Nucor Corporation (NUE) Stock: Price, Forecast & Analyst Target
Nucor Corporation (NUE) — MoonshotScore 77/100 (Strong band), calculated Oct 6, 2026. Price $251.41 (+4.58%), as of the Oct 5, 2026 trading session; market cap $57.3B. Expected results Oct 26, 2026.
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Market value / cash and short-term investments: 21.29× (market value Oct 5, 2026; cash Jun 30, 2026) · expected results Oct 26, 2026
Nucor Corporation · NUE · NYSE · Basic Materials · Steel
Research dated 2026-09-12: Nucor converts scrap and other metallic inputs into sheet, bar, plate and structural steel, then carries part of that output further into fabricated products for construction and industrial customers. The case depends on whether the sharp rebound in earnings and cash generation can persist while capital projects absorb cash and steel pricing remains exposed to input costs and end-market demand.
Price as of Oct 5, 2026
Key Statistics
MoonshotScore v2 · Nucor (NUE)
StrongWhy this rating? Method, drivers & history
Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.
- Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
- Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
- Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
- Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
- Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
A strong balance sheet, though quality and growth are only decent; the market is already moving on it. Business Quality: Solid; Financial Safety: Sound; Valuation: Full; Growth Durability: Growing; Momentum: Surging.
- quarterly revenue $10.40B (Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 2026)
- EPS beat 7 of 8
- expected results Oct 26, 2026
Helping: balance-sheet strength, positive momentum
What has the MoonshotScore done over time?
| Recorded | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Strong | |
| 76 | Strong | |
| 76 | Strong | |
| 75 | Strong | |
| 75 | Strong | |
| 76 | Strong |
The score moved from 76 in the stored Oct 5, 2026 snapshot to 77 in the current publication computed Oct 6, 2026 (+1); the largest pillar moves were Valuation -2 and Momentum +2. This current publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive.
Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.
Computed · Educational signal · not a buy or sell recommendation · How the MoonshotScore is computed →
Price & valuation
| Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Latest provided price | $251.41 | |
| Change on the day | +4.58% | |
| 52-week range | $131.32–$280.11 | |
| Market capitalisation | $57.3B | |
| Price / earnings (trailing) | 20.03 | |
| Shares traded on the day | 1.59M | |
| Beta (volatility vs the S&P 500) | 1.88 | |
| Dividends per share (last 12 months) | $2.24 | |
| Dividend yield (last 12 months) | 0.89% |
Price & events
Triangles mark reported quarters on the line: pointing up is above the recorded estimate, down is below, a diamond means no estimate on file or a dated event that is not a results report. Numbers key to the dated list. Point at or tab to any week for its close.
Events behind the price
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · below the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings call · management outlook
Results dates follow the earnings feed; call dates follow the transcript provider. Nearby dates do not establish that an event caused a price move.
Upcoming events
Management outlook
On the construction front, we expect to complete our Berkeley galv line, the full range of our Crawfordsville coating operation and Indiana Towers and structures facility later this year.
Stephen Laxton · Statement from
We also expect our Utah Towers and structures facility to reach full production by mid-2027.
Stephen Laxton · Statement from
Chronological order, not a duration scale. Statement dates identify the earnings call, not a deadline. Management expectations and provider estimates can change.
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Council score for Nucor (NUE): perspectives
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How to read these bars and different assessments
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On Sep 10, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as fairly valued against its own estimate of value.
Readings on this page are from Oct 6, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.
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What is Nucor (NUE), and what does it report?
Short answer · as of
Nucor is more than a commodity steel mill.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Nucor is more than a commodity steel mill. Its operations extend from scrap processing and direct reduced iron through steelmaking, trading and distribution to joists, decking, racking, reinforcing products, metal buildings, insulated panels and towers.
Reported sales therefore combine commodity-like mill output with fabricated products sold into nonresidential construction and a broad set of industrial markets. Sheet is the largest disclosed product category, while bar, plate, structural steel and Steel Products add distinct demand and pricing exposures.
What do the latest results show for Nucor (NUE)?
Short answer · as of
The most recent reported quarter, Q2 FY2026, carried revenue of $10.40B.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
The latest results extend a pronounced sequential recovery: revenue, gross profit, operating profit and net income all advanced, with operating profit rising faster than sales. Operating cash flow also strengthened, and reported revenue and earnings surpassed market expectations after an earlier shortfall.
