TickerHumNYSE · Basic Materials · Steel
Nucor Corporation (NUE)
As of Nov 11, 4:00 PM ET, Nucor (NUE) last traded at $261.39, up 1.92% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 72/100 (above average). It reported revenue of $38.83B for the twelve months ending 2026-10-03, up 21.8% year over year.
Ratings
- Valuation: 83/100 — Strongest input: price / sales (ttm) 1.5x. Weakest: free-cash-flow yield 4.5 %.
- Growth: 90/100 — Strongest input: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) +120.5 %. Weakest: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +21.8 %.
- Profitability: 54/100 — Strongest input: return on equity 15.8 %. Weakest: net margin 9.3 %.
- Financial health: 74/100 — Strongest input: current ratio 2.46. Weakest: cash / long-term debt 0.54.
- Momentum: 58/100 — Strongest input: price vs 200-day average +13.1 %. Weakest: 3-month return -5.6 %.
- Attention: 61/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 26. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 1.0x.
- Risk resilience: 75/100 — Strongest input: max drawdown (1y) -18.4 %. Weakest: annualised volatility (1y) 32.5 %.
- Data confidence: 95/100 — Strongest input: quote age (hours) 5 h. Weakest: inputs available 85 %.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $38.83B | TTM ending 2026-10-03 · 10-Q |
| Revenue growth | 21.8% | TTM ending 2026-10-03 · 10-Q |
| Net income | $3.6B | TTM ending 2026-10-03 · 10-Q |
| Diluted EPS | $15.70 | TTM ending 2026-10-03 · 10-Q |
| Net margin | 9.3% | TTM ending 2026-10-03 · 10-Q |
| Free cash flow | $2.66B | TTM ending 2026-10-03 · 10-Q |
| Cash | $3.47B | as of 2026-10-03 · 10-Q |
| Long-term debt | $6.38B | as of 2026-10-03 · 10-Q |
| Debt / equity | 0.28 | as of 2026-10-03 · 10-Q |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0000073309).
Comparable companies for Nucor
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- Nucor vs Steel Dynamics (NUE vs STLD) — Same industry (Steel); market cap 0.58x; shares: steel
- Nucor vs Cleveland-Cliffs (NUE vs CLF) — Same industry (Steel); market cap 0.13x; shares: steel
- Nucor vs Reliance (NUE vs RS) — Same industry (Steel); market cap 0.37x
- Nucor vs Air Products and Chemicals (NUE vs APD) — Same sector (Basic Materials), different industry; market cap 1.2x
- Nucor vs Ecolab (NUE vs ECL) — Same sector (Basic Materials), different industry; market cap 1.5x
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