Nucor (NUE) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What NUE does

Nucor (NUE) is a US stock in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Steel industry, headquartered in Charlotte, United States. The company manufactures and sells steel and steel products through three segments: Steel Mills, Steel Products, and Raw Materials. Nucor produces a wide range of steel products, from sheet and plate steel to structural beams, reinforcing bars, and steel joists, serving customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. With 33,000 employees, it is one of the larger players in the domestic steel industry.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 246.98 USD, up +0.54% today, with a 52-week range of 131.32 – 280.11 and a +80.1% change over the past year.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 19.7 shows how much investors pay per dollar of recent earnings, while the forward P/E ratio of 12.5 reflects expectations for future earnings.
• Dividend yield of 0.91% indicates the annual dividend return relative to the share price, with an ex-dividend date of 30 sept. 2026 and 18% of earnings paid out as dividends.
• Beta of 1.88 means the stock tends to move more than the overall market, amplifying both gains and losses.
• Revenue, trailing 12 months, is 36.1 mld. USD, growing 23% year over year, while profit margin stands at 8% and operating margin at 15.7%.
• Return on equity of 14.5% measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' capital.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 30.5% and price-to-book of 2.53 provide a sense of the company's leverage and market valuation relative to its book value.

Recent news

Recent headlines highlight mixed signals for Nucor, with strong shipments being offset by rising costs in the Q3 outlook, even as stronger steel prices are expected to support higher Q3 earnings. The broader steel sector has also seen movement, with peers like Cleveland-Cliffs and Steel Dynamics tracking higher or pulling back alongside Nucor.

What to watch

Investors tracking Nucor should monitor steel pricing trends, raw material costs, and demand from construction and manufacturing sectors. The company's position in the S&P 500 means it is often moved by broader market sentiment and interest rate changes. For those comparing steel exposure, peers such as Smurfit Westrock (SW), Newmont (NEM), CRH plc (CRH), Mosaic Company (The) (MOS), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), and LyondellBasell (LYB) offer alternative or complementary views on materials and industrials.