Nucor Corp (NUE) stock
NUENYSESteel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)Fiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 3, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 10, 2026Score 17/3049% above fair value
$251.73−9.02 (-3.46%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $57.11BP/E 16.0Yield 0.88%
Nucor statistics
101 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 25, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 30, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Oct 3, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.61
- 1.97
- P/OCF Ratio
- 10.73
- 10.34
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.59
- 0.99
- EV / FCF
- 23.27
- 20.23
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.53%
- 0.03%
- Float
- 226M
- 37M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.61%
- 6.82%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 79.9%
- 78.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 4M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -10.6%
- -1.35%
- Short % of Float
- 1.93%
- 3.87%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.92%
- 3.28%
- Days to Cover
- 2.91
- 3.05
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $287.70
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $143.41
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $262.07
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $255.19
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $228.09
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $9.85
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 2.76%
- 2.97%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -1.16%
- -4.96%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -7.68%
- -23.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 10.9%
- -14.2%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 54.3%
- -4.96%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 69.7%
- 6.78%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 62.4%
- 49.0%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 124.3%
- 50.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 322.4%
- 68.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.63
- 0.68
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 44.8
- 42.1
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 32.5%
- 49.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.25
- 1.13
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 13.1%
- 5.52%
- FCF Margin
- 6.85%
- 4.12%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 16.5%
- 7.87%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 9.83%
- 4.88%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.46
- 2.34
- Quick Ratio
- 1.36
- 1.06
- Debt / Equity
- 0.31
- 0.32
- Debt / FCF
- 2.67
- 4.28
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 21.8%
- 17.7%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 117.5%
- 35.5%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 120.6%
- 41.1%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -7.84%
- 0.04%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 10.0%
- 9.32%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -36.1%
- -1.79%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 26.1%
- 13.0%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.06
- 0.95
- Inventory Turnover
- 5.63
- 4.48
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.18M
- $673.42K
- Profits Per Employee
- $108.97K
- $19.44K
- Employee Count
- 33,000
- 2,906
- WACC
- 10.6%
- 9.66%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $5.09B
- $60.65M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$3.45B
- -$32.68M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$15.22
- -$0.94
- Equity (Book Value)
- $22.81B
- $745.44M
- Book Value Per Share
- $100.54
- $15.48
- Tangible Book Value
- $15.83B
- $319.55M
- Working Capital
- $8.52B
- $326.66M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$2.66B
- -$52.11M
- FCF Per Share
- $11.72
- $1.10
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 6.30%
- 4.10%
- FCF Yield
- 4.65%
- 2.38%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.88%
- 0.95%
- Buyback Yield
- 1.88%
- 1.48%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.76%
- 2.06%
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.21
- $0.76
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 1.84%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 16
- 0
- Payout Ratio
- 14.3%
- 15.2%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 19.3%
- 19.3%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $139.00M
- $35.80M
- Income Tax
- $1.04B
- $23.60M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 20.5%
- 20.9%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $188.52
- $39.79
- Graham Upside
- -25.1%
- -25.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 4.93
- 2.60
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 6
- Lynch Fair Value
- $392.75
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 56.0%
- 9.73%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | NUE | S&P 500 | Difference | NUE per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -0.8% | -3.0% | +2.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -7.3% | -2.8% | −4.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | +55.6% | +11.5% | +44.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +74.7% | +13.5% | +61.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | +71.7% | +77.7% | −6.0 pts | +19.7% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +141.2% | +72.6% | +68.6 pts | +19.3% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +429.6% | +308.2% | +121.4 pts | +18.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
4M NUE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 10.6% from the previous report, or 1.93% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 54.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 4,349,774 | -10.6% | 1,496,075 | 2.9 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 4,868,073 | +11.5% | 1,104,861 | 4.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4,364,734 | +1.7% | 1,453,351 | 3.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,291,283 | +4.5% | 1,032,729 | 4.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,106,942 | +16.6% | 1,674,830 | 2.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3,523,647 | -4.6% | 1,268,469 | 2.8 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3,694,432 | -8.1% | 1,464,912 | 2.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4,020,946 | -8.3% | 1,246,846 | 3.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4,384,931 | +8.1% | 2,337,504 | 1.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4,054,551 | +4.8% | 1,428,011 | 2.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 3,869,398 | -19.0% | 1,508,948 | 2.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 4,777,341 | +4.7% | 1,318,894 | 3.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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