Management expects momentum in Steel Products to continue and says higher realized pricing should more than offset higher steel input costs over time. That is an outlook rather than an explanation proven by the reported statements; the next test is whether the widening spread appears again in gross and operating profit.
Where is operating spending going?
Revenue alongside research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, and the FMP standardized operating result.
- Latest quarter · revenue
- $10.40B Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · SG&A
- $405.00M Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · FMP standardized operating result
- $1.63B Jun 30, 2026
| Period end | Revenue | R&D | SG&A | FMP standardized operating result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | $10.40B | Not available | $405.00M | $1.63B |
| Apr 4, 2026 | $9.50B | Not available | $378.00M | $1.10B |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $7.69B | Not available | $334.00M | $528.00M |
| Oct 4, 2025 | $8.52B | Not available | $300.00M | $888.00M |
USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow.
Did results meet expectations?
Reported earnings and revenue alongside the estimates recorded by the provider.
- Latest report · revenue
- $10.40B Jul 27, 2026
- Latest report · revenue estimate
- $10.15B Jul 27, 2026
- Latest report · revenue vs estimate
- Above estimate Jul 27, 2026
- Latest report · EPS vs estimate
- Above estimate Jul 27, 2026
| Report date | Revenue · reported | Revenue · estimate | EPS · reported | EPS · estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | $10.40B | $10.15B | $4.8400 | $4.4600 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $9.50B | $8.88B | $3.2300 | $2.8200 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | $7.69B | $7.91B | $1.7300 | $1.9100 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $8.52B | $8.18B | $2.6300 | $2.1800 |
Dates are report dates, not fiscal period ends. Revenue is in USD; EPS is USD per share, rounded to four decimals. The earnings feed does not establish a basic, diluted or adjusted basis. Earnings-feed EPS may differ from statement EPS; the two series are not combined.
Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | $10.40B | $1.16B | $5.04 (diluted) |
| Q1 FY2026 | $9.50B | $743M | $3.23 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2025 | $7.69B | $378M | $1.64 (diluted) |
| Q3 FY2025 | $8.52B | $607M | $2.63 (diluted) |
What are the financial strengths and risks for Nucor (NUE)?
Short answer
Cash and short-term investments were $2.69B at the Jun 30, 2026 balance-sheet date. Operating cash flow was $1.40B for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, meaning operations generated cash. These figures do not establish a cash runway.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Recent operating cash flow covered capital spending with a wider surplus than in the preceding periods, but cash and short-term investments have declined materially across the reported window. Debt remains well above cash, so the balance sheet carries net debt even though liquidity ratios and financial-quality screens do not indicate immediate distress.
The financial risk is operating leverage layered onto an active capital program. Earlier annual results show that profit can contract much faster than revenue, while weaker realized steel pricing, rising metallic input costs or softer construction demand could compress cash generation just as new facilities require funding.
How much cash does the business generate or use?
Quarterly operating cash flow shows cash generated or used by operations.
- Latest quarter · operating cash flow
- $1.40B Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · operating cash flow
- $886.00M Apr 4, 2026
| Period end | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure (reported) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | $1.40B | −$571.00M |
| Apr 4, 2026 | $886.00M | −$661.00M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $799.00M | −$802.00M |
| Oct 4, 2025 | $1.34B | −$807.00M |
Operating cash-flow bars share one scale and show magnitude; negative values mean cash used.
USD. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. Capital expenditure keeps the provider’s reported sign; it is not added here to estimate free cash flow or runway.
What should you watch next at Nucor (NUE)?
Short answer · as of
The next earnings report is expected on Oct 26, 2026.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
At the next earnings release, compare realized pricing with steel input costs and check whether revenue growth again produces faster growth in gross and operating profit. Market expectations call for continued sequential expansion, raising the bar for evidence that the recovery remains intact.
Track completion and ramp-up of the Berkeley galvanizing line, the Crawfordsville coating operation and the towers and structures facilities. Cash conversion matters alongside commissioning: operating cash should continue to cover capital spending without another sustained drawdown in liquidity.
Longer-range market estimates imply broadly stable revenue with earnings easing before stabilizing. That pattern makes margin durability, rather than sales growth alone, the more revealing confirmation signal.
What management is planning
Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Selected verbatim excerpts; dates follow the transcript provider.
On the construction front, we expect to complete our Berkeley galv line, the full range of our Crawfordsville coating operation and Indiana Towers and structures facility later this year.
