Nucor Corporation
NUE Basic Materials Steel
Nucor Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $32.5 billion, up 5.73% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 23.0%, EPS grew 94.2%, free cash flow grew 549.5% and total debt rose 3.17%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Nucor Corporation (NUE) P/E ratio
As of 12 October 2026, Nucor Corporation (NUE) trades at a P/E ratio of 20.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.2× (September 2022) to 158× (June 2016); the current reading is higher than 66% of that period. That is in line with the Steel industry median of 21.1× and in line with the Basic Materials sector median of 19.6×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 21.6× | 55.88% |
| FY2024 | 13.9× | 42.71% |
| FY2023 | 9.7× | 113.62% |
| FY2022 | 4.6× | (6.56%) |
| FY2021 | 4.9× | (78.29%) |
| FY2020 | 22.4× | 65.09% |
| FY2019 | 13.6× | 95.74% |
| FY2018 | 6.9× | (56.67%) |
| FY2017 | 16.0× | (38.42%) |
| FY2016 | 26.0× | (79.50%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 17.7× | 6.01% |
| Mar 2026 | 16.7× | (22.60%) |
| Dec 2025 | 21.6× | 13.73% |
| Sep 2025 | 19.0× | (18.65%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare | n/m |
| TX Ternium S.A. compare | 16.3× |
| NUE Nucor Corporation | 20.1× |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare | 21.1× |
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. compare | 21.6× |
| GGB Gerdau S.A. compare | 22.3× |
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | 22.9× |
| RS Reliance, Inc. compare | 23.2× |
| MT ArcelorMittal compare | 26.3× |
| Steel industry median | 21.1× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 19.6× |
| Market median | 17.9× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)
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