Nucor Corporation NUE

$ 264.54 1.16%

Quarterly report 2026-Q2
added 08-12-2026

Nucor Corporation Financial Ratios 2025-2006 | NUE

Brief overview of Nucor Corporation's valuation and returns

Current figures are compared with the company's own five-year history for 2021–2025.

The latest available valuation ratios are P/E 23.2x (median 10.64x), EV/EBITDA 41.74x (median 59.06x), P/S 1.25x (median 1.22x). Current valuation broadly matches recent historical reference points; the difference from five-year medians is +2.2%.

At the current P/E, inverse earnings yield is 4.3%, a useful bridge between price and business earnings.

End-period return metrics are ROE 8.3%, ROA 5%, ROCE 9.2%. Profitability remains low. Market valuation has limited fundamental support until resource returns improve.

On PEG (8.07x), valuation is stretched relative to growth and requires strong execution.

The cash conversion cycle is 76.1 days versus 75 days initially. Turnover changed little.

Overall assessment

Nucor Corporation's profile looks neutral, with price and fundamental efficiency broadly aligned.

Annual Financial Ratios Nucor Corporation

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
P/E	23.2	15.8	10.6	6.6	5.6	20.4	11.7	8.1	16.2	24.1	35.0	19.6	31.8	29.2	18.2	97.6	-50.4	12.5	-	-
P/S	1.2	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.1	1.2	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.7	-	-	-	-	-
EPS	7.5	8.5	18.1	28.9	23.2	2.4	4.1	7.4	4.1	2.5	0.2	2.1	1.5	1.6	2.5	0.4	-0.9	6.0	5.0	-
EV (Enterprise Value)	51.2 B	41.1 B	55 B	59.2 B	47.2 B	21 B	20.9 B	25.4 B	27.2 B	24.1 B	17 B	20.5 B	21.3 B	19.9 B	19.8 B	18.4 B	17.8 B	26.1 B	-1.39 B	-786 M
EBITDA per Share	5.31	4.59	3.73	3.15	2.51	7.91	8.86	13.2	8.15	6.62	5.68	6.52	4.82	5.24	6.37	1.62	1.57	1.57	-	-
EV/EBITDA	41.7	37.6	59.1	71.6	64.1	7.3	6.5	5.3	9.3	10.2	8.2	8.4	12.0	10.4	8.5	35.8	36.0	54.4	-3.5	-
PEG	8.07	-6.6	-0.79	-1.34	-1.03	-0.47	-0.27	0.1	0.25	0.2	-0.7	0.43	-8.92	-0.82	0.04	-	-	-	-	-
P/B	1.8	1.5	2.2	2.6	2.6	1.4	1.4	1.9	2.4	2.4	1.7	1.8	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.0	2.8	-	-
P/CF	12.5	8.1	6.8	5.0	6.2	12.7	11.2	13.5	35.5	17.0	7.0	20.7	-130.3	58.3	23.9	15.1	12.6	9.1	-	-
ROE %	8.33	9.99	21.61	41.31	46.75	6.69	12.27	24.11	15.09	10.11	4.82	9.19	6.38	6.60	10.41	1.88	-3.97	23.09	27.26	-
ROA %	4.97	5.97	12.80	23.42	26.44	3.58	6.93	13.17	8.32	5.23	2.51	4.57	3.21	3.57	5.34	0.96	-2.34	13.20	-	-
ROCE %	-	-	-	-	-	9.22	12.39	22.72	14.46	11.14	8.72	10.06	7.01	8.73	11.73	-	-	-	-	-
Current Ratio	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.3	3.6	3.3	3.1	2.4	2.7	4.2	3.1	3.3	2.8	2.8	2.1	2.5	2.5	-	-
DSO	32.5	33.4	34.4	32.7	30.8	41.7	34.9	36.5	36.6	36.7	30.7	35.8	34.7	32.1	31.2	-	-	-	-	-
DIO	67.4	73.2	74.8	72.1	68.7	72.7	70.4	80.0	71.5	63.8	52.7	52.2	53.9	47.3	40.1	-	-	-	-	-
DPO	23.7	26.4	24.9	22.8	24.4	29.2	22.0	25.1	24.4	21.6	13.9	18.9	23.1	21.3	19.4	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Cycle	99.9	106.6	109.2	104.9	99.5	114.4	105.3	116.5	108.0	100.6	83.4	88.0	88.6	79.4	71.3	-	-	-	-	-
Cash Conversion Cycle	76.1	80.2	84.3	82.1	75.0	85.2	83.3	91.4	83.6	79.0	69.5	69.1	65.5	58.1	52.0	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Quarterly Financial Ratios Nucor Corporation

