Nucor (NUE)
NYSEMaterialsSteelSnapshot 2026-09-15
$258.82+1.65%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NYSEMaterialsSteelSnapshot 2026-09-15
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Materials: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
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Recent financial performance slipped notably this past month, though still top-half.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 17% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskNucor's growth relies on higher realized prices and stable steel-mill volumes. The company expects increased earnings in the third quarter, despite lower margins in its raw materials segment. Revenue grew 23% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. Nucor trades at 20.5× P/E versus a peer median of 17×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than forecasted, indicating modest expectations. The specific risk is a potential reduction in earnings across all segments due to lower raw materials margins. Peer multiples imply a price about 10% below where it trades. The thesis is on watch due to recent financial performance slipping notably this past month.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. NUE is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 17 analysts currently covering NUE (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 5 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for NUE in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Steel — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Increase earnings across all segments
Tariff reduction could negatively impact earnings across segments.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $258.82
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $258.82.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Return capital to stockholders via dividends and share repurchases
Strong earnings and consistent dividends support capital return objectives.
Advances: Execute growth strategy through investments and project ramp-ups
Trade policy supports growth strategy and market position.
Advances: Return capital to stockholders via dividends and share repurchases
Positive outlook on cash generation supports capital allocation strategy.
Advances: Increase earnings across all segments
Strong quarter indicates increased earnings across all segments.
Advances: Execute growth strategy through investments and project ramp-ups
Tariffs support Nucor's growth strategy and market position.
Upgrade indicates positive outlook on earnings potential.
Advances: Increase earnings across all segments
Upgrade reflects positive outlook on steel pricing impacting earnings.