Nucor

NUE · NYSE · USD

$235.98Change from previous close: +0.95%Absolute change: +$2.23

Close · October 1, 2026

Valuation

Data as of October 2, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$53.54B
Enterprise value
$59.1B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
18.8
Forward P/E
11.9
PEG
5.21
Price/book
2.42
Price/sales
1.48
EV/EBITDA
10.4
EV/revenue
1.64

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
15.6%
Operating margin
15.7%
Net margin
8.0%
ROE
14.5%
ROA
7.3%
Revenue growth (year over year)
23.0%
Earnings growth (year over year)
93.8%

Financial health

Total cash
$2.69B
Total debt
$7.1B
Debt/equity
0.31
Current ratio
2.51
Quick ratio
1.28

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$2.24
Dividend yield
1.0%
Payout ratio
17.8%
Ex-dividend date
September 30, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$283.31
Median price target
$286.50
High price target
$310.00
Low price target
$226.00
Analysts with a price target
16
Consensus
Buy
Forward EPS
$19.77
EPS estimate, current year
$18.74

Shares and trading

Beta
1.88
Average volume
1.36M
Shares outstanding
226.88M
Float
223.45M
Institutional ownership
81.0%
Insider ownership
1.2%
Short interest (% of float)
2.5%
Short ratio (days)
3.13