Nucor Corp

Company Profile

Nucor Corp had its IPO on 1983-09-01 under the ticker symbol NUE.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Steel industry. Nucor Corp has a staff strength of 31,400 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Nucor Corp opened at $162.22 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $160.9 - $165.09, and closed at $163.02.

This is a -0.09% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,021,831 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Nucor Corp have slipped by -5.54%.

Nucor Corp's Key Ratios

Nucor Corp has a market cap of $40.58 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.1431 and a price to sales ratio of 0.7972.

In the last 12-months Nucor Corp’s revenue was $37.46 billion with a gross profit of $12.53 billion and an EBITDA of $8.83 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Nucor Corp's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Nucor Corp’s operating margin was 20.27% while its return on assets stood at 14.59% with a return of equity of 30.64%.

In Q2, Nucor Corp’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -39.9% while revenue growth was a negative 19.3%.

Nucor Corp’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

10.101

Trailing PE

7.4986

PEG

0.75

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $21.76 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 10.101 and a PEG multiple of 0.75. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Nucor Corp’s profitability.

Nucor Corp stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.9555 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 3.1871. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.7972.

Nucor Corp stock pays annual dividends of $2.03 per share, indicating a yield of 1.23% and a payout ratio of 9.38%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$33.38 billion

Total Liabilities

$4.00 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-1379660000.00

Capital Expenditure

$525.35 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

9.38%

Nucor Corp ended 2024 with $33.38 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $33.38 billion while shareholder equity stood at $19.95 billion.

Nucor Corp ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $4.00 billion in other current liabilities, 152061000.00 in common stock, $27.10 billion in retained earnings and $3.93 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $4.51 billion and cash and short-term investments were $5.38 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $58,426,000 while long-term debt stood at $6.62 billion.

Nucor Corp’s total current assets stands at $15.29 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $870.48 million. Its net receivables were $3.87 billion compared to accounts payable of $1.86 billion and inventory worth $5.63 billion.

In 2024, Nucor Corp's operating cash flow was $-1379660000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $525.35 million.

Comparatively, Nucor Corp paid $0.09 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$163.02

52-Week High

$181.4822

52-Week Low

$101.3222

Analyst Target Price

$158.36

Nucor Corp stock is currently trading at $163.02 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $181.4822 and a 52-week low of $181.4822. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $158.36.

Its 50-day moving average was $167.91 and 200-day moving average was $154.53 The short ratio stood at 4.24 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 62.5% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8153.6% are held by institutions.