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    Nucor Corp (NUE)

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    BASIC MATERIALS • STEEL • NYSE

    $257.17
    +3.37 (+1.33%)

    Market Cap: $58.33B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    82%(32/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +16.80%
    Streak
    2 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$5.83
    Range$5.66 - $6.45
    8 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    2
    3
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$5.26+10.9%
    60d ago$5.87-0.7%
    30d ago$5.93-1.8%
    7d ago$5.80+0.5%
    Current$5.83
    Revenue Consensus
    $10.8B
    Range$10.3B - $11.1B
    9 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$6.36
    Range$5.77 - $7.38
    8 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $10.8B
    Range$8.6B - $11.9B
    13 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$6.36---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$5.83---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 27
    		$4.84$4.57+5.91%Beat+82.6%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 27
    		$3.23$2.82+14.54%Beat+319.5%
    Dec 25
    Reported Jan 26
    		$1.73$1.81-4.42%Miss+41.8%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 27
    		$2.63$2.17+21.20%Beat+76.5%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 28
    		$2.65$2.64+0.38%Beat-1.1%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.77$0.66+16.67%Beat-77.7%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 27
    		$1.22$0.62+96.77%Beat-61.4%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 21
    		$1.49$1.41+5.67%Beat-67.4%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 22
    		$2.68$2.41+11.20%Beat-53.9%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 22
    		$3.46$3.62-4.42%Miss-22.2%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 29
    		$3.16$2.83+11.66%Beat-35.4%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 23
    		$4.57$4.23+8.04%Beat-29.7%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 24
    		$5.81$5.57+4.31%Beat-39.9%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 20
    		$4.45$3.89+14.40%Beat-42.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 26
    		$4.89$4.30+13.72%Beat-39.2%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 20
    		$6.50$6.53-0.46%Miss-10.7%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 21
    		$9.67$8.76+10.39%Beat+86.7%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 21
    		$7.67$7.34+4.50%Beat+143.5%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 27
    		$8.04$7.85+2.42%Beat+242.1%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 21
    		$7.28$7.42-1.89%Miss+1020.0%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 22
    		$5.18$4.78+8.37%Beat+1300.0%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 22
    		$3.15$3.12+0.96%Beat+218.2%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 28
    		$2.35$1.19+97.48%Beat+351.9%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 22
    		$0.65$0.54+20.37%Beat-27.8%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 23
    		$0.37$0.14+164.29%Beat-70.6%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.99$0.95+4.21%Beat-36.1%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 28
    		$0.52$0.31+67.74%Beat-74.9%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 22
    		$0.90$0.80+12.50%Beat-61.4%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 18
    		$1.26$1.26+0.00%Beat-39.1%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 23
    		$1.55$1.51+2.65%Beat+32.5%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 29
    		$2.07$1.94+6.70%Beat+218.5%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 18
    		$2.33$2.34-0.43%Miss+194.9%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 19
    		$2.07$2.09-0.96%Miss+107.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 19
    		$1.17$1.11+5.41%Beat+3.5%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 30
    		$0.65$0.55+18.18%Beat+51.2%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 19
    		$0.79$0.79+0.00%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 20
    		$1.00$1.06-5.66%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 20
    		$1.13$1.13+0.00%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 31
    		$0.43$0.35+22.86%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.87%
    Forward Annual Dividend$2.24
    Payout Ratio11.55%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+3.21%
    5Y CAGR+6.51%
    NUE dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun NUE in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio20.69EV/EBITDA11.23x
    Price/FCF37.07xFCF Yield2.70%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin7.99%Operating Margin15.70%
    ROE14.50%ROIC11.20%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.32xInterest Coverage72.39x
    Current Ratio2.51xQuick Ratio1.36x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.85Avg Volume1.26M
    52-Week High$279.4552-Week Low$129.80

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$248.46
    SMA 20$246.87
    SMA 50$254.16
    SMA 200$217.47
    EMA 10$250.13
    EMA 20$249.27
    EMA 50$249.36
    EMA 200$220.73

    MACD

    Line: 0.14Signal: -1.57Hist: 1.72

    ADX

    ADX: 13.3+DI: 27.8-DI: 21.1

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up24.0
    Aroon Down64.0
    PSAR$232.09

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$261.65
    Lower Band$232.09
    %B Position1197%(Upper)
    Band Width0.85

