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Nucor

NUE · NYSE

$261.50+$0.77 (+0.30%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $260.73

About NUE

Nucor Corp. engages in the manufacture of steel products, and ferrous and non-ferrous materials. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and currently employs 33,000 full-time employees. The firm also produces and procures ferrous and non-ferrous materials primarily for use in its steel manufacturing business. Its segments include steel mills, steel products and raw materials. Its products include carbon and alloy steel in bars, beams, sheet and plate; hollow structural section tubing; electrical conduit; steel racking; steel piling; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; precision castings; steel fasteners; metal building systems; insulated metal panels; overhead doors; steel grating; wire and wire mesh; and utility structures. The Company, through The David J. Joseph Company and its affiliates, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and hot briquetted iron / direct reduced iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap.

Employees
33,000
Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
Listed
Jul 12, 1972
Sector
Materials
Industry
Metals & Mining
Website
nucor.com

NUE key statistics

Market cap
59.33B
Price-earnings ratio
20.79
Dividend yield
0.87%
Average volume
1.20M
Volume
1.42M
Open price
$256.00
High today
$262.74
Low today
$253.67
52 Week high
$280.11
52 Week low
$133.78

Nucor (NUE) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Nucor (NUE) shares are priced at $261.50, giving the company a market cap of 59.33B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.79 and a dividend yield of 0.87%.

Today the stock has traded between $253.67 and $262.74. The current price is 3.1% above the day's low and 0.5% below its high.

Volume so far is 1.42M shares, in line with the average of 1.20M shares a day.

Over the past year Nucor has ranged from $133.78 to $280.11, and now sits 87% of the way up that range.

Nucor met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $4.84 per share against an estimate of $4.42.

The average analyst price target is $279.39, 6.8% above the current price, from 14 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

64%of 14 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy64.3%
  • Hold35.7%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 20 analystsAvg $279.39
Low
$194.93
Now
$261.50
High
$325.50

NUE earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 6 of the last 8 quarters, by 24.1% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $1.49 per share against an estimate of $1.49
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $1.22 per share against an estimate of $0.6599
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.77 per share against an estimate of $0.656
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $2.65 per share against an estimate of $2.68
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $2.63 per share against an estimate of $2.21
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $1.73 per share against an estimate of $1.93
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $3.23 per share against an estimate of $2.84
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $4.84 per share against an estimate of $4.42

NUE news

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Nucor Expands Alabama Towers & Structures Facility to Meet Growing Demand for Utility Infrastructure

  • 'US Steel Prices Climb to Four-Year High as Trump’s Tariffs Bite' - Bloomberg

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Nucor Invites You to Join Its Third Quarter of 2026 Conference Call on the Web

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Nucor to Expand Utility Towers & Structures Facility in Indiana

  • Chris Katje

    Warren Buffett Bought Nucor Stock in 2025: Here’s How Much His Successor May Have Missed in Gains by Selling

  • Chandrima Sanyal

    The Fed Is Watching AI Inflation. Here's What ETF Investors Should Watch

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Nucor Announces 214th Consecutive Cash Dividend

  • Rishabh Mishra

    Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow Futures Pare Gains, Nasdaq 100 Up as Trump Weighs 'Big Decision' on Iran Military Strikes— OKLO, MCD, BB, NUE in Focus (UPDATED)

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