	2026-Q2	2026-Q1	2025-Q4	2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1	2010-Q4	2010-Q3	2010-Q2	2010-Q1	2009-Q4	2009-Q3	2009-Q2
EPS	2.6	3.23	-	2.63	2.6	0.67	4.47	1.05	2.68	3.46	7.69	4.58	5.82	4.47	-	6.51	9.69	7.69	7.99	7.29	5.05	3.1	1.31	0.63	0.36	0.07	0.35	0.9	1.26	1.63	2.08	2.13	2.14	1.11	1.2	0.79	1	1.11	0.5	0.95	0.76	0.27	-0.59	0.44	0.21	0.18	0.66	0.76	0.46	0.35	0.53	0.46	0.27	0.26	0.43	0.35	0.35	0.46	0.43	0.57	0.94	0.5	-0.6	0.07	0.29	0.1	-	-0.1	-0.43
EBITDA per Share	0.27	1.4	-	1.32	1.31	1.3	-	1.19	1.13	1.06	-	0.24	0.23	0.87	-	0.3	0.17	0.72	-	1.88	1.22	0.6	-	1.73	1.15	0.58	-	1.57	1.05	0.52	-	1.5	0.99	0.5	-	1.48	0.99	0.5	-	1.44	0.96	0.48	-	1.46	0.98	0.49	-	1.52	1.02	0.51	-	1.22	0.81	0.41	-	1.24	0.82	0.41	-	1.24	0.81	0.4	-	1.22	0.81	0.41	-	1.17	0.77
ROE %	12.14	10.12	6.66	15.09	13.33	13.34	16.45	27.84	31.99	36.00	37.82	26.99	36.03	42.03	36.33	52.39	58.64	56.15	51.40	39.04	25.58	14.73	6.69	4.03	4.89	7.62	12.27	17.84	22.09	25.34	24.11	21.90	17.90	14.62	15.09	12.72	13.68	13.08	10.11	5.57	3.62	1.44	1.11	6.32	7.56	8.54	9.19	8.71	7.48	6.70	6.38	5.94	5.46	5.81	6.60	6.65	7.63	10.17	10.41	5.05	2.95	0.19	-1.52	1.61	-0.51	0.42	-	-0.40	-1.79
ROA %	7.30	6.04	3.96	7.75	6.73	6.86	8.90	13.73	16.33	18.82	19.86	16.52	21.27	24.22	20.69	29.41	32.65	31.11	28.25	21.51	13.95	7.94	3.58	2.19	2.73	4.29	6.93	9.95	12.23	13.93	13.17	11.99	9.82	8.05	8.32	6.95	7.35	6.91	5.23	2.87	1.87	0.74	0.58	3.20	3.78	4.24	4.54	4.35	3.74	3.36	3.21	3.06	2.86	3.10	3.57	3.54	4.01	5.27	5.34	3.03	1.96	0.62	-0.24	0.90	-0.35	0.24	-	-0.23	-1.07
Current Ratio	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.0	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.8	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6
DSO	36.0	30.0	-	35.8	34.3	34.5	30.9	37.2	35.4	37.8	30.5	38.0	36.1	38.0	-	38.9	34.3	34.6	35.0	33.1	32.3	33.3	39.9	42.6	48.5	36.2	38.4	36.1	33.4	34.9	36.3	33.9	35.4	37.1	36.4	35.8	35.8	34.7	37.6	34.7	35.1	37.0	36.5	29.9	29.0	35.8	37.7	33.1	35.7	34.6	33.8	33.5	35.4	35.3	35.0	32.5	30.5	30.7	32.3	29.7	30.6	26.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DIO	70.1	61.4	-	67.5	67.6	68.4	-	70.8	71.9	76.2	-	72.4	72.9	75.1	-	75.2	76.1	79.5	-	72.1	69.4	67.1	-	73.6	82.5	67.7	-	71.7	68.5	73.7	-	76.2	78.5	75.5	-	68.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DPO	25.2	22.5	-	26.9	28.1	27.1	-	24.9	22.3	22.5	-	24.7	25.1	24.9	-	24.6	25.0	25.1	-	26.9	27.9	26.2	-	29.5	33.1	24.1	-	22.4	21.4	23.1	-	23.9	24.6	24.6	-	23.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Cycle	-	-	-	103.3	101.9	100.0	-	108.0	107.3	111.7	-	110.4	109.0	113.1	-	114.1	110.4	114.1	35.0	105.2	101.7	100.4	39.9	116.2	130.9	103.9	38.4	107.7	101.9	108.6	36.3	110.1	113.9	112.7	36.4	104.6	35.8	34.7	37.6	34.7	35.1	37.0	36.5	29.9	29.0	35.8	37.7	33.1	35.7	34.6	33.8	33.5	35.4	35.3	35.0	32.5	30.5	30.7	32.3	29.7	30.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-	-	76.4	73.8	73.7	-	83.1	85.0	87.7	-	85.7	83.9	88.2	-	89.5	85.4	89.0	35.0	78.3	73.8	74.2	39.9	86.6	97.8	79.8	38.4	85.3	80.5	85.5	36.3	86.2	89.2	88.1	36.4	81.1	35.8	34.7	37.6	34.7	35.1	37.0	36.5	29.9	29.0	35.8	37.7	33.1	35.7	34.6	33.8	33.5	35.4	35.3	35.0	32.5	30.5	30.7	32.3	29.7	30.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

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Nucor Corporation Financial Ratios 2025-2006 | NUE

Brief overview of Nucor Corporation's valuation and returns

Overall assessment

Annual Financial Ratios Nucor Corporation

P/E

P/S

EPS

EV (Enterprise Value)

EBITDA per Share

EV/EBITDA

PEG

P/B

P/CF

ROE %

ROA %

ROCE %

Current Ratio

DSO

DIO

DPO

Operating Cycle

Cash Conversion Cycle

Annual performance