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NUCOR CORP NUE

NYSE · stock · Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) · website · IPO 1972-07-12 · LEI

NUCOR CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$54.6B
P / E31.3×
P / S1.7×
P / B2.5×
Dividend yield0.94%
Net margin5.4%
Return on equity7.9%
FCF margin-0.6%
Graham number -53.2%$127.30

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($127.30); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.90% 6.50% 9.40% 5.60% 3.60% 18.70% 18.30% 13.00% 6.60% 5.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.60% 14.50% 23.10% 11.80% 6.40% 46.80% 38.90% 20.50% 9.50% 7.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
319.8M 320.8M 316.7M 305.5M 303.3M 293.4M 263.2M 250.4M 238.5M 231.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$2.31B $2.29B $2.83B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.20% 8.30% 13.20% 6.90% 3.60% 26.40% 23.40% 12.80% 6.00% 5.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
7.10% 3.00% 5.60% 5.90% 5.70% 12.60% 19.60% 14.10% 2.60% -0.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.53× 0.36× 0.41× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.48 $4.10 $7.42 $4.14 $2.36 $23.16 $28.79 $18.00 $8.46 $7.52 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

NUCOR CORP trades at about 36.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.4×–23.6×, median 15.2×).

4.4× 36.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.4×–23.6×); dot = today's 36.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Net margin5.4%6.6%13.0%18.3%18.7%3.6%5.6%9.4%6.5%4.9%
FCF margin-0.6%2.6%14.1%19.6%12.6%5.7%5.9%5.6%3.0%7.1%
Return on assets5.0%6.0%12.8%23.4%26.4%3.6%6.9%13.2%8.3%5.2%
Return on equity7.9%9.5%20.5%38.9%46.8%6.4%11.8%23.1%14.5%9.6%
Debt / equity———————0.41×0.36×0.53×
Current ratio2.942.513.573.392.483.613.343.082.422.72

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.