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NUE Stock Analysis

Nucor Corporation · current price $250.51 (-0.75% today)

Solid setup — 23% revenue growth, 3/4 EPS beats. Momentum, fundamentals and macro indicators are aligned.
★★★★
Quality
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The six-pillar scorecard

Momentum
52
Drifting higher
price trend
Growth
26
Barely growing
sales & profit growth
Quality
53
Solid fundamentals
profitability & balance sheet
Valuation
25
Expensive
is the price fair?
Sentiment
41
Mixed views
analyst & crowd mood
Risk
46
Above-avg risk
volatility & drawdown

Each pillar is scored 0-100 inside the stock’s own peer group, so a chipmaker is measured against chipmakers. These are quality descriptors, not buy or sell signals.

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The picture

What drove the scoreThe seven components contributing most, each read out of 100.
Trend strengthTrend strength: 100100GrowthGrowth: 8888FundamentalsFundamentals: 5252RSI zoneRSI zone: 7070Earnings qualityEarnings quality: 7979Relative strengthRelative strength: 6565Analyst consensusAnalyst consensus: 5050
Margin profileWhat survives each step down the income statement.
GrossGross: 15.6%15.6%OperatingOperating: 15.7%15.7%NetNet: 8.0%8.0%Free cash flowFree cash flow: 1.5%1.5%
EPS surpriseReported EPS against estimate, last four quarters.
2026-06: +6.9% vs estimate+7%2026-062026-03: +14.7% vs estimate+15%2026-032025-12: -4.4% vs estimate-4%2025-122025-09: +21.3% vs estimate+21%2025-09
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Hype Check

Reading NUE’s price and volume history…

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The audit — what has to hold for this thesis

Checking the areas that decide this thesis…

AI-generated from the company’s own filings and recent coverage, and it can be incomplete or wrong. A PASS is a reading of the cited evidence, not a verified fact and not a reason to buy. Follow each citation to the source.

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Dilution Check

Reading NUE’s filings…

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Latest earnings

LAST EARNINGS Nucor Corporation (NUE)

Latest earnings

EPS
$2.63 vs $2.17 est · +21.3% vs estimate BEAT
Stock reaction (1M)
-2.5%
Beat streak
3 of last 4 quarters
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Valuation

P/E
20.2×
Forward P/E
13.2×
PEG
5.21
Price / Sales
1.6×
Price / Book
2.6×
EV / EBITDA
11.0×
Analyst target
$282.81
Target range
$231.00 – $305.00
Implied upside
+12.9%
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Financial health

Gross margin
15.6%
Operating margin
15.7%
Net margin
8.0%
FCF margin
1.5%
Return on equity
14.5%
Debt / equity
0.31
Revenue growth YoY
+23.0%
EPS growth YoY
+93.8%
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Technicals

$131.3252-week range$280.11
RSI (14)
46
50-day MA
$247.14
200-day MA
$203.24
ATR (14)
9.29
Beta
1.89
1-month return
-2.5%
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Earnings

QuarterEPSEst.SurpriseResult
2025-09-30$2.63$2.17+21.3%Beat
2025-12-31$1.73$1.81-4.4%Miss
2026-03-31$3.23$2.82+14.7%Beat
2026-06-30$4.84$4.53+6.9%Beat
Beat 3 of the last 4 quarters.
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Ownership & risk

Short % of float
0.02%
Dividend yield
0.89%
Beta
1.89
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Latest news on NUE

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Frequently asked

What is NUE's Quant Score?

Nucor Corporation (NUE) currently has a TickerMover Quant Score of 63/100, rated ★★★★ Quality. The Quant Score is a quantitative composite across six research pillars — momentum, quality, growth, valuation, sentiment and risk. It is research information, not investment advice.

Is Nucor Corporation (NUE) a buy?

TickerMover does not give buy or sell recommendations. NUE scores 63/100 (★★★★ Quality) on our quantitative research model — a screening signal, not a personal recommendation. Do your own research, and consider an FCA-authorised adviser before investing.

How often is NUE's score updated?

NUE's Quant Score and underlying data refresh through US market hours (about every five minutes), using public market and fundamental data.

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