Stephen Laxton ·
We also expect our Utah Towers and structures facility to reach full production by mid-2027.
Stephen Laxton ·
Looking to the second half of the year, we expect continued momentum across our Steel Products group, along with further margin expansion over time as higher realized pricing more than offsets higher steel input cost.
Stephen Laxton ·
How does Nucor compare with its peers?
Short answer
Nucor's score ranks 6th of 13 in the bounded comparison shown, against 12 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Compared with a stand-alone steel mill, Nucor reaches further along the value chain. It processes and brokers metallic inputs, produces multiple steel forms, distributes material internally and fabricates products used directly in buildings, infrastructure and industrial applications.
That breadth creates several places to earn a spread, but it does not remove cyclicality. The Steel Products portfolio adds fabrication and project exposure, while the mills remain sensitive to realized steel prices and raw-material costs; nonresidential construction links much of the downstream portfolio to a shared demand cycle.
| Company | Price | Market value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| $35.18 Oct 5, 2026 | $31.5B | 100 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 | |
| $94.48 Oct 5, 2026 | $47.8B | 98 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 | |
| $242.09 Oct 5, 2026 | $46.7B | 98 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 | |
| $408.24 Oct 5, 2026 | $20.8B | 83 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 | |
| $241.04 Oct 5, 2026 | $34.6B | 79 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Nucor (NUE) — this page | $251.41 | $57.3B | 77 |
| $5.20 Oct 5, 2026 | $10.3B | 70 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 | |
| $57.97 Oct 5, 2026 | $11.4B | 67 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 | |
| $64.73 Oct 5, 2026 | $49.3B | 63 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 | |
| $245.57 Oct 5, 2026 | $31.8B | 63 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 | |
| $65.51 Oct 5, 2026 | $7.25B | 62 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 | |
| $39.12 Oct 5, 2026 | $1.99B | 61 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 | |
| $20.56 Oct 5, 2026 | $856M | 56 5-pillar Oct 6, 2026 |
Only 5-pillar scores are ranked together. Other models are not directly comparable. Price and score dates are shown separately; market-value dates are unavailable.
The records behind this page
Analyst targets & estimates
What analysts have on file
- Price target, low to high
- $224.00 – $295.00
- Consensus target
- $265.38
- Median target
- $272.00
Consensus record · Captured .
Measured against a quoted price of $251.41 (as of Oct 5, 2026).
Insider activity
Form 4 records via FMP · Of the newest 60 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Aug 17, 2026
- Transactions
- 39
- Identified insiders
- 11
- Purchases
- 0
- Sales
- 23
- Other transactions
- 16
Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.
Who holds the shares?
Institutional ownership reported through 13F filings.
- Institutional ownership
- 80.3% Period end Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · ownership
- 77.5% Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
- Reporting holders
- 1,613 Period end Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · holders
- 1,437 Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
| Holders in provider snapshot | Shares |
|---|---|
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co | 24,206,873 |
| Blackrock, INC. | 19,989,061 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 14,870,609 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 12,198,702 |
| State Street Corp | 11,562,974 |
Quarterly filings lag the period end. Holder rows are names in the provider snapshot, not a verified ranking; individual filing dates are not supplied. Related managers may appear separately, so these positions are not summed. Holder snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.
What has been published about Nucor (NUE)?
Common Questions About NUE (Basic Materials)
Research dated 2026-09-12; the answers below are from that research, and the full attribution is under Sources. The last 3 questions are answered from this page's own dated data, not from the research.
What does Nucor sell beyond sheet, bar and plate steel?
Nucor fabricates joists, girders, decking, reinforcing steel, racking, tubing, conduits, metal building systems, insulated panels, grating, fasteners, wire products and related construction components. These downstream products make project activity, especially nonresidential construction, an important demand channel.
Why do scrap and direct reduced iron matter to Nucor’s mills?
Nucor’s raw-material operations process scrap and produce direct reduced iron for electric arc furnace steelmaking, while also brokering metallic inputs. This connects upstream sourcing and trading with the company’s mill network.
Will Nucor’s coating and towers facilities improve margins?
Their contribution depends on utilization, realized pricing and input costs as production ramps. Management expects Steel Products margins to expand over time, but reported gross and operating profit will provide the check on that expectation.
Can operating cash fund Nucor’s coating and towers buildout?
