDA contribution from our towers and structures business to reach approximately $200 million, up from the $150 million previously forecast.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 27 Oct 2026 (fiscal Q3 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 8 insiders sold, $34.18M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Laxton Stephen DSale
3 Nov 2026, President and COO
- Shares
- 10,560
- Price
- $274.98
- Value
- $2.9M
- Keller Michael DSale
2 Nov 2026, Vice Pres. and Corp. Controller
- Shares
- 1,136
- Price
- $279.33
- Value
- $317,323
- Behr Allen CSale
29 Oct 2026, Executive Vice President
- Shares
- 11,846
- Price
- $272.90
- Value
- $3.23M
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- Hanners Noah CSale
29 Oct 2026, Executive Vice President
- Shares
- 5,190
- Price
- $275.03
- Value
- $1.43M
- Topalian Leon JSale
14 Aug 2026, Chair and CEO
- Shares
- 26,000
- Price
- $268.52
- Value
- $6.98M
- Behr Allen CSale
14 Aug 2026, Executive Vice President
- Shares
- 7,739
- Price
- $274.14
- Value
- $2.12M
- Batterbee Thomas J.Sale
3 Aug 2026, Executive Vice President
- Shares
- 4,000
- Price
- $261.02
- Value
- $1.04M
- Laxton Stephen DSale
30 Jul 2026, President and COO
- Shares
- 3,968
- Price
- $256.96
- Value
- $1.02M
- Hollatz John JSale
3 Jun 2026, Executive Vice President
- Shares
- 10,560
- Price
- $258.46
- Value
- $2.73M
- Spicer Randy JSale
18 May 2026, Executive Vice President
- Shares
- 2,500
- Price
- $225.00
- Value
- $562,500
- Topalian Leon JSale
15 May 2026, Chair and CEO
- Shares
- 52,000
- Price
- $227.69
- Value
- $11.84M
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Nucor
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
467 rated companies in Basic Materials
- This company
- 80
- Sector median
- 58
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Steel
The next smaller companies by market value
- ArcelorMittalMT.AS $49.96B56
- JSW SteelJSWSTEEL.NS $35.26B70
- Steel DynamicsSTLD $33.99B75
- Tata SteelTATASTEEL.NS $25.22B62
- Nippon Steel5401.T $22.9B58
- RelianceRS $21.9B76
- Baoshan Iron & Steel600019.SS $19.82B52
- POSCO HoldingsPKX $15.47B37
ETFs that hold Nucor
Held by 115 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector UCITS ETF2B7B | 4.90% | 0.15% | €180.37M |
| State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Materials Select Sector UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPDM | 4.89% | 0.15% | €52.49M |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Materials UCITS ETF 1CXDWM | 1.90% | 0.25% | €715.95M |
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| UBS Factor MSCI USA Prime Value Screened UCITS ETF USD disUBUS | 0.91% | 0.25% | €127.84M |
| Invesco S&P 500 QVM UCITS ETFQVMP | 0.85% | 0.35% | €50.82M |
| Deka MSCI USA MC UCITS ETFEL41 | 0.68% | 0.30% | €51.58M |
| iShares MSCI World Momentum Factor Advanced UCITS ETFCBUH | 0.65% | 0.25% | €261.8M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Value UCITS ETF USD AccZPRU | 0.57% | 0.20% | €294.97M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 24 Jul 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026, previously Undervalued
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.