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    58.2

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K93.9
    Stoch %D86.7
    Williams %R-0.8
    ROC (10d)10.0%
    Momentum23.42
    CCI (20d)105.1
    MFI (14d)47.4

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$6.91(2.7%)
    StdDev (20d)7.39
    Hist Vol36.2%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$255.29
    OBV66.4M
    AD Line-237.2M
    CMF (20d)-0.224

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.3M
    Vol Ratio0.8x
    VWMA (20d)$246.08

    Pivot Points

    R3$258.48
    R2$256.39
    R1$255.09
    Pivot Point$253.00
    S1$251.71
    S2$249.62
    S3$248.32

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI0.14
    Ultimate Osc52.4
    KST-26.44

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$10.40B$9.50B$7.69B$8.52B$8.46B$7.83B$7.08B$7.44B$8.08B$8.14B$7.71B$8.78B
    Cost of Revenue$8.36B$8.00B$6.83B$7.33B$7.23B$7.22B$6.45B$6.69B$6.88B$6.61B$6.31B$6.85B
    Gross Profit$2.03B$1.50B$862.00M$1.19B$1.22B$605.00M$627.00M$758.00M$1.19B$1.52B$1.39B$1.92B
    Operating Expenses$405.00M$393.00M$361.00M$300.00M$315.00M$310.00M$240.00M$367.00M$308.00M$345.00M$355.95M$385.77M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$405.00M$378.00M$334.00M$300.00M$304.00M$281.00M$240.00M$244.00M$294.00M$345.00M$355.95M$385.77M
    Operating Income$1.63B$1.11B$501.00M$888.00M$908.00M$295.00M$387.00M$391.00M$886.00M$1.18B$1.04B$1.54B
    Interest Income$8.00M$7.00M$11.00M$10.00M$10.00M$4.00M$6.00M$5.00M$10.00M$9.00M$9.33M$-1,083,000
    Interest Expense$12.00M$19.00M$11.00M$15.00M$19.00M$14.00M$3.00M$7.00M$-2,000,000$-38,000,000$-30,648,000$-14,133,000
    Income Before Tax$1.63B$1.10B$501.00M$883.00M$899.00M$285.00M$390.00M$389.00M$898.00M$1.23B$1.08B$1.55B
    Income Tax Expense$345.00M$226.00M$78.00M$200.00M$193.00M$59.00M$45.00M$86.00M$186.00M$266.00M$205.31M$326.83M
    Net Income$1.28B$870.00M$423.00M$683.00M$706.00M$226.00M$345.00M$303.00M$712.00M$959.00M$873.04M$1.22B
    EBITDA$2.01B$1.49B$880.00M$1.25B$1.27B$663.00M$745.00M$741.00M$1.22B$1.49B$1.35B$1.83B
    EBIT$1.63B$1.11B$501.00M$888.00M$908.00M$295.00M$387.00M$391.00M$886.00M$1.18B$1.04B$1.54B
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    NUE Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    20.7x
    Forward P/E
    11.4x
    EV/EBITDA
    11.2x
    P/FCF
    37.1x
    PEG
    5.2x
    P/B
    2.7x
    See GNG's fair value

    NUE Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    15.5%
    Operating margin
    15.7%
    Net margin
    8.0%
    ROIC
    11.2%
    ROE
    14.5%
    FCF margin
    4.4%
    FCF yield
    2.7%

    NUE Competitors

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    Sector: Basic Materials

    NUE Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    17
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    10
    Hold
    3
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    0

    NUE Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • NUE beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • NUE grew quarterly revenue 23.0% year over year.
    • 76.5% of NUE's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    NUE Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    19.6%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $5.83
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    2 up, 3 down

    NUE Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.9%
    Payout ratio
    11.6%
    3Y DPS growth
    3.2%
    5Y DPS growth
    6.5%
    Pay months
    Feb, May, Aug, Nov
    NUE dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About NUE

    What is NUE's current dividend yield?

    Nucor Corp (NUE) has a forward dividend yield of 0.87%.

    Does NUE pay dividends?

    Yes, Nucor Corp pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.87%.

    What is NUE's P/E ratio?

    Nucor Corp has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.69.

    What is NUE's market cap?

    Nucor Corp (NUE) has a market capitalization of $58.33B with a current stock price of $257.17.

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