Recent operating cash flow exceeded capital spending, indicating that current operations can support substantial investment. The cash pool has nevertheless fallen and debt exceeds cash, so sustained self-funding depends on preserving cash conversion through the facility ramp.
What is the NUE stock price today?
The last price recorded on this page for Nucor Corporation (NUE) is $251.41, as of the Oct 5, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.
What is the NUE price target?
The analyst consensus price target for Nucor Corporation (NUE) is $265.38 (range $224.00 to $295.00, median $272.00), per FMP data captured Oct 5, 2026. Targets are analyst opinions and change often; they are not a Stock Expert AI forecast.
When are NUE's next earnings?
The next earnings date listed on this page for Nucor Corporation (NUE) is Oct 26, 2026. Companies sometimes move report dates, so the company's own announcement is the final word on timing.
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OFFICIAL — 2 facts from SEC filings and earnings calls
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
prod.outlook | Management outlook — call excerpts | Stephen Laxton (Jul 28, 2026): On the construction front, we expect to complete our Berkeley galv line, the full range of our Crawfordsville coating operation and Indiana Towers and structures facility later this year. Stephen Laxton (Jul 28, 2026): We also expect our Utah Towers and structures facility to reach full production by mid-2027. Stephen Laxton (Jul 28, 2026): Looking to the second half of the year, we expect continued momentum across our Steel Products group, along with further margin expansion over time as higher realized pricing more than offsets higher steel input cost. | OFFICIAL | Company earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) — Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording. | |
id.hq | SEC filing business address | Charlotte, NC | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer business address — The SEC filer business address. Our market-data provider separately lists "1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, NC, 28211, US". |
FMP — 69 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
px.last | Latest provided price | $251.41 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. | |
px.change | Change on the day | +4.58% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote | |
px.mcap | Market capitalization | $57.3B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote — Provider market cap uses the share class it prices; a company with more than one class may show a larger total elsewhere. Market cap record date: 2026-10-05. Source capture time was not supplied. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares. | |
px.change_abs | Change on the day, in dollars | +$11.02 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote | |
fin.q_revenue | Revenue, Q2 FY2026 | $10.40B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
px.range52 | 52-week range | $131.32–$280.11 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote | |
px.pe | Price / earnings (trailing) | 20.03 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.volume | Shares traded on the day | 1.59M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.beta | Beta | 1.88 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile | |
id.ceo | Chief executive | Leon J. Topalian | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key executives (proxy-derived) — Titles and pay come from the company's proxy statement as our provider parsed it. | |
id.employees | Employees | 33,000 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) employee count, from the company's filing | |
fin.annual | Revenue and net result by fiscal year | 5 fiscal years, FY2021 through FY2025: FY2021 revenue $36.48B, net result $6.83B; FY2022 revenue $41.51B, net result $7.61B; FY2023 revenue $34.71B, net result $4.52B; FY2024 revenue $30.73B, net result $2.03B; FY2025 revenue $32.49B, net result $1.74B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements | |
fin.rev_mix | Reported revenue segments | Bar $5.72B · Plate $2.49B · Sheet $9.16B · Structural $2.63B · Steel Products $3.52B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K | |
fin.gross_margin | Gross margin (trailing twelve months) | 15.5% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-06-30 | $10.40B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-06-30 | $405.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-06-30 | $1.63B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-04-04.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-04-04 | $9.50B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-04-04.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-04-04 | $378.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-04-04.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-04-04 | $1.10B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-12-31 | $7.69B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-12-31 | $334.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-12-31 | $528.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-10-04.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-10-04 | $8.52B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-10-04.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-10-04 | $300.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-10-04.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-10-04 | $888.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-07-27 | $10.40B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-07-27 | $10.15B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-07-27 | $4.8400 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-07-27 | $4.4600 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-04-27 | $9.50B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-04-27 | $8.88B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-04-27 | $3.2300 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-04-27 | $2.8200 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-01-26.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-01-26 | $7.69B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-01-26.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-01-26 | $7.91B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-01-26.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-01-26 | $1.7300 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-01-26.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-01-26 | $1.9100 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2025-10-27 | $8.52B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2025-10-27 | $8.18B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2025-10-27 | $2.6300 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2025-10-27 | $2.1800 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
