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Nucor Corporation

$233.00Up+5,63 (+2,48%)
Research reviewed: 12. Juli 2026, 00:00 UTC
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Research overview

Nucor Corporation operates in Steel within the materials sector. This profile tracks its company-specific earnings drivers, valuation conditions, and primary-source risks.

Eröffnung
228,60
Hoch
235,70
Tief
228,24
Marktkapitalisierung
53,06 Mrd.
KGV
23.14
52-Wochen-Hoch
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Dividende
0.990%
Quartalsdividende
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Investment thesis

Base case
Higher realized steel prices and mill utilization can expand earnings across Nucor's steel mills and raw-materials segments. The base case remains conditional on steel-cycle volatility staying manageable.
Bull case
Higher realized steel prices and mill utilization can expand earnings across Nucor's steel mills and raw-materials segments. Ramping recently completed mills and downstream investments can add differentiated capacity and improve returns as utilization builds. Effective enforcement against unfair imports can support domestic utilization, pricing and investment economics.
Bear case
Steel prices and demand can fall rapidly with construction, manufacturing or inventory cycles, sharply reducing segment earnings. New facilities may require prolonged ramp periods, exceed budgets or operate below expected utilization, delaying returns on invested capital. Volatile scrap, iron, electricity and natural-gas costs can compress spreads when selling prices lag input changes.

Key catalysts

  • Steel pricing and utilization

    Higher realized steel prices and mill utilization can expand earnings across Nucor's steel mills and raw-materials segments.

  • Growth-project ramp

    Ramping recently completed mills and downstream investments can add differentiated capacity and improve returns as utilization builds.

  • Supportive trade policy

    Effective enforcement against unfair imports can support domestic utilization, pricing and investment economics.

Principal risks

  • Steel-cycle volatility

    Steel prices and demand can fall rapidly with construction, manufacturing or inventory cycles, sharply reducing segment earnings.

  • Project ramp and capital risk

    New facilities may require prolonged ramp periods, exceed budgets or operate below expected utilization, delaying returns on invested capital.

  • Scrap and energy costs

    Volatile scrap, iron, electricity and natural-gas costs can compress spreads when selling prices lag input changes.

Latest earnings research

Q1 2026

Nucor reported results for the first quarter ended April 4, 2026, with stronger earnings across its segments and management expecting further consolidated improvement in the second quarter.

Valuation interpretation

  • Current earnings should be normalized across the steel cycle because pricing, utilization and inventory behavior can change faster than structural demand.
  • Downstream breadth and a flexible balance sheet support resilience, while returns from new capacity depend on disciplined ramp-up and sustained domestic demand.

Peer research

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Reassess the thesis if steel prices and demand can fall rapidly with construction, manufacturing or inventory cycles, sharply reducing segment earnings.

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Data and research sources

Research updated: 12. Juli 2026, 00:00 UTC
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Nucor Reports Results for the First Quarter of 2026Nucor Corporation · earningsVerified

Fetched: 12.7.2026, 0:00:00 UTC

Published: 27.4.2026, 00:00:00

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Nucor Investor RelationsNucor Corporation · companyVerified

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Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended April 4, 2026Nucor Corporation · filingVerified

Fetched: 12.7.2026, 0:00:00 UTC

Published: 13.5.2026, 00:00:00

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