# Nucor Corporation (NUE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $261.07, market value $59.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.8×** (5-yr avg 10.7×, 3-yr avg 14.8×). Nucor Corporation trades at 20.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 13.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 2.7×**. The shares trade at 2.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.7%** (5-yr avg 10.7%). Free cash flow equals 2.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 10.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 4.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 5.4%**. 5.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.3%**. 8.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 8.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.7%** (3-yr -7.8%/yr, 5-yr 10.0%/yr). Revenue grew 5.7% over the last year, against 10.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -11.1%** (3-yr -36.1%/yr, 5-yr 26.1%/yr). Earnings per share fell 11.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.86%** ($2.23 per share, trailing). Nucor Corporation yields 0.86%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 29%** (32% of free cash flow). 29% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 16**. 16 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 6.5%/yr** (1-yr 1.8%). The dividend has grown 6.5% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover Nucor Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $282.81 (+8% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 82.5%** (YTD 61.0%, 3-mo 2.9%). The shares are up 82.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.8%** (98.8% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 56**. An RSI of 56 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.94** (volatility 32%). Beta of 0.94 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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