fin.q_table | Quarterly income statement | 4 quarters through Q2 FY2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed | |
fin.cash_investments | Cash and short-term investments | $2.69B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. | |
fin.opcf_latest | Latest-quarter operating cash flow | $1.40B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Period end: 2026-06-30. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. This figure is not a cash-runway estimate. | |
fin.long_term_investments | Long-term investments (classification unverified) | $0.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.total_debt | Total debt | $7.10B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.price_to_book | Price to book value | 2.59× | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-06-30 | $1.40B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-04-04.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-04-04 | $886.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-06-30 | −$571.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-04-04.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-04-04 | −$661.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-12-31 | $799.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-12-31 | −$802.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-10-04.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-10-04 | $1.34B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-10-04.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-10-04 | −$807.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
earn.pt_range | Analyst price target, low to high | $224.00 – $295.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_consensus | Consensus analyst price target | $265.38 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_median | Median analyst price target | $272.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
own.insiders | Insider transactions via FMP | 39 transactions · 0 purchases, 23 sales, 16 other transactions · 11 identified insiders · of the newest 60 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Aug 17, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent. | |
own.institutions.depth.ownership_pct | Institutional ownership | 80.3% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.ownership_pct_previous_quarter | Previous quarter · ownership | 77.5% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.holders | Reporting holders | 1,613 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.holders_previous_quarter | Previous quarter · holders | 1,437 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_0.shares | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co — shares in provider snapshot | 24,206,873 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_1.shares | Blackrock, INC. — shares in provider snapshot | 19,989,061 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_2.shares | Vanguard Capital Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 14,870,609 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_3.shares | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 12,198,702 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_4.shares | State Street Corp — shares in provider snapshot | 11,562,974 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. |
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earn.next | Next earnings date | Oct 26, 2026 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-calendar observation — Captured 2026-08-17 | |
earn.history | Reported versus estimated, recent quarters | EPS beat 7 of 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-09-28 · Expired observation |
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fin.mcap_to_cash | Market value per dollar of cash and short-term investments | 21.29× | — | COMPUTED | Computed on this page from the figures above — The market capitalisation printed on this page divided by cash and short-term investments of $2.69B at Jun 30, 2026. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. Market cap record date: 2026-10-05. Balance-sheet reference date: 2026-06-30. The inputs do not establish a single common source date for this ratio. |
div.ttm_per_share | Dividends per share, last 12 months (split-adjusted) | $2.24 | COMPUTED | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) split-adjusted dividend history — Sum of 4 split-adjusted declared dividends with an ex-date in the 365 days to 2026-10-06, per current share. Ex-dates are not payment dates; special dividends are included. Not a declared annual rate. | |
div.ttm_yield | Dividend yield, last 12 months | 0.89% | COMPUTED | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) split-adjusted dividend history and quote — Split-adjusted dividends with ex-dates in the trailing 365-day window divided by the packet price, on the same current-share basis. Price date follows the quote, latest price bar or packet-build day when unstamped. Not a forecast or declared annual rate. | |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_actual.comparison | Latest report · revenue vs estimate | Above estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported revenue ($10.40B) with the recorded estimate ($10.15B) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_actual.comparison | Latest report · EPS vs estimate | Above estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported EPS ($4.8400) with the recorded estimate ($4.4600) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
OURS — 2 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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ours.moonshot | MoonshotScore v2 | 77 of 100 · Strong · pillars 61 / 71 / 48 / 67 / 95 | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine | |
ours.moonshot_change | MoonshotScore movement | 76 (stored snapshot Oct 5, 2026) → 77 (current publication computed Oct 6, 2026) (+1) | OURS | Stock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots — The current score publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive. |
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- Quarterly statement note. Source series as of 2026-06-30. USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow. Applies to Fact IDs:
