NUENucor

$256.45

Is the price fair?

What NUE's price assumes

Nucor trades at 20.4× earnings against 21.6× for the median Steel name, cheaper than its own group.

20.4

Trailing P/E · Steel median 21.6 · cheaper than the typical name in its group

Price / sales
1.16

Price / sales · as of 2026-Q1

Free cash flow yield
2.9%

Free cash flow yield · Steel median 2.9%

Growth the price implies
+13%

Growth the price implies · The price pays for +13% free cash flow growth a year for a decade; the business has delivered −37% a year over the last three.

Details
Price / book2026-Q1
1.84
Basic Materials median P/E159 names
22.3
Steel median P/E11 names
21.6
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
$1.58B
Market capitalisation
$55.5B
3-year revenue growth
−1.2%
3-year free cash flow growth
−37%
What the market has paid for these earnings: 38 quarters of its own multiple × $12.54 of trailing earnings per share
MethodPer share
Its own P/E history, lower quartile$94.82
Its own P/E history, median$148.53
Its own P/E history, upper quartile$227.58
52-week range$130.89 – $274.60
Today$256.45

Multiples from SEC filings and end-of-day closes; implied growth from a reverse discounted cash flow. Group medians across the names Ryufin tracks.