Nucor Corporation (NUE) vs Reliance, Inc. (RS)

Nucor Corporation and Reliance, Inc. are both Steel companies. Nucor Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $55.9B against $19.7B — 2.8× the size. Nucor Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 19.7× against 22.4×. Nucor Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.2% against 15.4%. Nucor Corporation has the higher net margin (7.96% vs 5.65%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.41% vs 8.74%). Both pay a dividend; Reliance, Inc. yields more (1.31% vs 1.15%). Across the 23 metrics below, Nucor Corporation leads on 13 and Reliance, Inc. on 10.