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| Business description | Nucor Corporation is a prominent producer and distributor of steel and diverse steel-related products. Within its Steel Mills division, the company manufactures a comprehensive range of steel goods. These include various sheet steel types like hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized, alongside plate steel. It also produces structural components such as wide-flange beams, beam blanks, H-piling, and sheet piling. Furthermore, this segment supplies bar steel products, encompassing blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing bars, merchant bars, and specialized bar quality items. Beyond manufacturing, Nucor's steel mills are involved in steel trading and the distribution of rebar. Its clientele primarily consists of steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Steel Products segment provides an array of manufactured steel goods, such as hollow structural section tubing, electrical conduits, steel racking, joists and girders, steel decks, and fabricated concrete reinforcing steel. It also supplies cold finished steel, fasteners, complete metal building systems, insulated metal panels, steel grating, expanded metal, and various wire and wire mesh products. These offerings are largely directed towards nonresidential construction projects. Additionally, this segment manages a piling distribution operation. Nucor's Raw Materials division is responsible for producing direct reduced iron (DRI). It also acts as a broker for ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron (HBI), and direct reduced iron (DRI). This segment supplies ferro-alloys, processes both ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals, and undertakes natural gas drilling activities. Its ferrous scrap is supplied to electric arc furnace steel mills and foundries for their manufacturing processes. Meanwhile, nonferrous scrap metal is sold to aluminum can manufacturers, secondary aluminum smelters, steel mills, various other processors, and direct consumers of diverse nonferrous metals. The corporation caters to a wide range of industries including agriculture, automotive, construction, energy and transmission, oil and gas, heavy equipment, infrastructure, and transportation. Sales are conducted via an in-house sales team and through the company's internal distribution and trading enterprises. Established in 1958, Nucor Corporation has its headquarters situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Revenue by segment | Bar: $5.72B; Plate: $2.49B; Sheet: $9.16B; Structural: $2.63B; Steel Products: $3.52B | 2025-12-31 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K |
| Quarterly income statement (USD thousands) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements |
| Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements |
| Management outlook — dated call excerpts | Captured record · 3 entries
Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording. | 2026-07-28 | OFFICIAL | Company earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) |
| Sector / industry (provider taxonomy) | Basic Materials / Steel The company's SEC filings classify it under SIC 3312 — Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens). | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Reported versus estimated, last 8 quarters | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-07-27 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings |
| Cash, investments and debt | Total debt: $7.10B; Liquidity basis: cash and short-term investments; Total liabilities: $13.69B; Cash and short-term investments: $2.69B; Cash and investments: $2.69B; Long-term investments: $0; Long-term investments classification: unclassified Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet |
| Cash and short-term investments over time (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's quarterly balance sheets |
| Cash decline over the reported window | To: 2026-06-30; From: 2024-09-28; Periods: 7; Cash basis: cash and short-term investments; Closing balance: $2.69B; Decline: $2.17B; Opening balance: $4.86B; Average change per period: $309.50M Change in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments between the 2024-09-28 and 2026-06-30 balance sheets.; This is a balance change, not operating burn: financing and investing move it too.; Averaged over 7 reporting periods of unequal length. | 2026-06-30 | COMPUTED | Computed from reported balances |
| Cash against market value | As of: 2026-06-30; Cash basis: cash and short-term investments; Net cash: -$4.41B; Total debt: $7.10B; Cash and investments: $2.69B Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. Cash is the latest reported cash and short-term investment balance; long-term investments are excluded. Market capitalization is the latest provider value.; The reported balance does not establish unrestricted availability or liquidation value.; The two are measured on different dates — the balance sheet is a quarter-end, the market cap is a recent close.; Debt is total debt as reported, including operating lease liabilities where the filer includes them. | 2026-06-30 | COMPUTED | Computed from the balance sheet and the latest market capitalization |
| Trailing twelve-month ratio set | Quick ratio: 1.36; Current ratio: 2.51; Debt to equity: 0.32; Net margin: 8%; Gross margin: 15.5%; Operating margin: 11.5%; Return on assets: 7.8%; Return on equity: 13.5% Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm |
| Distress and quality screens | Altman Z-score: 5.45; Piotroski F-score: 8 Altman Z below 1.8 is the conventional distress zone. For a company holding large cash against negative retained earnings the score mostly reflects the retained-earnings term. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) financial scores |
| Annual revenue and net result (USD millions) | Captured record · 5 entries
| 2025-12-31 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements |
| Next earnings report | Date: 2026-10-26; EPS estimate: $5.91 per share; Revenue estimate: $10.79B The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar |
| Analyst revenue and earnings estimates (average) | Captured record · 4 entries
| 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) analyst estimates |
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ETFs that hold NUE
Funds in our ETF coverage that list NUE among the top 10 holdings on their fund page, largest weight first. Each weight is the fund's reported holding weight as of the date in its row.
| ETF | Weight | Holdings as of |
|---|---|---|
| XME ETF | 4.33% | |
| Amplify Inflation Fighter ETF (IWIN) | 2.41% |