Nucor CorpNUE

Basic Materials
Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates NUE as Neutral. Nucor Corp has a market cap of $51.62B, a P/E of 22.58, a 6.8% net margin, and 21.3% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Jul 9, 2026

The case on NUE

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case
  • Strong revenue growth (21.3%)
  • High earnings growth (382.1%)
  • Low debt-to-equity ratio (0.32x)
  • Forward P/E of 13.24x suggests valuation improvement
  • Positive operating cash flow ($3.76B)
VS
Bear case
  • Negative MACD and declining momentum
  • Free cash flow negative ($-384.1M)
  • High beta (1.92) indicating high volatility
  • Gross margin relatively low at 14.06%
  • PEG ratio elevated at 5.21x

Key facts

Sector
Basic Materials
Market cap
$51.62B
P/E ratio
22.58
Gross margin
14.1%
Net margin
6.8%
Rev growth YoY
21.3%
Price (Jul 9, 2026)
$226.68

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Nucor Corp (NUE) Stock Analysis - ASignal rates it Neutral