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How Nucor Corporation stacks up
NUE · against 31 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
50/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #17 of 32 · scores higher than 48% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score3 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including NUE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 50?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Basic Materials norm.
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 8.4% vs peer median 8.5%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 2.6% vs peer median 2.6%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.6% vs peer median 3.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NUE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NUE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 32 reported | 4.7% | 4.0% | 65% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 33 reported | 8.4% | 8.8% | 47% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 23 reported | 2.6% | 2.5% | 55% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 32 reported | 35.6% | 28.2% | 74% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NUE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 263.2B HKD (≈$33.7B) | 96 | 71 | |
| 2 | 85.5B CAD (≈$62.4B) | 90 | 85 | |
| 3 | 725.9B HKD (≈$92.9B) | 87 | 71 | |
| 4 | 41.2B USD | 84 | 88 | |
| 5 | 46.7B USD | 83 | 53 | |
| 13 | 30.9B GBP (≈$40.2B) | 60 | 67 | |
| 13 | 45.5B USD | 60 | 47 | |
| 15 | 45.9B EUR (≈$50.5B) | 52 | 39 | |
| 16 | 142.3B SAR (≈$38.4B) | 51 | 44 | |
| 17 | 62.1B USD | 50 | 58 | |
| 18 | 88.7B USD | 49 | 63 | |
| 19 | 38.6B USD | 48 | 60 | |
| 20 | 35.5B USD | 47 | 60 | |
| 21 | 82.7B USD | 41 | 45 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score