Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 10, 2026
Basics
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Steel
Country
United States
Market cap
62.1B USD
Enterprise value
62.6B USD
Full-time employees
33,000
Overall health
Strength:more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Strength:growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.85 vs a peer median of 0.69)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.85 vs peers 0.69)
About average: valuation
Ranks #452 of 1,217 basic materials companies (top 38%)
Investment surge. Capital spending 11% of revenue, up from 4.7% in 2022.
Nucor is spending 11% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 4.7% in 2022. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.
More volatile share price. Beta 1.85: tends to move more than the market.
Nucor's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.85, above the market's 1.0).
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 51 → 50
Peer companies moved-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.
Operating margin8.2%
Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC operating income not reported in standard form · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.10Sector median: 0.0757 · MAD: 0.0617
Return on assets7.8%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.00Sector median: 0.0249 · MAD: 0.0265
Return on invested capital16.9%
Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC operating income or invested capital unavailable · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.76Sector median: 0.0675 · MAD: 0.0575
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Safety percentile 24 → 23
Peer companies moved-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about Nucor
Is Nucor getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Aug 12, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 58/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Nucor valued vs its peers?
Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 50/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.
Is Nucor growing?
Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 81/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Earnings per share growth 125.1% vs a peer median of 9.4% (stronger than 85% of peers).Earnings per share growth 125.1% vs peers 9.4% (stronger than 85% of peers).
How profitable is Nucor?
More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 76/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Return on assets 7.8% vs a peer median of 2.5% (stronger than 83% of peers).Return on assets 7.8% vs peers 2.5% (stronger than 83% of peers).
How risky is Nucor?
Higher risk relative to 1,371 basic materials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Current ratio 2.51× vs a peer median of 1.76× (stronger than 71% of peers).Current ratio 2.51× vs peers 1.76× (stronger than 71% of peers).Beta 1.85 vs a peer median of 0.69 (weaker than 100% of peers).Beta 1.85 vs peers 0.69 (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jul 4, 2026 · filed Aug 12, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Apr 4, 2026
No major changes
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
34.2B USD
36.1B USD
+5.7%
Net income (12 months)
2.3B USD
2.9B USD
+23.7%
Free cash flow (12 months)
532.0M USD
1.6B USD
+197.6%
Debt
7.1B USD
7.1B USD
−0.4%
Cash
2.2B USD
2.5B USD
+11.3%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Basic Materials · 121 companies
Valuations in Basic Materials are near the top of their range since 2016.
84% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
43% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +23% and earnings +13% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −9% vs the whole market, against a usual −27%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
Shown for Basic Materials: too few Steel companies have a long enough history of their own.
This is a cyclical group: after a downturn, trailing earnings and sales fall faster than prices, which can make valuations look high near a cycle's low.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Gross margin
30.2%
30.1%
22.5%
13.3%
11.9%
▼ 1.4 pts
Net margin
18.7%
18.3%
13.0%
6.6%
5.4%
▼ 1.2 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
26.4%
23.4%
12.8%
6.0%
5.0%
▼ 1.0 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
48.7%
41.3%
21.6%
10.0%
8.3%
▼ 1.7 pts
Free cash flow margin
12.6%
19.6%
14.1%
2.6%
-0.6%
▼ 3.2 pts
Current ratio
2.48×
3.39×
3.57×
2.51×
2.94×
▲ 17%
Quick ratio
1.32×
2.13×
2.35×
1.48×
1.57×
▲ 6.3%
Debt to equity
0.40×
0.36×
0.33×
0.34×
0.34×
▼ 0.8%
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