Nucor (NUE) Stock Fundamentals, Analysis & Risk Signals

Health score, price, valuation, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.

Nucor

NYSE•Basic Materials•Steel

$265.14+4.46(0.02%)After hours

Market Cap

$59.49B

P/E

20.6x

P/S

1.6x

P/B

2.7x

Nucor Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. The company operates in three segments: Steel Mills, Steel Products, and Raw Materials. The Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel products; plate steel products; wide-flange beams, beam blanks, and H-piling and sheet piling structural steel products; and bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and engineered special bar quality products. This segment sells its products to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as well as engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses. The Steel Products segment offers steel joists and joist girders, steel decks, and galvanized torque tubes for use in solar arrays, hollow structural section steel tubing, electrical conduit, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, steel grating and expanded metal, wire and wire mesh, metal building systems, insulated metal panels, steel racking, overhead doors, and utility towers and structures for communications and energy transmission. This segment is also involved in the piling distribution business. The Raw Materials segment produces direct reduced iron (DRI); brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, and DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal; and engages in the natural gas production and industrial gas business. This segment sells its ferrous scrap to electric arc furnace steel mills and foundries for manufacturing process; and nonferrous scrap metal to aluminum can producers, secondary aluminum smelters, steel mills and other processors, and consumers of various nonferrous metals. Nucor Corporation was founded in 1905 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

How this company scores

GoodMetricSide Score: 76/100

Strongest: Growth (24/25); weakest: Cash & Earnings Quality (13/25).

Profitability21/25

Growth24/25

Balance Sheet & Red Flags18/25

Cash & Earnings Quality13/25

Strengths

Growing revenueRising earningsLow leverageProfit converts from growth

Valuation vs. 5-year range

Today's multiple positioned against its own trailing range — a visual premium/discount check.

P/E · 20.6x5y range 4.1x – 24.5x

Currently above its 20-quarter median.

P/S · 1.6x5y range 0.8x – 1.6x

Currently above its 20-quarter median.

P/B · 2.7x5y range 1.2x – 3.4x

Watch items

Data-driven signals worth keeping an eye on across the last 8 quarters

High Risk

Earnings Quality

Red Flag

Free cash flow has been negative in 4 of the last 8 quarters — earnings are not translating to cash.

Cash Burn

Watch

4 of the last 8 quarters had negative FCF — inconsistent cash generation raises sustainability concerns.

Price & Volume

Market Cap $59.49B

Metrics at a Glance

as of July 2026

Revenue & Profit

Revenue, EBITDA, operating income, net income, EPS, and shares

TTM Revenue: $36.10B
Q. Revenue: $10.40B
TTM EBITDA: $4.11B
TTM Op. Income: $4.11B
Q. Op. Income: $1.63B
TTM Net Income: $2.88B
Q. Net Income: $1.16B
EPS: $5.05
Shares Out.: $228.20M

$36.10B in TTM revenue grew 17.2% YoY, reaching $10.40B last quarter. TTM EBITDA of $4.11B and TTM operating income of $4.11B show growth is flowing through to the bottom line. TTM net income of $2.88B means revenue is converting into profit. Across the last 8 quarters, TTM revenue has risen for 5 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.

Margins

Gross, EBITDA, operating, and net margin trends

Gross Margin: 19.6%
EBITDA Margin: 15.6%
Op. Margin: 15.6%
Net Margin: 11.1%

Op. margin of 15.6% is up 5.0% YoY — cost efficiency is improving. Net margin at 11.1% and gross margin of 19.6% show how much of each revenue dollar survives to profit. Across the last 8 quarters, operating margin has risen for 2 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.

Price Ratios

P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and earnings yield

P/E Ratio: 20.6x
P/S Ratio: 1.6x
P/B Ratio: 2.7x

At 20.6x P/E, the stock trades within typical market levels. P/S of 1.6x and P/B of 2.7x provide additional context. Use the growth and margin sections to judge whether the multiple is justified. Over the past year, P/E is down 16% — a weakening trend.

Assets & Liabilities

Total assets, cash, debt, book value, and leverage

Total Assets: $36.95B
Cash: $2.48B
Long-Term Debt: $6.39B
Book Value: $22.11B
D/E Ratio: 0.3
Debt/EBITDA: 3.9

With $36.95B in assets and $6.39B in long-term debt, D/E is 0.3and book value is $22.11B — a conservative capital structure with a cushion to weather downturns. Across the last 8 quarters, debt/equity has fallen for 2 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow, free cash flow, FCF margin, and earnings quality

Op. Cash Flow: $1.40B
TTM Free Cash Flow: $1.58B
FCF Margin: 4.4%
FCF / Net Income: 0.5

TTM FCF of $1.58B on $1.40B in operating cash flow. The FCF / Net Income ratio of 0.5x means cash covers only part of net income — earnings quality needs attention. Across the last 8 quarters, free cash flow has risen for 4 consecutive quarters — an improving trend.