Nucor NUE Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 14%+3.5pp | 11.9%-1.4pp | 11.4%-4.1pp | 10.4%-8.0pp | 10.5%-11.0pp | |
| Net margin | 6.8%+2.4pp | 5.4%-1.2pp | 5.2%-2.9pp | 4.2%-6.2pp | 4.4%-8.0pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 11.2%+4.7pp | 8.5%-1.4pp | 8%-4.3pp | 6.3%-10.5pp | 6.6%-14.8pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 14.7%+5.2pp | 11.2%-3.2pp | 11.2%-7.2pp | 9.1%-10.6pp | 9.5%-19.9pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1×+0.1× | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×-0.1× | 0.9×-0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2.9×+0.4× | 2.9×+0.4× | 2.8×+0.2× | 2.8×-0.1× | 2.5×-1.5× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.5×+0.5× | -0.5×+0.3× | -0.6×+0.3× | -0.6×+0.2× | -1×-0.3× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $93.56+8.6% | —— | $90.23+4.4% | $88.34+2.3% | $86.17+1.4% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $38.51B+38.8% | $37.33B+36.2% | $31.09B-13.7% | $29.58B-21.9% | $27.74B-42.3% | |
| Price / earnings | 16.5×-4.2× | 21.4×+7.9× | 18.8×+4.5× | 22.8×+11.7× | 20.7×+9.4× | |
| Price / sales | 1.1×+0.2× | 1.1×+0.3× | 1×-0.2× | 1×-0.2× | 0.9×-0.5× | |
| Price / book | 1.8×+0.4× | 1.8×+0.4× | 1.5×-0.3× | 1.5×-0.4× | 1.4×-0.9× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.9×-0.1× | 9.4×+3.3× | 7.9×+1.1× | 8.9×+3.1× | 8×+1.6× | |
| Dividend yield | 1.3%-0.5pp | 1.4%-0.5pp | 1.7%+0.2pp | 1.7%+0.4pp | 1.9%+0.8pp |
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- Where do Nucor's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Nucor's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
